Investigation of A New Economic and Practical Modality:Six-in-One Rehabilitation Approach for All-round Rehabilitation of Children with Cerebral Palsy:50 Cases Report / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

@#Objective To investigate an economic and practical modality for the all-round rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy(CP).Methods The six-in-one rehabilitation approach was designed according to the principal of modern rehabilitation and conductive education.It was mainly conducted through physical therapy,occupational therapy,speech therapy,sensory integration,supplemented with individual education and a self-originated "movement rehabilitation exercise".50 CP children were treated with this approach.Results After one period of treatment by six-in-one approach,the movement function,language ability and cognitive ability of those CP children improved tremendously.The children also got much progress in sociality and activities of daily living(ADL).The effective rate of rehabilitation reached 90%～96%.Conclusion The CP children have benefited variously in areas of language,movement,cognition,behavior,sociality and ADL from six-in-one approach,which requires small financial contribution from family and is cost-effective to the rehabilitation center.It is a new approach for all-round CP children rehabilitation,which can be adopted by small and middle sized rehabilitating institution and community rehabilitation,especially for those poor families CP children more than 3 years old.