Massachusetts attorney Thomas M. Kiley, wants parents of children with cerebral palsy to have hope that their children can try new alternative treatments to improve their quality of life. The Healing Center On-line, serves as a website and a clearinghouse for finding new alternative treatments for brain-injured children. According to the website, it is based on the belief that the brain along with the body as a whole is an ever-changing, dynamic, active organ striving for adaptation and capable of healing. This website provides a new way of looking at neuro/metabolic disease, and offers a creative opportunity for parents to explore medicine and healing.
FAQs
What are some basic conventional treatments for cerebral palsy?
o Physical therapy
o Occupational therapy
o Speech and language therapy
What are some drug therapies for cerebral palsy?
o Cerebral Palsy and Spasticity
o Lioresal (Baclofen)
o Dantrium (Dantrolene)
o Botox (Botulinum toxin)
What are some alternative therapies?
o Behavioral therapy
o Feldenkrais, a body awareness methodology for learning how to hold and move the body.
o Swimming, preferably in a warm pool. Any exercise or movement done in the water will be easier and more effective at exercising muscles.
o Horseback riding: hippotherapy (http://www.narha.org/aha.html)
o Craniosacral therapy (http://www.upledger.force9.co.uk/)
o Electrical stimulation: TES, FES, or NMES. All three types use very low levels of electrical current to stimulate the muscles to contract. Electrodes are placed on the skin over the desired muscle group or groups.
o Nutritional supplements (http://www.cerebral.org/cpnutr.html) may be used to increase health, alleviate symptoms, and augment the diet.
For more information on non-surgical treatments for cerebral palsy patients, go to the Cerebral Institute of Discovery.
.
