Question
What are the treatment methods for cerebral palsy?
Answer
The treatment methods for cerebral palsy primarily focus on mental and motor development, with spastic cerebral palsy being the most typical and common form. It mainly manifests as quadriplegia resulting from lower limb hemiplegia. For children who have difficulty walking and standing, the treatment of cerebral palsy is indeed very complex. Since the stage of the brain disease has passed, the sequelae differ in various treatment methods. Typically, it includes two aspects: one is treating the brain, and the other is treating the disease. As sequelae, they usually depend on medication or surgery. This depends on exercise. The exercise for the brain involves teaching children to speak, which parents should try to do. There is no need to rush to repeatedly stimulate dead brain cells to train their functions. In this regard, acupuncture and physical therapy can only play a supportive role.