Health Law

Therapies to Treat Cerebral Palsy

Although no cure for cerebral palsy has been found yet, there are various treatments and different therapies that can help improve the lives of those living with the disability. Two forms of therapy that have been proven to help patients with cerebral palsy are hippotherapy and creating crafts.

Hippotherapy is a specialized treatment that can be beneficial to both children and adults who are living with various physical and emotional disabilities. This type of therapy is also unique in the fact that it can help those with speaking and language disabilities. Hippotherapy uses the way a horse moves while walking to help with neurological function and sensory processing. It can help those living with cerebral palsy, autism, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injuries, psychological disorders and more. Unlike other forms of therapy that use horses, hippotherapy doesn't teach patients riding skills as part of their treatments. Instead, it is dependent on the actually pelvic movement of the horse as it walks to help an individual. To learn more about hippotherapy, visit http://www.horseot.blogspot.com.

Another form of therapy that is widely used on those with cerebral palsy by therapists is the art of craft making. Those with cerebral palsy can't always verbalize how they're feeling or specify what challenges them most in their day to day lives. But through activities like making crafts, physical therapists are able to detect these challenges and work on improving them. When someone is creating something their movements can show a great deal about their neurological and sensory capabilities. It can also give clues about the level of a person's motor skills. To learn more about this form of therapy and how you can create crafts using recycled materials visit http://www.recyclingot.blogspot.com.

Both of these therapies can not only help patients living with cerebral palsy, but they can also be beneficial to those living with multiple sclerosis, brain injuries, autism, and a variety of other disabilities and physical and mental illnesses.



 

Full post as published by Cerebral Palsy Law Blog on July 27, 2009 (boomark / email).