Contact:
Local ECI (Early Childhood Intervention birth-3 for help in the early years with Occupation Therapy(OT), Feeding Therapy(FT), Physical (PT)Therapy and Speech Therapy (ST).
Local Public Schools should have a special program for preschool age children. PPCD (Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities), PALS (Preschool Articulation and Language Services) Public Schools at the preschool level should provide OT,PT and ST.
Private Therapy through insurance. Check with your insurance and find a local Therapy Center for therapy.
Things to help aid Hemiplegia or Hemiparesis
Occupational Therapy: Occupational Therapists will help children with daily living tasks, strengthen muscles in hand and arm, help work on upper part of body
Physical Therapy: Physical Therapists use exercises and other special treatments to help people move their bodies. They help children learn to move their bodies, so they can play, feed themselves, walk and run. PT's work on the whole body, legs and hips.
Speech Therapy: Speech-language pathologists treat problems in the areas of articulation; dysfluency; oral-motor, speech, and voice; and receptive and expressive language disorders.
Kinesio Taping: Kinesio tape has an elastic quality that differs from athletic tape. It allows free movement without restriction while providing support and reducing muscle fatigue. It is helpful in reducing pain and edema through the stretching of muscles.
Four Major Functions of Kinesio Tape:
(Kinesio Tape info copied from http://www.lymphedemapeople.com/thesite/lymphedema_and_kinesio_taping.htm)
Electrical Stimulation: Electrical Stimulation uses an electrical current to let a muscle or a group of muscles contract. Electrical stimulation helps strengthen the affected muscles. When placing electrodes on the skin physical therapists can recruit the appropriate muscle fibers. The PT can use different settings from gentle to firm.
*Cameron does do Electrical Stimulation with Dr. consent. Many believe Electrical Stimulation might cause or see more seizures after being controlled with medication. As of now Cameron has had a gentle current and no seizures at this time. Always check with your Dr. before starting any new procedure.)
Hippotherapy: Is therapy with the help of a horse. Use of a horse's movement for rehabilitation. Hippotherapy helps with improved balance, posture, mobility, communication and behavior. There are differences between Hippotherapy and Therapeutic Riding.
See which one is best for child at....
http://www.rightsteptherapy.com/hippo.htm
Botox Therapy: Medicine that can be injected in the specific muscle group and help with unwanted muscle spasms and tone.
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Children may also need to wear the following to help with hand, wrist and foot.
Hand Splints,
Pediatric Wrist Supports
Soft Pediatric Thumb Abduction Splints and Gloves
Ankle-Foot Orthosis (AFO)