What Can I Expect ?

Emirates Advanced Rehabilitation of Children Center offers Intensive Therapy techniques that were pioneered in the worldwide market which proved positive results in a speedy progress compared to the traditional practices. Each child receives 3 hours of Physiotherapy and an hour of Occupational therapy on a daily basis or that which is based on the initial evaluation of the child. The sessions are applied in a unique way such as combining various modern therapeutic techniques and modalities so that the child will not get bored as in the case of the conventional sessions. The center hired professionals who are specializing in various unique and combined therapies such as TheraSuit Therapy, Bobath/NDT therapy, Spider therapy, Universal exercise unit, Hydrotherapy, Sensory Integration therapy, Occupational therapy, psychotherapy and classical Physical therapy etc. all under one roof.

If you are looking for a treatment program for kids that can give tangible results than traditional therapy, then you must experience Intensive therapy, which uses the latest methods and techniques in Rehabilitation medicine for treating children which have proven positive results on motor and cognitive level.

Intensive therapy is an integrated treatment program that aims to improve basic motor capabilities, fine motor skills, and develop the mental-social-behavioral abilities of the child to aid in their academic and language skills that will help the child in increasing their functional and emotional abilities to become more independent.

Intensive therapy depends on many modern therapeutic methods that researchers have proven to give speedy results, and the exercises imparted in an open area adds to the spirit of competition among children and encourages them to do the exercises without getting bored. These are the methods we are using:

1. TheraSuit therapy
2. Pulley system for strengthening and active stretching.
3. Spider Therapy Unit
4. Universal Exercise Unit
5. Sensory Integration Room
6. Hydrotherapy
7. Therapeutic Massage
8. Mat exercises
9. Bobath/NDT techniques.
10. Balance and Co-ordination activities.
11. Traditional therapy.

Emirates Advanced Rehabilitation of Children Center aims to serve all children who suffer from motor or mental problems in all of its stages and these are the list of some of the cases that will benefit from our Intensive therapy:-

• All Types of Cerebral Palsy Cases.
• Motor and mental delayed cases.
• All Types of Autism Cases.
• Spinal cord injury.
• Traumatic brain injury.
• Traumatic injuries affecting the extremities.
• Spina Bifida.
• A wide variety of other non-progressive neuromuscular disorders
• Learning difficulties.
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
• And all cases of children suffering from motor, cognitive, co-ordination and balance problems.

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of permanent movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary between people. Often problems include: poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, trouble swallowing or speaking, and tremors among others. There may also be problems with sensation, vision, and hearing. Often babies with CP do not roll over, sit, crawl, or walk as early as other children their age. Difficulty with the ability to think or reason and seizures each occurs in about one third of cases. While the symptoms may get more noticeable over the first few years of life, the underlying problems do not worsen over time.

Cerebral palsy is caused by abnormal development or damage to the parts of the brain that control movement, balance, and posture. Most often the problems occur during pregnancy; however, they may also occur during childbirth, or shortly after birth. Often the cause is unknown. Risk factors include premature birth, being a twin, certain infections during pregnancy such as toxoplasmosis or rubella, exposure to methylmercury during pregnancy, and head trauma during the first few years of life, among others.About 2% of cases are believed to be due to an inherited genetic cause.A number of sub-types are classified based on the specific problems present. For example those with stiff muscles have spastic cerebral palsy, those with poor coordination have ataxic cerebral palsy, and those with writhing movements have athetoid cerebral palsy. Diagnosis is based on the child's development over time. Blood tests and medical imaging may be used to rule out other possible causes.

There is no cure for CP; however, supportive treatments, Rehabilitaion and Medications for some cases may help many individuals. This may include physical therapy and occupational therapy. Often external braces and other assistive technology are helpful. Some children have near normal adult lives with appropriate treatment. While alternative medicines are the only treatment to be the child more independent

CP is the most common movement disorder in children.It occurs in about 2.1 per 1,000 live births.Cerebral palsy has been documented throughout history with the first known descriptions occurring in the work of Hippocrates in the 5th century BCE. Extensive study of the condition began in the 19th century by William John Little.A number of potential treatments are being examined, including stem cell therapy. However, more research is required to determine if it is effective and safe.

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication, and restricted and repetitive behavior. Parents usually notice signs in the first two years of their child's life.The signs typically develop gradually, but some children with autism will reach their developmental milestones at a normal pace and then regress.

Autism is highly heritable, but the cause includes both environmental factors and genetic susceptibility.In rare cases, autism is strongly associated with agents that cause birth defects.Controversies surround other proposed environmental causes;for example, the vaccine hypotheses are biologically implausible and have been disproven in scientific studies. The diagnostic criteria require that symptoms become apparent in early childhood, typically before age three.Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their synapses connect and organize; how this occurs is not well understood.It is one of three recognized disorders in the autism spectrum (ASDs), the other two being Asperger syndrome, which lacks delays in cognitive development and language, and pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified (commonly abbreviated as PDD-NOS), which is diagnosed when the full set of criteria for autism or Asperger syndrome are not met.

Early behavioral, cognitive, or speech interventions can help children with autism gain self-care, social, and communication skills.Although there is no known cure,there have been reported cases of children who recovered.Not many children with autism live independently after reaching adulthood, though some become successful.An autistic culture has developed, with some individuals seeking a cure and others believing autism should be accepted as a difference and not treated as a disorder.

As of 2010 the rate of autism is estimated at about 1–2 per 1,000 people worldwide, and it occurs four to five times more often in boys than girls. About 1.5% of children in the United States (one in 68) are diagnosed with ASD as of 2014, a 30% increase from one in 88 in 2012.The rate of autism among adults aged 18 years and over in the United Kingdom is 1.1%.The number of people diagnosed has been increasing dramatically since the 1980s, partly due to changes in diagnostic practice and government-subsidized financial incentives for named diagnoses;the question of whether actual rates have increased is unresolved.