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Child Has Difficulty In Walking Or Eating, Looks Small For His Age. Is There Any Treatment?
Hi doctor, I am doing some social work and have come across a cp child who cannot walk nor eat. He is only 3 years old but the size of a 1 year old from the the Northern Areas of Pakistan where there are hardly any medical facilities hence brought him to Islamabad for check ups. There are two things I am unsure after; can we cure this with an operation as therapy would be hard to find in such a remote area. Secondly, some doctors have told me to have a tube in the child since he cannot eat whereas the others have simply said it is to do with the brain
Sat, 15 Jun 2013
Hello ,
thanks for writing to us
I am Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi, I am Orthopaedic surgeon .
I have studied your case.
firstly I congratulate you for your initiative keep going
yes we can treat this child
CP is a disorder of brain growth ,delayed milestones is common feature
We need to undergo clinical examination and accordingly decide for
surgery , physiotherapy , rehabilitation and special trainning
best thing in you should admit this child in school/care centre for specially disabled children[mentally retarded children]
Exercises-
Do stretches and rotation of all joints
If the above do not help, you may need to see a Physiotherapist
Take care
for further query contact my profile directly
thanks for writing to us
I am Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi, I am Orthopaedic surgeon .
I have studied your case.
firstly I congratulate you for your initiative keep going
yes we can treat this child
CP is a disorder of brain growth ,delayed milestones is common feature
We need to undergo clinical examination and accordingly decide for
surgery , physiotherapy , rehabilitation and special trainning
best thing in you should admit this child in school/care centre for specially disabled children[mentally retarded children]
Exercises-
Do stretches and rotation of all joints
If the above do not help, you may need to see a Physiotherapist
Take care
for further query contact my profile directly
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