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Hypotonic cerebral palsy

• The child suffered from hypotonic cerebral palsy generally gives moderate resistance, if someone moves their extremities.
• The appearance of hypotonic cerebral palsy child is floppy.
• The patient of hypertonic cerebral palsy may rest with their knee and elbows, extended loosely.
• These child are unable to control their head position, head is always falling to side, front or back.
• Hypotonic cerebral palsy patients have problems in breathing.

The persons who suffered from hypertonic CP are not being able to stand properly; either they stand with the help of wall or some other straight thing. In sitting these persons also have problems. They can not be able to sit properly on stool or chair without back. In comparison to other type of cerebral palsy children the hypertonic cerebral palsy child has good movements of their limbs. But this movement is some different from normal child. Normally the limbs movements of hypertonic CP child are excessive at elbows, hips and knees. Hypertonic cerebral palsy children also have poor chewing and sucking capabilities.

As the treatment of other types of CP, hypertonic cerebral palsy treatment also includes physical therapies and exercises. Through exercise you can develop strength in their chewing and sucking power. Physical therapies and exercise are definitely excellent for hypertonic cerebral palsy children. Cerebral palsy is incurable disorder but through proper therapies it will be reduced.

Athetoid cerebral palsy

Athetoid cerebral palsy is a type of cp in which the movement of muscles disorder occurs. In athetoid cerebral palsy the child may not be able to move his muscles properly and not be able to stand in erect position properly. In this CP the child’s whole body is affected. Generally the athetoid cerebral palsy child is more intelligent than other non CP children or normal children, if the disorder of CP is leave. These children have problem in holding small things like pen, pencil etc. they are not be able to scratch their nose. Athetoid cerebral palsy children have very difficulty in concentration on muscles and or coordinate them, so that the desired job is properly performed. Generally their face expressions are very ugly when they perform some job. The typical sign of athetoid cerebral palsy is drooling.

The feet of athetoid cerebral palsy patient are not being able to hold the weight of their body, for balancing their body they bend their knee inwards so that they meet to each other. Athetoid cerebral palsy children have really very problem in walking, sitting and standing, they are not be able to gain their center of gravity. There is a part of brain known as basal ganglia which is responsible to maintain the body balance and automate body movement. In athetoid cerebral palsy these basal ganglia are damaged, so the patients no more able to control body movements and other activities. There is a fluctuation in their muscle tone, this is some times low and some times high or mix up of these two. Athetoid cerebral palsy is also known as dyskinetic cerebral palsy.

One can easily identify athetoid CP, in this disorder the stress level of patient is high when they awaken and disappear when they are at sleep. The family member of athetoid cerebral palsy child need to cope with the child stress when he/she will unable to feel, touch or learn as other normal children do. Parents must encourage the athetoid cerebral palsy child for small body movements. In this type of cerebral palsy the speech therapy, physical therapy, martial arts and yoga are really helpful in improving patient muscle tone and their coordination.