Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that affect movement and muscle tone or posture. It’s caused by damage that occurs to the immature, developing brain, most often before birth. It is a congenital disorder. It is the most common motor disability of childhood In general, cerebral palsy causes impaired movement associated with exaggerated reflexes, floppiness or spasticity of the limbs and trunk, unusual posture, involuntary movements, unsteady walking, or some combination of these.
Symptoms:
Movement And Coordination:
- Stiff muscles and exaggerated reflexes (spasticity), the most common movement disorder
- Variations in muscle tone, such as being either too stiff or too floppy
- Stiff muscles with normal reflexes (rigidity)
- Lack of balance and muscle coordination (ataxia)
- Tremors or jerky involuntary movements
- Slow, writhing movements
- Difficulty walking, such as walking on toes, a crouched gait, a scissors-like gait with knees crossing, a wide gait or an asymmetrical gait
- Difficulty with fine motor skills, such as buttoning clothes or picking up utensils.
Speech and Eating:
- Delays in speech development
- Difficulty with sucking, chewing or eating
- Excessive drooling or problems with swallowing
Complications:
- Seizures (epilepsy)
- Problems with vision and abnormal eye movements
- Abnormal touch or pain sensations
- Bladder and bowel problems, including constipation and urinary incontinence
- Mental disorders, such as emotional disorders and behavioural problems
Causes:
- Genetic disorders
- Maternal infections during pregnancy
- Bleeding into the brain in the womb or during delivery (head trauma)
- Infant infections causing inflammation in or around the brain
- Lack of oxygen to the brain during labor or delivery
Homeopathy Invention (As per latest research):
A fetus might endure the conflict of “not being able to escape” when the mother is in danger or experiencing stressful situations, such as screaming and yelling (for example, fights between parents, or mother yelling at her children). The “loud noises” of ultrasound examinations can also be highly traumatic for the unborn child. A “feeling stuck” conflict can be activated during a difficult delivery or by the way the baby is handled immediately after birth. The motor disabilities seen in cerebral palsy are considered the result of motor conflicts experienced by the fetus in the womb or during the birth process.
Homeopathy Approach
Homeopathy is something that parents of children with cerebral palsy may turn to for relief from difficult symptoms. A child may benefit to relieve pain, improve mobility, and gain relief from many of the associated symptoms and conditions of cerebral palsy. Homeopathic medicines have a dual effect: they stimulate the brain to function at its optimum and also have a positive effect on muscles, which helps in improving balance and coordination.
Common Homeopathic Medicines For Cerebral Palsy
Opium
Useful in cerebral apoplexy with jaws dropped, pupils dilated, hot sweat, one-sided paralysis, coma with dusky red face and stertorous breathing. Especially indicated when caused by sudden excessive joy, with slow and laboured pulse.
Agaricusmus
Indicated for cerebral chorea with twitchings and spasms of the eyeballs and eyelids. Features spasmodic motions of the extremities that run diagonally, affecting the upper part of one side and lower part of the other.
Zincum Met
Constant motion of feet, which may continue during the night, especially when brought on by suppression of eruptions or by fright.
Laurocerasus
Suitable for apoplexy occurring suddenly without warning, with palpitation, cold moist skin, and convulsions of the facial muscles.
Causticum
Mostly affects the right side more than the left; involves muscles of the face, tongue, arms, and legs. Characterized by words being jerked out when talking and the need to continuously change position until falling asleep from exhaustion.
