Rehabilitation
Cerebral palsy services
Assessment, therapy, surgery and family support for children with cerebral palsy, through dedicated weekly clinics.
Overview
About cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is a group of conditions that affect movement, muscle tone and posture. It is caused by damage to the developing brain, before, during or soon after birth.
At CoRSU, children with cerebral palsy are cared for by a team that brings together paediatricians, orthopaedic surgeons, therapists and orthopaedic technicians. The paediatric unit runs a cerebral palsy clinic on Wednesdays and a cerebral palsy multidisciplinary clinic on Fridays.
Depending on the child’s needs, care can include physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, orthopaedic surgery and assistive devices such as orthoses and wheelchairs.
Care for children with cerebral palsy can include
- Assessment by a paediatrician
- Physiotherapy and occupational therapy
- Speech and language therapy
- Orthopaedic surgery where it will help
- Orthoses, wheelchairs and other assistive devices
- Counselling and support for families
Specialist clinics
Named clinics linked to this service, as reported in the CoRSU Annual Report 2024.
Cerebral palsy clinic
Run by the paediatric unit.
Wednesdays
Cerebral palsy multidisciplinary clinic
Run by the paediatric unit.
Fridays
Cerebral palsy and neuromuscular conditions clinic
Call to confirm the day
Clinic days can change. Please call+256 761 002 111to confirm before you travel.
What we do
Other services at CoRSU
For patients
Need this service?
Request an appointment, call us, or come to the hospital during clinic hours. Our team will guide you from there.
For supporters
Help fund this care
Children aged five and under are treated free at CoRSU, and older children at a subsidised rate. Gifts from people like you make that possible.