Treatment

It was only around 1960 that children born with spina bifida began to survive childhood. Today, thanks to medical technology, the rate of survival surpasses 85%. It is thus that in the 1990s, the first generation of adults with spina bifida has entered society.

Spina bifida requires systematic medical follow-up. Treatment of the varying forms of spina bifida include(????????) therapy, surgery, medication, and use of technical aids.

In Quebec there are several specialised clinics, mostly paediatric. In order to respond to the needs of the adult population however, a clinic for adults with spina bifida was put in place at the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital in Montreal.

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