
Neurological Diseases Are Most Common Amongst Children.
1/25 Children Suffers
Stereotypic Movement Disorder
1/36 Children Suffers
Squint
1/323 Children Suffers
Cerebral Palsy
Background
Let's dive a bit deep
Rehabilitation is the action of restoring someone to healthy and normal life through training and therapy after some illness so that he/she may attain a useful and constructive place in society. Many diseases affect children in the modern day in their childhood and some at birth. Diseases, which affect children at birth, are usually caused by premature birth, complications during birth or due to complications during the development of the fetus. These diseases include behavioral, neural and physical disorders. Some of the prominent disorders include Sensory Dysfunction Disorder (SDD), Stereotypic Movement Disorder (SMD), Cerebral Palsy (CP), Muscle Atrophy/Local Atrophy, Tongue Neuropathy, Squint (strabismus), Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) and Dysarthria. Cerebral palsy alone affects nearly 500,000 children in the US and 318,392 people in Pakistan while squint affects 4,389,604 people in Pakistan.
Causes of Disorders
Following are the most common causes of Disorders.
Congenital Causes (present at birth)
- Gene Abnormalities
- Chromosome abnormalities
- Metabolic Disorders
- Change in chromosome structure
Pre/perinatal Causes
- Gene Abnormalities
- Nutritional deficiencies
- Infections
- Hypoxia/asphyxia
- Prematurity/low birth weight
Acquired Causes (developed after birth)
- Immune Disorders
- Postnatal Infections
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Neoplasm
- Toxins
Types of Therapies
Therapies to reduce side effects and symptoms of neurological disease.

Electroconvulsive Therapy
Giving mild electric shocks. Involves a brief electrical stimulation of the brain while the patient is under anesthesia.

Environmental Therapy
Reducing clutter and noise around the patient to make it easier to focus on tasks and reduce confusion and frustration.

Prescription Drugs
To boost neurotransmitter levels to regulate the activity of the neurotransmitters to improve memory and learning.

Chiropractors
Treat problems with the muscles and joints. Pulling or stretching your muscles in different directions

Vibrational Waves
To Increase Metabolism and cause up to 3000 gentle, involuntary muscle contractions per minute

Occupational Therapy
Teaching the patient strategies to minimize the effect that cognitive impairment has on day-to-day living