Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation Training

Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation Training / How to Rehabilitate and trained a CP Child?

The best treatment for cerebral palsy is early detection and treatment. At the same time, rehabilitation of cerebral palsy is a long-term process. It is impossible to solve all problems by 1-2 hours of training by the therapist every day. Parents must also learn and participate in some commonly used home rehabilitation training  method.Home rehabilitation training for children with cerebral palsy can be carried out from the following aspects:

1. Head controlYou can use the prone position to train the ability to raise your head. Method: let the child lie on the ground, take a toy and park it as high as his eyes, in order to let the child look up at it, raise it little by little. Prone at least 30 minutes a day, most suitable for about 10 minutes after a meal.

2. Method of turning over and climbingLet the child lie on the floor, pull his clothes from the back to help him turn his shoulders; let him lie on his back, put a bath towel on his chest, lift the two ends of the bath towel, keep only his hands and knees on the ground, you Encourage him while advancing slowly along the floor with him; one person helps him move his arm, and the other helps him move his feet alternately, helping him climb hard to a certain target.

3. Sit-up trainingSit his legs apart and sit on your knees, move your knees, tilt him gently to the side, and encourage him to stabilize himself. Or press down on his hip to help him sit up and lean him to the other side. Holding his hips from the back, gently pushing him to the side, letting him grasp himself, turning and sitting in different directions. Tilt him to the other side and sit sideways.

4. Pull things upThe adult can pull a child with cerebral palsy and induce him to move from the seat to the brittle posture of his legs, and then let him stand up. When the child grabs the crib railing, the parents put their hands under his tuck to support and stand, gradually reducing the help, and keeping him balanced.

5. WalkingThe key for children with cerebral palsy to learn to walk is to learn to move the body's center of gravity, start pulling their hands forward, gradually pull one hand over, and finally reach their own walk; you can also use a toddler sling.

6. Up and down stairsBegin to let the child hold the railing one hand and the adult hand to maintain the balance, and gradually let him out of the support of the adult, relying on the strength of his arms and legs, step by step, up and down the stairs. Older children need to encourage him to go up and down stairs one step at a time, and to practice with music.

7. JumpJumping is an important item for exercising the lower muscles, practicing squats and preparing for jumping. Pull the child's hands often to jump off the steps, in preparation for the explosive power of self-jumping, hang some bright gauze and small toys indoors (based on the above two training) to let several children jump together to touch, pat .

8. Balanced coordination trainingChoose a venue or room with no obstacles, under the protection of adults, let the children close their eyes and walk straight, walk footprints, walk in a straight line, ride a rocking horse, swing, ride a tricycle, racket, catch the ball, roll on the ground are all exercises A good way to balance coordinated movements.

9. Fine movement trainingThe main task is to train the coordination ability of the hand and the brain, and improve the hand ability and flexibility of the child. The training methods mainly include grasping, pinching, and holding items or toys. It is necessary to choose items suitable for children to play, and gradually transition from squares and rectangles to circles. 56 years old, learning to teach the patient screwing the cap, to toys winding, take the blocks , hold a pencil drawing, etc., to go to school in the future, laying the foundation for life skills.

In family rehabilitation training, parents should pay attention to the following:

1. Rehabilitation according to the doctor's plan. Each cerebral palsy child's motor function is damaged differently. This requires parents to bring their children to a specialist hospital for treatment. Professional doctors will draw up rehabilitation training plans based on the specific conditions of children's developmental disabilities. After a period of training, a follow-up consultation is required. The rehabilitation doctor will analyze the situation of the child ’s rehabilitation training, the training effect, and the existing problems, and improve the rehabilitation training plan.

2. Training should be done gradually. Rehabilitation training is a long process, and it should be done step by step. Parents should conduct step-by-step training according to the actual developmental age of the child, comparing with the normal child development table. When choosing a training action, the transition should be from simple to difficult. If the training is too difficult, the child can not complete it, which will lead to frustration and loss of confidence, giving up training.

3. Multi-faceted training can be conducted simultaneously. Parents can carry out comprehensive rehabilitation of multiple training at the same time. Integrate the content of rehabilitation training into the children's daily life and persevere.

4. Avoid injury during training. Parents should be gentle and slow when helping children in training to avoid excessive force. Children should be carefully protected when doing training actions to prevent falls and falls.