Patient's question:
Your friend's child was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of two. The symptoms include: timidity, hyperextension of the knees, foot drop on the right foot, inability to perform forceful squatting and squatting up, inability to lift the hips and bend the knees while walking, wide steps, small step length, and inability to climb stairs.Treatment history and effectiveness: The child was treated with traditional Chinese medicine at a local hospital for a long time, but there was no improvement. They also took some medication, but it had little effect, and the condition has been getting worse.
We hope everyone can help find a treatment for cerebral palsy for this child so that they can recover health earlier.
Doctor's answer:
Once a child is diagnosed with cerebral palsy, parents must bravely face the situation. They need to sacrifice more love than they would for a healthy child. It is crucial to firmly grasp two key areas: functional rehabilitation and education. Functional rehabilitation is the key to improving the condition of children with cerebral palsy, while education is the foundation for them to become self-reliant. Through scientific, correct, and effective functional rehabilitation training, children with cerebral palsy can maximize the use of their residual functions, reduce their physical, psychological, social, occupational, and economic impairments, and make the greatest effort to narrow the gap with healthy children. This will enable them to live independently, even understand education, and eventually be able to independently undertake training in their areas of expertise.