Moderately premature babies who have a low birth weight for their gestational age, relatively speaking, age often diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP). But researchers do not understand the causes linking these two factors, and more research is needed to improve care and understand the prognosis of unusually small preterm infants. The study,…
A large national study shows that U.S. families provide about 1.5 billion hours annually of at-home care to half the nation’s children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN) — including those with cerebral palsy — representing a substantial economic cost. The study, “Family-Provided Health Care for Children With Special Health Care…
January is a new month and year, which marks a whole new start. Having cerebral palsy shouldn’t stop anyone from making new year resolutions. I like Christmastime, but I also always like opening a brand new calendar to write down my New Year’s resolutions. I rarely complete…
A new crowdfunding campaign aims to raise the necessary funds before springtime so that a new hemp farm can be established in Colorado to produce CBD oil at accessible prices to help those with cerebral palsy and other conditions reduce the frequency of seizures in a natural way. Gideon’s…
Exercise leads to improvements in the health and overall well-being of wheelchair-dependent children and young adults, including those with cerebral palsy, and needs to be better promoted though more rigorous study, a review article argues. These conclusions, based on a review of some 30 published reports, were in the study, “…
The Nintendo Wii Balance Board may improve standing balance in children with spastic hemiplegia (SHE), a type of cerebral palsy (CP), according to a new study. The study, “Does Nintendo Wii Balance Board Improve Standing Balance? A Randomised Controlled Trial In Children With Cerebral Palsy,” was published in the…
The increase in cesarean sections brought on by the use of electronic fetal monitoring during delivery has not reduced rates of cerebral palsy, instead placing women at high risk of complications and death. The trend in using electronic monitoring, opting for cesarean sections at the slightest sign of abnormality, has…
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has awarded a $3 million grant to the Ohio State University (OSU) School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences to support a study comparing how different types of physical therapy might improve motor skills in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The study, which is just getting underway, is…
Verily Life Sciences recently launched its newest assistive technology device called Liftware Level, engineered to help people with movement disorders that may make it difficult to keep utensils level while eating, such as cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, Huntington’s disease, or post-stroke deficits. Liftware Level uses electronic…
Project Vive, a humanitarian startup intending to help people with non-verbal cerebral palsy (CP), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and other conditions that block speech, has started a crowdsourcing campaign that, if it raises an initial $10,000, will give 10 people a potentially a life-changing gift — the ability to speak. Reaching the campaign goal…