Cerebral Palsy - physical disability in human development
Like all parents you love your child who is now three years old. To your utter dismay you find that your child is not able to coordinate normal motor movements like walking, talking, sitting, smiling or clapping. Your child could be suffering from Cerebral Palsy, also known as CP, a group of non-contagious diseases that impair muscle coordination and motor movements. There is no single specified reason for CP but it is triggered by damage to a part of the developing brain.
Medical science is yet to find out why such damage takes place and is yet to confirm the causes of Cerebral Palsy. Prolonged research and experiments have established that premature babies, especially those who do not cry within five minutes of birth or have bleeding in brain run the greatest risk of developing this dreaded disease. Those babies that have congenital malformations are vital organic systems like heart, kidney, or spine are also prime cases for developing CP. Strangely enough in many cases a child having all the above deficiencies may not suffer from Cerebral Palsy, a mystery yet unsolved in medical science.
CP is not curable. However there are several forms of therapy that is used as Cerebral Palsy treatments by the physicians. They include physical therapy, occupational therapy, use of orthopedic devices, speech therapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, nutritional counseling, message therapy, and in worst cases with surgery.
There is no reason for you to lose heart if CP is non-curable. Your beloved child can live a near normal life using these preventives.