Patient's question:
How do doctors treat pediatric cerebral palsy with traditional Chinese medicine? Is it good to treat pediatric cerebral palsy with traditional Chinese medicine?Doctor's answer:
Cerebral palsy typically occurs before birth or during infancy, with causes including: birth injuries, neonatal jaundice, brain hypoxia, and premature birth. The main symptoms are increased muscle tone, difficulty with abduction, and in severe cases, muscle rigidity, spasms, and joint flexion. Mild cases may show poor fine motor skills in the hands and inability to place the heels on the ground when walking. These patients often have language development and speech disorders, as well as strabismus. Approximately one-third of patients experience varying degrees of seizures and intellectual disabilities. Cerebral palsy can cause delayed motor development. If a child remains inactive and lethargic after three months of birth, or fails to show crawling movements while prone, or still grips tightly with their hands at four to six months of age, they may exhibit symptoms such as a (shānzhāng bùtài - shuffling gait) or (jiǎndāo bùtài - scissor gait). Many drugs cannot directly penetrate the blood-brain barrier and thus lack direct therapeutic effects. Rehabilitation exercises can only improve the imitation skills of children with cerebral palsy and mild intellectual disabilities, as well as enhance some motor abilities. These methods treat symptoms rather than the root cause and fail to address the fundamental issue. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) Guī-Lóng-Nǎo-Kāng can directly act on brain cells, promoting protein synthesis, combating cerebral cortex hypoxia, improving brain energy metabolism, and accelerating cerebral blood circulation. This helps promote the growth and development of brain cells, offering hope for the child to regain normal speech, walking ability, and cognitive function. For those in need, direct consultation can be made with (Xiàng Qí).