Oxford Mail: Five-year-old Thomas Balmer from Oxford is learning to walk after life-changing SDR surgery Five-year-old Thomas Balmer from Oxford is learning to walk after life-changing SDR surgery What is selective dorsal rhizotomy surgery? Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) is a surgical procedure to permanently reduce spasticity (muscle tightness) in children with cerebral palsy. Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) surgery information for the treatment of spastic cerebral palsy in children including spastic diplegia, spastic quadriplegia and spastic triplegia.
Ours is the only children’s hospital in Tennessee that offers selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) for children with spasticity. We also offer baclofen pump surgery and ongoing management. Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) surgery is a procedure that treats muscle spasticity caused by abnormal communication among the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles. SDR is a surgery on the spine to sever the overactive nerves causing spasticity The operation helps relieve lower-limb spasticity In many cases, it also helps reduce pain and improve mobility Diagnosed with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy just after his first birthday, he was limited to crawling and walking with the assistance of a walker until January's selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) ...
