What are the methods for treating cerebral palsy in children?

The occurrence of cerebral palsy in children brings great pain to patients and their families. We know that cerebral palsy in children is difficult to treat, but are we completely helpless when facing cerebral palsy in children? In fact, we still have ways to treat cerebral palsy in children, and we believe that with the development of medical technology, there will definitely be good treatments for diseases like cerebral palsy in children.

At present, we have many treatments for cerebral palsy in children, but the effects vary from person to person. We can use comprehensive rehabilitation treatment or drug treatment. In addition, traditional Chinese medicine can also be used.

1. Comprehensive rehabilitation medicine

Such as movement (sports) therapy, including gross motor skills, fine motor skills, balance and coordination training; such as crawling, purposeful identification (nose, ears, etc.), training to grasp objects, hold objects, sit up, swing, walking with support (back against the wall, facing the wall), in-situ movement (bending over to pick up objects, foot lifting training, standing on one leg, jumping on the spot), walking and running; physical therapy, including electrical nerve stimulation therapy, warm therapy, hydrotherapy; there is also occupational therapy, which is ability training, but the therapeutic effect is average. Modern medical treatment methods are as follows: ① Surgery; ② Orthotics; ③ Water, electricity, light, and sound therapy; ④ Language and communication therapy; ⑤ Motor function therapy; ⑥ ADL training.

2. Drug therapy

Oral or injection related drugs: brain neurotrophic drugs, muscle relaxants, blood circulation drugs, etc. Including drugs that build and repair brain tissue (cells), such as lecithin (including phosphatidylcholine, cephalin, sphingomyelin, etc.), which can repair brain cell membrane damage caused by trauma, bleeding, and hypoxia, protect nerve cells, accelerate nerve excitation conduction, and improve learning and memory functions. You can also choose drugs that can promote DNA synthesis in brain cells, promote the utilization of oxygen by brain cells, improve energy metabolism of brain cells, enhance brain function, supply various amino acids needed for brain tissue repair and regeneration, and regulate brain nerve activity, such as Gulisi (brain enzyme hydrolyzed tablets) and Spirulina tablets (capsules). The next step is to actively supplement with multiple vitamins, such as 21-Gold Vita. Hospitals with the necessary conditions can alternately choose the following injections (which have the same effect as tablets): cerebrolysin, brain polypeptide, acetylglutamine, citicoline, etc.

3. Traditional Chinese Medicine

Including acupuncture therapy (use with caution in patients with cerebral palsy with high muscle tone), massage therapy, and traditional Chinese medicine therapy.

4. Exercise therapy for cerebral palsy in children

Movement therapy for children with cerebral palsy: Movement therapy is based on kinematics and neurophysiology. It uses instruments or the therapist's manual techniques or the child's own strength to restore and treat the whole body and local functions through active and passive movements.

(1) Common goals of exercise therapy for children with cerebral palsy

①Try to exercise in a normal way. ②Use both sides of the body. ③Keep your body straight when lying, sitting, kneeling or standing. ④Actions and activities related to daily life. ⑤Prevent deformities.

(2) Training goals for children with different types of cerebral palsy: ① Spastic type: relax stiff muscles, avoid movements in spastic positions, and prevent deformities. ② Athetosis

Use hand-gripping exercises to stabilize involuntary movements. If the abnormal body position changes unsteadily, do it according to the goal of spasticity. ③ Ataxia type

Improve balance when kneeling, standing and walking, stand and walk stably, and control unstable shaking, especially in the hands.

In the above article, we introduced that cerebral palsy in children brings great pain to patients and their families. There is currently no particularly good treatment for cerebral palsy in children, but we still have to actively treat cerebral palsy in children. The above article introduces in detail the various treatments for cerebral palsy in children.