Sitting training for pediatric patients with cerebral palsy

A child with cerebral palsy can’t sit still and has no strength in the lower back, so let’s talk about how to get your child to sit still so he can sit up and see the world. When a child with cerebral palsy sits, he or she lacks a sense of organization. The head, shoulders or waist are the key to control. One sitting on the adult and the child with cerebral palsy holding the adult’s hand, the adult first pulls his arm flat towards himself, then pushes it quickly so that the child with cerebral palsy experiences the sense of grasping, and at the same time increases the sense of normal tension in his body, keeps his head stable, and facilitates the memorization of the hand outstretched movement; the other movement is to make the child with cerebral palsy sit cross-legged on the adult, and firmly control his upper limbs. First, make his arm inwardly rotated and straightened close to the waist, then put the hand on the knee, after that, make slowly move the body to the front, the hand is then placed on the knee, in front of the foot, beside the foot, and then return to the original position. As another example, the spastic pediatric cerebral palsy patient reaches out and touches the adult’s cheek while training him to raise his head and extend his spine. Support the child’s chest to keep the shoulders facing forward. Support the weight with the other arm as the pediatric cerebral palsy patient’s arm is extended forward, starting with the adult giving support. Another movement is to sit on the adult with the soles of the feet firmly on the floor as if riding a horse. The adult holds his/her wrist and makes the child touch his/her face, ears, nose, and shoulders, and supports him/her with a knee drive. When doing these exercises, it is necessary to sing appropriate songs, children’s songs, learn some simple concepts (such as up and down, left and right), and further recognize body parts, such as the head, face, hands, feet, and so on.