The Transverse Myelitis Association

This chart identifies the different types and levels of intervention in cerebral palsy. These concepts can also be applied to individuals with spasticity of spinal cord origin. It is an algorithm that describes how treatment decisions might be made. Different approaches may be tried at different times, depending on the condition of the patient. Treatments may be divided into rehabilitative interventions, which include physical and occupational therapy, medical interventions, which include therapeutic botulinum toxin injections, oral medications, and surgical interventions. Surgical interventions include orthopedic surgery, which have been the mainstay over the years for treating joint contractures (a complication of spasticity); dorsal rhizotomy, which is a neuro-surgical ized stimulation.