Spastic paraplegia is generally difficult to cure, and can only be alleviated through active treatment.
At present, there is no effective treatment for spastic paraplegia, the main treatment is symptomatic treatment, the use of drugs such as levodopa and Mycophenacol to alleviate the symptoms of high muscle tone; through massage therapy, physical therapy and appropriate exercise to control the increase in muscle tone, to avoid joint spasms, as well as to improve the ability to move.
The prognosis of spastic paraplegia is generally poor, it is recommended that family members need to actively take care of the patient, help the patient to rub the back and take a bath, need to keep the skin healthy to avoid infection; if the patient needs to be bedridden for a long period of time, family members need to help the patient to change the sleeping position on a regular basis, and also help the patient to massage to promote the local blood circulation, to avoid lung infections and the induction of decubitus ulcers.
Therefore, spastic paraplegia is difficult to be cured, and it is necessary for patients to actively seek treatment to improve their quality of life.