Treatment for Cerebral Palsy
If your child is diagnosed with cerebral palsy, they, and you,
will be introduced to a team of many different health professionals
who will be involved with helping you look after your child.
They can include...
- a paediatrician (a doctor who specialises in the treatment
of children)
- a health visitor
- a social worker
- a physiotherapist (a therapist who helps people by improving
their range of movement and coordination)
- a speech and language therapist
- an occupational therapist (a therapist who helps people improve
the skills and abilities that are needed for daily activities, such
as washing or dressing)
- an incontinence advisor and
- an educational psychologist (a psychologist who specialised in
helping young people with learning difficulties).
An individual care plan will be developed in order to address
any needs or problems that your child has. The plan will be
continually reassessed as your child gets older, and their needs
and situation changes.
You and your child will also be assigned a keyworker, who will
be the first point of contact between yourself and the various
support services that are available. While your child is young, the
keyworker will likely be a health visitor. As your child gets
older, and their needs become more complex, it is likely that the
keyworker will be a social worker.
There is no single treatment plan that can cure Cerebral Palsy. Instead there are a wide
range of treatments, which are all designed to help your child
achieve as much independence as possible.
Some of these treatments include....
- Physical therapy
- Speech therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Medicines
- Help with feeding and drooling
- Orthopaedic Surgery
For further information on how MyInjuryLawyer can help with a
Cerebral Palsy claim, please call us free on 0800 043
4299.