Question
How does traditional Chinese medicine treat pediatric cerebral palsy? Is it effective for treating pediatric cerebral palsy?
Answer
Cerebral palsy often develops before or during infancy, with causes including birth injuries, neonatal jaundice, brain hypoxia, and preterm birth. Symptoms primarily include increased muscle tone, difficulty with abduction, and in severe cases, muscle stiffness, spasms, and joints maintaining a Bend posture. Mild cases may show poor fine motor skills in the hands and inability to place the heel on the ground while walking. Patients often have language development and articulation disorders as well as strabismus. About one-third of patients experience varying degrees of seizures and intellectual disabilities. Cerebral palsy can lead to delayed motor development. If a child is still inactive and unresponsive by three months of age, lacks crawling movements when lying on their stomach, or has a tense grip on their hands by four to six months after birth, it may indicate a problem. Conditions like a restless gait or scissor gait may also be present. Many medications cannot directly penetrate the blood-brain barrier to produce a direct therapeutic effect. While rehabilitation exercises can only improve the imitating abilities of children with cerebral palsy and enhance certain motor skills, these methods only address the symptoms without treating the root cause. Traditional Chinese medicine’s Gu-Long-Nao-Kang (Turtle-Dragon-Brain Health) can directly act on brain cells, promoting protein synthesis, combating brain cortex hypoxia, improving brain energy metabolism, and accelerating brain blood circulation. This is beneficial for promoting brain cell growth and development, offering hope for children’s recovery in speaking, walking, and intellectual abilities to return to normal levels. For more information or consultation, please contact directly.