MEDICINE
NEUROLOGY
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throw the ball
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play with toys that make sounds
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Do physical limbs every day.
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Practice daily routines by yourself.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Treatments for Cerebral Palsy Spasticity Oral medication, Botox injections, baclofen infusion, orthopedic surgery, selective dorsal rhizotomy surgery, physical therapy, and braces are the most common treatments of cerebral palsy spasticity and related problems.
Detailed explanation-2: -Baclofen (Lioresal) is first-line oral therapy for the treatment of spasticity in children with cerebral palsy.
Detailed explanation-3: -Casting or bracing: prevents involuntary spasms and reduces tightening of the muscles. Oral Medications: oral medications are used in combination with other therapies or medications, such as physical or occupational therapy. Oral medications are only used if symptoms interfere with daily functioning or sleep.
Detailed explanation-4: -Position the child to stretch the spastic muscles and decrease the sensitivity of the stretch reflex and the brain stem reflexes that trigger spasticity. Also, the therapists should teach these positions to the family so that the child lies and sits this way most of the time at home.