Patient's question:
Hello, the child with cerebral palsy is now able to stand with foot support, but there is foot inversion. How likely is the chance of recovery through rehabilitation treatment?Doctor's answer:
The symptoms of cerebral palsy are primarily muscle stiffness, difficulty with abduction, severe muscle weakness, contractures, joint flexion and extension postures, often accompanied by sensory, cognitive, communication, and behavioral impairments, as well as secondary skeletal muscle abnormalities. Seizures may also occur.Traditional treatments for cerebral palsy include the following points:
1. Medication: This includes drugs that promote cerebral blood circulation, medications to improve intelligence, and drugs to control related complications.
2. Rehabilitation therapy: This includes exercises for language function, gait function, or hyperbaric oxygen-assisted therapy.
3. Some may require surgical treatment, such as cases where spastic paralysis causes conditions like foot inversion and other phenomena, which need surgical release treatment.