Treatment of Cerebral Palsy

1. Therapeutic intervention

Physical therapy—Strengthening, stretching of tight muscles, improve trunk balance and mobility.
Occupational therapy—Improved fine motor skills, age-appropriate daily living.
Speech therapy—Improved receptive and expressive language skills, articulation, use of sign language and use of nonverbal communication devices
Feeding therapy—Improved swallowing, chewing and oro-motor deficits, instruction of family

2. Orthotics devices: Static or dynamic

Upper extremity—Elbow splints, wrist/hand splints
Lower extremity—Hip abduction orthosis, knee-extension splints, orthosis, ankle/foot orthosis and shoe inserts
Spinal—Low-profi le body jackets for scoliosis and kyphosis

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