Treatment of muscular dystrophy in children

Muscular dystrophy is a symptom that children are prone to. The occurrence of muscular dystrophy in children will cause many troubles to children, so parents must pay attention to this disease. In daily life, parents must help their children prevent muscular dystrophy. Once a child shows symptoms of muscular dystrophy, parents must send the child to the hospital for treatment in time. Below we introduce the treatment methods of muscular dystrophy in children.

1. General treatment

(1) Nutrition: It is advisable to eat fruits and vegetables that are low in sugar, low in fat and rich in vitamins;

(2) Exercise: Perform regular physical exercises every day under the guidance of a neurorehabilitation physician, and do what you can. Long-term persistence can delay muscle atrophy and weakness.

(3) Education: Parents should pay more attention to and encourage their children, and arrange their daily life and study in a reasonable manner.

2. The drug biphenyl dimethicone is an intermediate product of the synthesis of the Chinese medicine Schisandra chinensis. It has a protective effect on DMD and can reduce myonecrosis, but it cannot control the development of the disease. The specific medication plan needs to be guided by a neurologist.

3. Physical therapy and massage can improve local blood circulation in children with DMD and prevent joint contracture.

4. Surgical treatment of DMD in the early stage can consider Achilles tendon release and scoliosis correction to try to prolong the limb activity time.

5. Basic replacement therapy This is currently recognized as the most promising treatment method, which can improve the function of dystrophin production in the muscle fibers of children with DMD. In addition, stem cells are a type of progenitor cell that can differentiate into a variety of tissue cells. Studies have shown that they can partially repair damaged muscle tissue, providing new prospects for DMD treatment.

In the above article, we introduced a disease that children are prone to, that is, muscular dystrophy. We know that muscular dystrophy is very harmful, so parents should pay attention to this disease. The above article gives us a detailed introduction to the treatment methods of muscular dystrophy in children.