Spinal Muscular Atrophy Treatment
Unfortunately, there is no treatment available for spinal muscular atrophy, but the researchers try their best to find a complete cure for diseased babies and adults. However, the treatments available at this moment are quite helpful in maintaining spinal muscular atrophy symptoms. The spinal muscular atrophy treatments’ main aim is to prevent the symptoms of disability and improve the quality of life for the patients so that they can maintain an average activity level. For the patients who are becoming dependable on the caregivers or children on their parents to get out of bed, the managing treatments become necessary.
The support and treatment plans were available to help manage the symptoms of spinal muscular atrophy. These treatment plans ensure the best quality of life for patients suffering from disabilities and face mobility limitations. Following are some of the well known and in practice treatment options for the management and cure of spinal muscular atrophy:
Feeding assistance
As one of the common symptoms of spinal muscular atrophy is difficulty swallowing or eating, so feeding is significant, especially for the children. The healthcare providers advise an individual feeding plan for the children and adults facing difficulties in swallowing. The right type of nutrition is also essential for children with SMA because they are still developing and growing to achieve specific physical milestones. The use of customized feeding plans and assistance will help provide proper growth and development for SMA children and adults. A dietitian devises a specific nutrition plan for each patient according to the nutrient requirements, and for the severe swallowing issues, a feeding tube is also in the recommendation. The feeding assisted with tubes is known as parenteral nutrition. It involves the tube insertion from the nasal cavity to the stomach, known as nasogastric feeding (NG feeding). At the same time, the other type is gastrostomy feeding involving a tube directly to the stomach.