Walking or running with Egg Weights — an ergonomic system for endurance and resistance training that works with the body’s natural motion — may offer a promising muscle degenerative therapy for patients with cerebral palsy. The findings were reported by Egg Weights, a fitness and sports equipment company based in Thousand Oaks, California, following a…
Children with cerebral palsy (CP) have low bone density, greatly impacted by the severity of the disease, according to a new study. Low bone mineral density (BMD) is a major health concern among children with CP, and bone fracture incidence in these children is reported to be around 15.7%.
Dear Future Husband of a Wife with cerebral palsy: Let me be the first to congratulate you on choosing your wife. I hope you chose wisely someone you love and with whom you share many of the same hobbies and goals. You fell in love with her for so…
Aging affects everyone differently, but with cerebral palsy aging has a whole different outcome. As a woman with spastic athetoid quadriplegia cerebral palsy, I’m still learning what aging does to my body. Studies to better understand aging, the body and cerebral palsy are increasing. With more information…
The U.K.’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published its first guideline on cerebral palsy (CP), focusing on the causes and treatment of the disease and the most common comorbidities — or simultaneous conditions — such as saliva control, pain, mental health, and communication issues. The new guideline,…
Having cerebral palsy and good oral health can be difficult to achieve. The physical act of brushing teeth is far from easy when you have trouble keeping your mouth open, staying still, fighting the gag reflex, biting and tongue thrusts. Unfortunately, many with cerebral palsy often forego the…
As a woman with cerebral palsy, finding a book with a character who has the same disability is difficult. When I was a teenager, I read all the young adult romance books I could get my hands on. I would have loved to see a character with a…
A single injection of Dysport (abobotulinumtoxinA) significantly improves the ability of children with cerebral palsy to achieve their functional goals, according to a study published in the Journal of Child Neurology.
Altered functional connectivity in the brains of premature babies is detectable before they are born, according to a study jointly conducted by researchers at Yale School of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Wayne State University. The study reporting the findings, “Weak…
Mirror-based intervention therapies improve movement in children with cerebral palsy (CP), according to the results of a new review. The study, “Systematic Review Of The Effects Of Mirror Therapy In Children With Cerebral Palsy,” published in The Journal of Physical Therapy Science, reviewed several previously published studies reporting…