Brain Stimulation on cerebral palsy

Cerebral Palsy considered to be a neurological disorder which caused by a non-progressive cerebrum damage or malformation while the child’s brain is under development. The well-known treatment for people with cerebral palsy is a disorder that leads to varying degrees of movement impairment. It is an intensive rehabilitation administration that requires setting a patient's stronger arm in a sling to empower utilization of their weaker arm.

However, this method isn’t effective for all children, and researchers aren’t certain of its usefulness. According to a University, researchers studied transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), which uses a small electrical current from two sponges which placed on specific regions of a patient’s head. The current target area of the brain that controls movement and during these 20-minute sessions, study participants are involved in hand activities such as playing games.

This tDCS brain stimulation influences the brain cells’ ability to communicate with each other and produce movement. In individuals with cerebral palsy, these brain cells may be dormant and stimulation may allow improved contributions to movement

Though the study showed the method was safe and feasible in participants, the small sample size and lengthy research process means the methods won’t be available to the public for quite some time.

The research team developed the idea for using brain stimulation to treat children with cerebral palsy after noticing the success of similar studies on adults.