Nine common abnormal postures and treatment methods for patients with cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is a neurological disease that causes abnormal limb postures and seriously affects the patient\’s life. Below we list nine common abnormal postures and provide corresponding treatment methods.
1. Difficulty in turning over
Patients with cerebral palsy often have difficulty turning over, which is caused by muscle stiffness and limited joint mobility. The treatment method can be to use a turning mattress, or to assist the patient in turning over training.
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If you are doing turning training, you can use auxiliary facilities such as armrests at the end of the bed or side guardrails to help the patient perform turning exercises. You can also choose a rehabilitation training institution to receive relevant rehabilitation training.
2. Thumb adduction
Due to abnormal muscle tone, patients with cerebral palsy often have thumb adduction, which affects the patient\’s activities of daily living. The treatment method can be through finger stretching training, using appropriate corrective equipment to help patients correct their posture, and surgical correction can also be used.
Finger extension training can be carried out through steel ball exercises, finger typewriters, finger grasping balls, etc., which can effectively improve thumb adduction.
If the thumb adduction is severe and difficult to improve through training, you can choose to use corrective equipment, such as gloves, palm supports, etc.
If the abnormality in muscle tone is severe, it may need to be corrected surgically. There are also many options for surgical correction, such as tendon lengthening, muscle transplantation, etc.
3. Arched back
The hunched posture of patients with cerebral palsy will affect the respiratory and motor nervous systems, causing a series of problems. Management can be improved through rehabilitation and assistive devices.
Rehabilitation treatment can be carried out through relaxation training, stretching training, muscle strength training and other methods. Relaxation training mainly stimulates the nervous system to achieve muscle relaxation through massage; stretching training can effectively improve the arched back posture and increase joint mobility; muscle strength training can enhance muscle strength and help patients maintain normal posture.
As for assistive devices, corrective braces, functional belts, etc. can be used. These appliances can provide effective support and correction, helping patients maintain or improve poor posture.
4. Film pouring
Inverted posture is often caused by abnormal muscle tone, which will affect the patient\’s daily life and movement. Management can be improved with physical therapy, rehabilitation training, and orthotic devices.
Physical therapy can include thermotherapy, massage therapy, electrotherapy, etc. Rehabilitation training can be carried out through relaxation training, muscle strength training, positioning training and other methods. Corrective devices can be knee braces, dynamic arch correctors, etc., which can effectively improve the situation of diaphragm inversion.
Summary
Patients with cerebral palsy have abnormal body postures due to neurological diseases, which affects the patient\’s normal life. Poor posture can be effectively improved through relevant treatment and rehabilitation training. Orthodontics can provide auxiliary support to correct posture problems, allowing patients to better carry out daily activities.
