A new publication about children who suffer from spastic cerebral palsy and undergo a Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) indicates that they are likely to feel the benefits of the treatment well into adult hood. Spastic cerebral palsy is a type of cerebral palsy that increases muscle tension or tone; the increased tone and tension causes the muscles to be very stiff and move spastically. Earlier studies have shown that children with spastic cerebral palsy experience a plateau of muscle growth at a very young age making treatment later in life more difficult.
The SDR treatment is a process in which doctors locate the unnecessary nerves that cause the spastic actions and cut them, leaving the ones that allow for normal motor function alone. The study had shown that the SDR treatment allowed significant improvement in motor function and tone allowing for better treatments in the future.
With the constant treatments and therapy sessions, cerebral palsy is a draining disability for the children who have it and the parents who tend to them. Often times these treatments are expensive for a disability that may have been preventable. If you or someone you know has suffered a traumatic birth experience or believe a child has suffered a birth injury because of the hospital or its staff’s negligence then call our cerebral palsy attorney today at (800) 460-0606.
[Did you know: Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy was first developed in 1898 and has become more popular over the years as techniques have advanced.]
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