TREATMENT+Cerebral+Palsy+Louis+and+Alex+P

 ===|| HOME || CAUSE || EFFECTS || TREATMENT || PREVENTION || **INTERESTING FACTS || NOTES || MLA ||** === Although it is incurable, doctors can make people with it live as fully as possible. Medications, surgery, therapy, exercises, and equipment can help people with cerebral palsy.

Surgery: Can help lengthen the Achilles Tendon, people with cerebral palsy have tight calf muscles, by having surgery, they can walk more normally.

Medication: Can reduce certain effects, like injecting intto a muscle that is tight that prevents movement of an arm will make it relax and made the arm functional. However, it needs to be done every 4-6 months, and has to be done when patient is under anesthesia.

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Braces (special equipment): Since they are made of hard plastics, it can straighten the limbs that are bent or twisted, and support weak muscles, after the person puts on their shoe, they are not visible when worn.

[] Physical therapy: Includes acitivities, exercises, and games that make the patient move their body to improve their control of their muscles. A speech therapist involves making the patient practice shaping the mouth to form words.



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Q: What are the four treatments to cerebral palsy? Q: Describle physical therapy.