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Treatment of cerebral palsy in Israel
Last reviewed: 04.07.2025
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In children, when the muscular system is at the development stage, treatment of cerebral palsy in Israel is the most effective. Therapeutic measures, which are carried out in leading Israeli centers, allow to significantly improve the condition of a child with cerebral palsy and will allow him to live a life practically without limitations.
Cerebral palsy occurs due to abnormal development of a certain part of the nervous system, which can cause severe disability. Cerebral palsy develops due to various lesions of the fetus's brain. Developmental disorders can occur both during pregnancy and during childbirth, and children are also susceptible to the disease in the first two years of life.
Methods of treatment of cerebral palsy in Israel
Treatment of cerebral palsy in Israel includes complex methods of influencing the muscles and brain of the patient. In the treatment of this disease, an important point is early therapy, since the earlier the treatment is started, the greater the chances of a full recovery.
Israeli clinics develop an individual course of treatment in each case. Treatment measures include consultations with various specialists in speech development, play therapy, etc., a psychologist, and a physiotherapist.
In case of cerebral palsy the following is prescribed:
- physiotherapy procedures - therapeutic massage to maintain muscles, gymnastics. The physiotherapist trains parents in various techniques and methods for developing and consolidating motor skills, as well as for preventing muscle atrophy;
- speech therapy correction, with the help of which parents are taught speech production, massage of the lips, oral cavity, etc.;
- psychological correction – building relationships with other children and people, adaptation to life, etc.;
- drug therapy – improves the functioning of the brain and nervous system. At the beginning of a child’s life, treatment of cerebral palsy in Israel is carried out with the help of drugs that reduce intracranial pressure. Anticonvulsants are prescribed for seizures. It is recommended to take drugs twice a year in courses of 1-2 weeks;
- Electroreflexotherapy – impact on the neurons of the central nervous system, which results in normalization of muscle tone and improvement of coordination of movements.
Israeli specialists also teach parents how to perform rehabilitation measures at home. In addition, many clinics provide remote consultations if necessary (by phone, internet).
Clinics in Israel for the treatment of cerebral palsy
Treatment of cerebral palsy in Israel is carried out by many clinics and medical centers. The best clinics that help, if not to completely get rid of the disease, then to minimize the severe manifestations of the disease, are the following:
- Assuta Clinic;
- Herzliya Medical Center;
- Manor Medical Center;
- Schneider Clinic.
Reviews of treatment of cerebral palsy in Israel
Treatment of cerebral palsy in Israel is carried out at a high international level and in most cases positive treatment results are noted.
Many parents who brought their children for treatment to an Israeli clinic note the high professionalism of doctors, an individual approach to each patient, and modern diagnostic and treatment methods.