Patient's question:
I have a classmate. Due to a long natural delivery, the child was born without breathing. The doctor saved him for 4 hours before he started breathing. However, unfortunately, the child is now one year old and does not cry or fuss, does not know how to ask for food, cannot sit up, and cannot walk. What are the symptoms of cerebral palsy in premature infants?Doctor's answer:
The main symptoms of cerebral palsy are increased muscle tone, difficulty in abduction, and in severe cases, muscle rigidity, contractures, and joint flexion posture. It is often accompanied by sensory, cognitive, communication, behavioral disorders, and secondary skeletal muscle abnormalities, and may also include seizures. According to the clinical classification of cerebral palsy in children, targeted rehabilitation training is conducted, including gross motor, fine motor, balance, and coordination exercises. Physical rehabilitation therapy includes massage and fascia adjustment, which have the effects of realignment, promoting blood circulation, removing stagnation, and adjusting qi and blood to improve internal organ function. There are various methods, such as pushing, moving, pressing, massaging, pinching, rubbing, adjusting, scrubbing, pinching, and shaking, which must be applied based on the child's age, condition, and symptoms for syndrome differentiation. The effectiveness is positively correlated with the proficiency of the techniques.