The Los Angeles-based University of Southern California (USC) Center for Body Computing (CBC) and the Special Hope Foundation announced a collaborative partnership to advance the development of digital health tools and services to meet the needs of persons with disabilities. The CBC is the digital health innovation…
Pediatric orthopedic surgeons at Shriners Hospitals for Children – Northern California have developed a mobile app called HipScreen to detect hip disorders early in children with cerebral palsy (CP), through the hands of physicians and parents worldwide. Hip development problems are a risk for one in three children with cerebral…
Today, Oct. 5, marks World Cerebral Palsy Day, a social movement of, by and for the global cerebral palsy (CP) community dedicated to ensuring that everyone with CP has the same rights, access, and opportunities as anyone else. The World Cerebral Palsy Day campaign, which is coordinated by the…
World Cerebral Palsy Day is tomorrow — Oct. 5, 2016. World Cerebral Palsy Day (click here) is a social movement for, with, and by individuals who have cerebral palsy and is designed to spread awareness. The vision for the social movement is that every person with cerebral palsy is…
VocaliD and Tobii Dynavox recently announced a collaborative agreement to develop a new generation of personalized assistive communication devices (ACDs) for people with serious speech impairments, including some patients with cerebral palsy. The partnership will provide recent and long-term users of Tobii Dynavox devices the option of speaking through their own VocaliD…
An enzyme called hyaluronidase might reduce muscle stiffness in people with cerebral palsy and other neurological injuries, without causing the muscles to become weak — a major drawback of current approaches to treating muscle stiffness. The study, “Human Recombinant Hyaluronidase Injections For Upper Limb Muscle Stiffness in…
Hippotherapy, based on the use of horse riding as a therapeutic or rehabilitative treatment, can improve postural balance in the sitting position, dynamic balance, and functionality in children with cerebral palsy, according to a study by researchers in Brazil. The study, “The effects of hippotherapy on postural balance…
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals reported additional results from an extended clinical trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of Dysport (botulinum toxin type A) in children with lower limb spasticity due to cerebral palsy at this year’s meeting of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Sept. 20-24 in Hollywood, Florida. The…
A multi-country analysis revealed that even when all known risk factors are combined, two-thirds of the preterm births in wealthy countries cannot be explained. The study highlights the urgent need for research into underlying biological causes of preterm births, which may lead to innovative and effective interventions. The study, “…
A research project from the University of Queensland in Australia that aims to detect cerebral palsy (CP) in babies has been awarded $1.5 million in funding from the Palaszczuk Government. Leeane Enoch, the minister for innovation, science and the digital economy, announced that the project received funding as part of the Palaszczuk…