“The future depends on what you do today.”
Gandhi
Treatments for Cerebral Palsy
The goal of any treatment or tool is to improve the functionality and capabilities of an individual. There is no such thing as one single habilitation process for cerebral palsy. Each person's challenges and needs are different. And that in person's treatment requirements will change continuously throughout their life.
The results of treatment for CP are impossible to quantify... But it has been proven that early treatment for children with cerebral palsy is very important because the developing brain has the ability to change. This means that there are more opportunities to correct or improve a children's mobility limitations during the earlier years.
Below are three pages with a comprehensive lists of all available treatments for Cerebral Palsy...
All external CP treatments. Either in direct contact with skin, such as tape or garments, as well as all activities and interaction with the environment that are useful in core strength building and being active. In alphabetical order.
All CP treatments that require physicality and/or controlled exercise/training. It also includes all treatments that deal with body manipulation. In alphabetical order.
CP treatments that pass through the skin or enter the body directly. Everything from oxygen to acupuncture or surgery for example. In alphabetical order.