CURRENT TRENDS IN AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF CEREBRAL PALSY IN CHILDREN
Journal Title: Journal of Biological and Scientific Opinion - Year 2013, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Cerebral palsy is most common motor disability affecting a large paediatric population worldwide. Children affected with the disease presents with developmental delay and motor deficits and may have one or more associated problems like mental retardation, seizures, feeding difficulties along with ophthalmologic and hearing impairments. Currently there is no specific treatment in conventional system for the brain insults leading to motor dysfunction in cerebral palsy. The existing therapeutic options are mostly symptomatic and place cerebral palsy amid the costliest chronic childhood conditions. Ayurveda recommend multiple treatment options for cerebral palsy. Out of these treatment options herbal drugs, Panchakarma therapies and yoga are most acclaimed for this disease. This paper reviewed various clinical and experimental studies to ascertain efficacies of these modalities and found that Ayurveda can efficiently manage cerebral palsy along with its associated condition.
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Jitesh Verma , Harish Singhal
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