Treatment of CP in Yuncheng

Cerebral palsy results from damage to the developing brain during the perinatal period. The most common causes are intrauterine hypoxia, a complicated birth with asphyxia, brain haemorrhage in premature babies, severe newborn jaundice, and intrauterine infections. Less often the cause is a head injury or a neuroinfection in the first months of life. In some children the exact trigger cannot be identified, and the severity and form of cerebral palsy depend on which part of the brain was affected and how extensively.

Based on the clinic's patient experience, CP most often presents with muscle tone disturbances (spasticity), delayed head control, sitting, crawling and walking, and gait and coordination problems. Forms treated at the clinic include spastic diplegia and spastic tetraparesis, often combined with delayed speech development.

Before starting rehabilitation, the clinic asks for a current medical discharge summary with the diagnosis and a brief case history. If available, it helps to provide a brain MRI and, if the child has a history of seizures, an EEG report. A video consultation showing the child's motor abilities (rolling over, crawling, sitting, walking with support) helps the doctor prepare recommendations before arrival.

The clinic's long-term experience shows that noticeable rehabilitation results in CP require a comprehensive course of 2 to 3 months. The program combines PT, TCM Tuina massage, acupuncture, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and TCM methods (needle-knife, pharmacopuncture, collagen thread implantation, herbal medicine). Based on the clinic's patient experience, many families complete several treatment courses spaced a few months apart to consolidate and build on progress.