Treatment for Cerebral Palsy

There is no cure for cerebral palsy, which can result from a birth injury or your doctor's failure to recognize and treat maternal infections. The disorder can affect your child's ability to crawl, walk and pick up objects such as a pencil or eating utensil.

The sooner you get treatment for your child's cerebral palsy, the better chance they will have to effectively manage the disorder.

Treatment for cerebral palsy typically includes the following: 

• Physical therapy - this will include muscle training coupled with exercises to help improve your child's strength, balance, flexibility, mobility and motor development. Splints or braces might also be recommended to improve muscles.
• Occupational therapy - your child's therapist will use adaptive equipment and alternative strategies to promote their independence in daily living at home and at school.
• Speech therapy - this might be needed to improve your child's ability to speak or to help your child communicate through sign language.
• Medication - various medications such as Botox and diazepam may be ordered to ease muscle tightness and treat pain.
• Orthopedic surgery - if your child has severe deformities, surgery might be required to correctly align their arms or legs. 

If your child has sustained cerebral palsy as a result of your healthcare team's negligence, you should discuss this with a Louisville birth injury lawyer.

Contacting a Louisville Birth Injury Lawyer

If your child has suffered cerebral palsy because of medical malpractice, you shouldn't have to pay for expensive medical bills that were caused by another person's negligence. A Louisville birth injury lawyer at Gray and White Law can help you handle every aspect of your birth injury claim. If your child has been injured in Kentucky, contact us today for a free evaluation of your case - 1-800-634-8767 or 502-210-8942.