Question
A 4-and-a-half-year-old girl has cerebral palsy, can walk, but gets tired easily, has poor walking posture, weak calf muscles, a protruding belly, and shaking shoulders. Her intelligence is normal. The therapist should develop a home training program for the child and her parents.
Answer
The home training program should focus on improving function and preventing secondary disabilities. For particularly severe cases, simplifying care and reducing the family’s burden should be the main goal. This includes understanding the child’s condition, arranging daily life, muscle and joint mobility training, spasm muscle stretching treatment, strengthening functional active activities, and the use of assistive devices.