Cerebral Palsy TherapyCerebral Palsy Therapy is usually regular and permanent caring for a child or an adult with cerebral palsy. It should be noted that cerebral palsy is condition and not a disease and that it is not infectious. The main cause of the condition is lack of oxygen to the brain during pregnancy or at birth. Since it is not a disease it may not require any treatment but to manage the condition. The management of cerebral palsy will vary from one person to another. In certain cases, the person with cerebral palsy may require some medicine such as muscle relaxants and botox. We are fortunate in that we do not need any medicines for our child although she experiences some form of muscle stiffness. In our case, we rely on physiotherapy. We do some regular exercises with the assistance of family members and sometimes we also engage a physiotherapist to dome some work outs with our daughter. Since we require the services of a physiotherapist regularly, we have established relationships with a number of physiotherapists and we use their services when required. One has been retained as a family physiotherapist. One good thing about our daughter and physiotherapy is that she is used to it and she likes it very much and each time there is an appointment, she looks forward to it. Sometimes as parents we may be pressed for time or money and we are unable to take her to the physiotherapist and this brings sadness to our child. This is one area of conflict with our daughter.The exercise helps our daughter to be flexible and to improve on her coordination and balance. During school time, our daughter attends physiotherapy sessions twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. On this day, she goes to school in a track suit rather than the school uniform. During the school holidays, we take over the exercises as a family. As a family, we have reserved a room as a gym and we have bought basic equipment which we use not only for our daughter with cerebral palsy buy other members of the family.
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