Applications for Treatment of Neurological Disorders

Significance

• Nervous system disorders can threaten a person's independence, which can lead to depression. Treatments for neurological disorders increase a person's ability to be independent, reducing the risk of depression.
  
  

Physical Therapy

• Physical therapy (PT) focuses on improving muscle strength, balance and coordination. PT may require a prescription from your doctor.
  
  

Speech Therapy

• Speech therapy can help a person with a nervous system disorder to better communicate. Speech therapy can also help people with neurological disorders that have trouble chewing or swallowing food.
  
  

Medication

• A lack of dopamine in the brain can cause neurological disorders. Prescription medication that increases dopamine production, like cardidopa and selegiline, can be beneficial in treating nervous system disorders.
  
  

Surgery

• In surgery, doctors destroy brain tissue of the affected part of the brain. Surgery, however, is no longer a common treatment method due to the number of medications that can effectively treat neurological disorders.
  
  

Considerations

• Treatments for neurological disorders depend on which neurological disorder a person has. Examples of neurological disorders include cerebral palsy, Parkinson's disease, neuropathy and Behcet's disease.