Patient's question:
Our residential community has a child with cerebral palsy. They lack the strength to lift their heads and have poor coordination between their hands and feet. Up to now, they still cannot walk. Their eyes are also slightly cross-eyed. The child's parents are very anxious.What kind of help is desired: What are the effective treatment methods for pediatric cerebral palsy?
Doctor's answer:
1. Functional Training: Functional training should be based on the developmental patterns of pediatric motor skills to gradually promote the development of normal movements and inhibit abnormal actions and postures. This includes:1 Body Training: On the basis of physical therapy and massage, targeted training is conducted for various motor disorders and abnormal postures left by cerebral palsy, aiming to improve residual motor functions, suppress abnormal postural reflexes, and induce normal motor development.
2 Skill Training: Focuses on the function of the upper limbs and hands, enhancing daily living skills, and developing work abilities for future careers.
3 Language Training: Parents should learn some language training methods to conduct long-term treatment at home, and ultimately achieve the goal of self-reliance by utilizing the child's remaining functions to stimulate intrinsic creativity.
2. Enhanced Education: Encourage children to do their best.