| Cerebral Palsy occurs due to the damage to the brain | | | | and medication go a long way to help elevate children |
| cells that control muscles and nerves. Most people | | | | from problems associated with this medical condition. |
| think that cerebral palsy occurs because of damage | | | | There are a number of therapies, which can be used |
| to muscles or nerves in the body parts. This disorder | | | | to help children, like speech therapy, music therapy, |
| is manly caused because of damage to the brain or | | | | dance therapy, yoga therapy, and physiotherapy. |
| improper development of the brain. The development | | | | Children respond well to music, dance, and even yoga |
| of brain begins as soon as a baby develops inside a | | | | therapy. Children with cerebral palsy will find that they |
| mother's womb. If for some reason, the brain of the | | | | are unable to move their limbs because the muscles |
| fetus does not develop fully then it can result in | | | | in their arms and legs become stiff and rigid and |
| cerebral palsy in the newborn. The brain is the part, | | | | many of their reflex movements cannot be |
| which controls our muscles movements, and any | | | | controlled. So when they walk you will find they are |
| damage to any part of the brain can cause this | | | | unable to move their limbs with ease like other |
| disorder. | | | | normal children would do. Movements become greatly |
| If the part of the brain, which allows the child to talk, | | | | restricted. Muscle spasms are often seen in children |
| walk, stand and sit, are not developed properly or | | | | with cerebral palsy and treatment needs to be given |
| are damaged then your child will have difficulty doing | | | | to control these muscle spasms or you will find them |
| these things. Depending upon the extent to which | | | | writhing in pain. |
| the cells in the brain are damaged, the disorder can | | | | Speech therapy helps them to express themselves |
| be classified as being simple or severe. Normally when | | | | better and develops their motor skills physiotherapy |
| damage to the brain occurs it is a condition which | | | | helps them to exercise the affected muscles with |
| remains for ever and there fore there is no cure as | | | | proper exercises. With music and dance, they will |
| for cerebral palsy but treatment is available which can | | | | learn to be more expressive while yoga therapy is |
| help elevate the pain but no permanent cure. | | | | known to do wonders to children with cerebral palsy. |
| Cerebral palsy is not a progressive disorder as many | | | | Yoga therapy helps stretch the affected muscles and |
| think it to be. Once the damage to the brain has | | | | helps relieve the stiffness in them allowing them |
| occurred, then it does not become any worse but | | | | greater movement. |
| the effects of cerebral palsy do. As one ages muscle | | | | A child with cerebral palsy should be given treatment |
| coordination and body movement can worsen but in | | | | at the earliest as soon as diagnosis is made. This |
| cases where effective treatment works, many | | | | gives them greater freedom and helps them to grow |
| people have found marked improvements. | | | | up with confidence about themselves. |
| Cerebral palsy Treatment in the form of therapies | | | | |