Preventing & Treating Microcephaly

Physical Therapy

For some children with microcephaly, physical therapy is necessary to help improve movement, strength, and coordination. Specific treatments include strengthening exercises useful for treating weakened muscles, proprioception exercises to help the child gain an awareness of the body in space, and balance exercises for the reduction of risks of falling and helping improve movements such as walking. Physical therapy can be challenging with young children, especially if those children are among those with microcephaly that have cognitive impairment. The right experts can help, however, to achieve goals that are realistic with boundless patience and extensive experience.