Physical Therapy for Kids with Spina Bifida
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2023
- One of the best treatments for your child with spina bifida is physical therapy. Physical therapy consists of exercises to improve gross motor skills such as strength, balance, and coordination when standing and walking.
This video uses electrical stimulation (e-stim) as part of the physical therapy program. Electrical stimulation facilitates muscle activation during transitions from sitting to standing, standing up with/without support, and walking. This girl's mom is highly dedicated to the home program using e-stim, and has compiled a fantastic team to help her child get stronger and thrive.
What is spina bifida? Spina bifida is the most common defect of the neural tube. It is a congenital spinal defect in which the spine does not close completely. Usually, at the end of the first month of pregnancy, the neural tube begins to close, and it develops into the brain, spinal cord, and nervous system.
Myelomeningocele is the most severe type of spina bifida. It develops into a fluid-filled sac containing part of the spinal cord and nerves and protrudes from the baby's back. Electrical stimulation is used as part of the physical therapy program for children with neurological diagnoses such as spina bifida and cerebral palsy. There are several ways to use e-stim depending on the functional goal, such as rolling, crawling, standing up, or walking. For spinal stimulation, the electrodes are located on the spinal muscles (the baby's back) to facilitate an upright posture and increase the sensation pathways between the spine and the brain.
Another type of electrical stimulation called Functional Electrical Stimulation can be used on specific muscle groups like the abdominals, gluteus, and legs for facilitating activities such as standing up and walking.
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Lorena Vargas is a physical therapist with 15 years of experience educating families and helping children get stronger. At Sol Shine Physical Therapy, we encourage the development of motor skills and independence in daily life activities through play and functional activities while combining innovative therapies recognized in the United States and internationally. Lorena is passionate about helping children with low muscle tone, spasticity, coordination and balance challenges, disabilities, and diagnoses such as cerebral palsy, brachial plexus damage, down syndrome, spina bifida, delayed motor development, and neuromuscular conditions.
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I have spina bifita and there are many many many struggles but it just makes us stronger! Keep trudging girl!
Today as I fitness professional I was faced with the heavy task of having to Train a kid with this unfortunate condition 💔.I am so going to try this and all credit goes to you ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Wow! It is great that the family found you, who can help the kid get stronger, and improve endurance and self-confidence. I love and celebrate each little accomplishment they make! Their resilience and hard work inspire me to give the best I have. Please do not hesitate to reach out with questions, or to share your journey with them to info.solshinept@gmail.com. Thanks for sharing!
Bravo esos son los angelitos que necesita el mundo a los que nada derrota siempre adelante existimos muchísimos que te queremos muchisimo❤
Everyone deserves a chance at life. God bless you little one ❤
What a precious little angel. I found out today my 11yr old stepson have spina bifida. We have to see a specialist so we don’t know the details just yet. He was having back pain so my wife took him to the now care. Please pray for him if you can.
Great job, sweetheart,
So awesome
She is cute 🥰
He is now 3 year old now .. and he has this problem pls help me to get this for his exercises..
I have spina bifida but it's very minor and I didn't even know until I had a xray on my hip lol
Hey I am a engineer and I was wondering if u can tell how the legs twist and what u think can help to keep stable I am developing a new support system to help patients with the same problems
Hi, the legs can twist from the hips or the knees. This could be due to lack of muscle activation or high/low muscle tone (which is how prepared is the muscle for action). The girl in this video has a diagnosis of spina bifida, which is an injury in her spinal cord. This causes that certain muscles are affected because the nerves do not activate them, and this creates compensations. I love electrical stimulation because it activates those muscles, and with repetition the kid learns how to activate them by themselves. Also, there is something called de-rotators which is like a elastic strap to bring the legs in more alignment, and so keeps the joints healthier to prevent future osteoarthritis. I hope this helps! Good luck developing the new support system!
Were would u recommend support brackets?
I have had this disease for 18 years, my feet are twisting from the hip region I currently use a walking stick because the disease affects my feet negatively.
I have had this disease for 18 years. Unfortunately, I did not find a cure for it. Currently, I have difficulty walking. I use a walking stick to walk.
Hi, thanks so much for sharing your experience! In this video, we are sharing this little girl's experience using electrical stimulation and doing infant physical therapy. She has gain motor control and now she is walking with a walker to assist with balance. It could be worth checking with your Doctor to get a referral to physical therapy.
I have spina bifida as well. It is not a disease. It is not transmitted.
From where i can buy this for my child
Hello, please send me an email to info.solshinept@gmail.com and I will give you the information to find this device. Thank you!
Bonjour
Whpo pays for that expensive life long treatment? Taking Folic Acid during pregancy would have prevented this problem.
Taking folic acid might’ve helped, but there’s no guarantee.
Je voudrai némre téléphone
Hello, feel free to reach out to info.solshinept@gmail.com