A serious birth injury like cerebral palsy or PPHN often requires years of proper medical management to minimize the impact on a child’s development. As the medical industry continues to make progress with new and innovative treatments, birth injury children are given the opportunity for improved quality of life.
Birth Injury Treatments
There are a variety of treatment types available for children affected by birth injury. Many parents have used the following treatments in hopes of improving their child’s physical and mental condition:
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Surgical repair
- Speech/language therapy
- Psychological counseling
- Social development therapy
- Clinical trials
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
- Medication
- Adaptive medical equipment
- Special education
Treatments may be given at hospitals, private clinics, or even a school setting. If you have read about a certain birth injury therapy you think may help your child, you can always discuss it with your child’s primary physician.
Birth injury treatments are costly, but with help from an experienced birth injury attorney, you can fight for ample financial support that will cover any and all possible treatments your child might need.
Your Child’s Care Plan
The key to enhancing a child’s abilities after a birth injury lies with early intervention. A birth injury should be evaluated and treatment started as soon as possible for the best chance at positive improvement.
The goal with any birth injury treatment is to improve function, whether that means balance and mobility, brain function, muscle function, range of motion, joint function, or another aspect of the body. Depending on the unique presentation of symptoms, your child’s care plan will most likely consist of several different types of therapy for the optimal outcome. Your child’s independence is the ultimate goal, from breathing independently to walking, talking, and performing daily normal activities.
Your child’s care plan will include short- and long-term steps for fostering normal growth and encouraging positive physical, emotional, and social development.
To learn more about treatment for birth injuries, please contact the Goldwater Law Firm, PC today.
