{"id":3332,"date":"2020-05-05T13:58:10","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T13:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/balfronhssupport\/?page_id=3332"},"modified":"2020-05-05T14:08:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T14:08:29","slug":"treating-spina-bifida","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/balfronhssupport\/treating-spina-bifida\/","title":{"rendered":"Treating Spina Bifida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Treatments for the symptoms or conditions associated with spina bifida include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>surgery soon after birth to close the opening in the spine and treat hydrocephalus<\/li>\n<li>therapies to help make day-to-day life easier and improve independence, such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/physiotherapy\/\">physiotherapy<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/occupational-therapy\/\">occupational therapy<\/a><\/li>\n<li>assistive devices and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/care-services-equipment-and-care-homes\/walking-aids-wheelchairs-and-mobility-scooters\/\">mobility equipment<\/a>, such as a wheelchair, or\u00a0walking aids<\/li>\n<li>treatments for bowel and urinary problems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With the right treatment and support, many children with spina bifida survive well into adulthood.<\/p>\n<p>It can be a challenging condition to live with, but many adults with spina bifida are able to lead independent and fulfilling lives.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/spina-bifida\/treatment\/\">treating spina bifida<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treatments for the symptoms or conditions associated with spina bifida include: surgery soon after birth to close the opening in the spine and treat hydrocephalus therapies to help make day-to-day life easier and improve independence, such as\u00a0physiotherapy\u00a0and\u00a0occupational therapy assistive devices and\u00a0mobility equipment, such as a wheelchair, or\u00a0walking aids treatments for bowel and urinary problems With &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/balfronhssupport\/treating-spina-bifida\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Treating Spina Bifida<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4400,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3332","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/balfronhssupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/balfronhssupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/balfronhssupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/balfronhssupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4400"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/balfronhssupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3332"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/balfronhssupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3350,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/balfronhssupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3332\/revisions\/3350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/balfronhssupport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}