Gross Motor Function Classification System Level 3:
Problem: Children with GMFCS level 3 use some walking aid during indoor and wheel chair during outdoor activity.
Management Problem:In this stage our aim of management is to increase their ambulatory capability by all means so that they can be much comfortable with minimum support as much as they can do. In early age they need good therapeutic protocol so that they can increase strength of muscle & balance in body. In late age they may need surgical intervention along with intensive therapy to improve their balance & endurance so that they can use walking aid more efficiently both for outdoor and indoor activity.
Authors
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MS Ortho (PGI Chandigarh) & DNB Ortho, Senior Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Chairman of Trishla Foundation, India Experience of 20 years in children with orthopaedic problems, cerebral palsy & congenital limb deficiency. Manage more than 1 Lac children with Cerebral Palsy & orthopaedic problem. Member of different Government & non-government organizations. Cerebral palsy children from every state of India & 20 countries are visiting him for expert opinions.
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MBBS, MD (Community Medicine), PhD Public Health Secretary, Trishla Foundation, 15 years experience in counselling & guidance to parents of children with cerebral palsy
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