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All about Pediatric Rehabilitation

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What is Pediatric Rehabilitation? Picture Courtesy:  https://www.myhealthworks.com   Pediatrics is a branch of medicine that deals with kids from 0-18 (from birth to 18 years of age) & pediatric rehabilitation is a process of rehabilitating a child with pediatric conditions like Cerebral palsy, developmental delays, learning disability , sensory processing and sensory modulation disorders, autism, ADHD, other disorders like down' syndrome, cortical visual and hearing impairments, seizures, intellectual disabilities, orthopedic conditions like club foot, etc. Pediatric Rehabilitation is a process of treating a child with possible interventions which helps the child in providing opportunity to develop better neuro plasticity (better wiring of neuronal maps) . It includes: - Early detection of a child' issues by qualified medical practitioner - Early Intervention - Holistic Approach ( Treating a child requires a Multi-Disciplinary team) - Proper counselling of families involv...