AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF SPASTIC CEREBRAL PALSY: A CASE REPORT

Cerebral palsy is a permanent, non-progressive neuromotor disorder of cerebral origin.The most common cause of childhood disabilities that impair the functions and development of children is cerebral palsy.A child with spastic cerebral palsy is unable to attain developmental milestones owing to brain damage which leads to impairment in gross and fine motor, personal social, speech, and activities.In Ayurveda, it can be considered as Shiro Marmabhighata Vata Vyadhi (diseases caused due to injury to head) and treatments like snehana, swedhana, brumhana, and basti can provide a better prognosis.A three-year-old girl approached us with complaints of difficulty in walking without support, and stiffness of both upper limbs and lower limbs.Also with a significant loss of gross motor function and strength in the lower and upper limbs.The condition of spastic cerebral palsy was managed solely using Ayurvedic management and noticeable improvements were observed.Ayurvedic management