BIRTH INJURY LAWYERS
Cerebral Palsy - Spastic Diplegia
One of the most common and
permanent case of birth injuries is cerebral palsy. A cure is
yet to be found for this condition but several options are
available for the parents and the child to help them cope with
or manage the birth injury suffered. It is always better to
start the treatments early on for the child to have a better
chance of overcoming his or her developmental disabilities.
Because there are different
types of cerebral palsy, there are also different ways of
treating it. Usually, a team of medical or health professionals
will be called in to work with the child upon determining the
specific impairments and needs of the child. The treatment of
the child will then depend on a long term plan that aims to
tackle the most pressing disabilities that the child needs to
overcome or adapt to in order to function.
The health professional team
will then include a physical and occupational therapist who will
aim to improve the child’s ability to make everyday physical
activities and motions such as walking, running, climbing up the
stairs, etc. The therapist will also help stretch the spastic
muscles of the child as well as help prevent any muscular
deformities from developing.
Other health professionals
that will be included in the team are a speech therapist that
will be treating any swallowing disorder, speech impediments and
other obstacles to communication and a counseling and behavioral
therapist to help the child overcome any behavioral, emotional
and psychological obstacles along the way.
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