How to treat hemiplegia

Aug 12, 2024 Source: Cainiu Health
Disease description:

I have hemiplegia and sometimes experience uncontrollable drooling. I would like to ask the doctor how hemiplegia can be treated.

Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Lv Zhiqin

Treatment for hemiplegia mainly includes the following aspects:

1. Medication: According to the specific cause of hemiplegia, appropriate medications such as drugs improving blood circulation, antiplatelet agents, anticoagulants, and neuroprotective agents may be used to promote nerve repair and relieve symptoms. Specific medications must be prescribed by a physician according to the patient's condition.

2. Physical therapy: Methods such as thermotherapy, hot compresses, massage, and electrotherapy can promote blood circulation, relieve muscle tension, and improve joint function. These treatments help restore the function of damaged muscles and nerves.

3. Rehabilitation training: Includes muscle strength training, muscular endurance training, balance training, coordination training, and gait training. Through systematic exercises, the active movement function of the affected limbs can be gradually restored, thereby improving the patient's quality of life.

4. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM): Traditional Chinese therapies such as acupuncture and herbal steam therapy are also widely used in the treatment of hemiplegia. By stimulating acupoints and meridians, these methods can promote the circulation of qi and blood and help patients recover motor and sensory functions.

5. Surgical treatment: In cases where carotid or vertebral artery plaque formation, brain tumors, or cerebral hemorrhage are present, surgical treatment may be required to address the underlying issue.