Classical ballet classes may help improve balance while enhancing social skills in school-aged children with cerebral palsy (CP), according to a new study. The study, “Pilot Study Of A Targeted Dance Class For Physical Rehabilitation In Children With Cerebral Palsy,” was published in the journal SAGE Open Medicine.
Australia’s University of Queensland (UQ) has secured $13.95 million (about $10.7 in U.S. dollars) over five years from the the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to address major global health challenges, primarily cerebral palsy (CP) and stillbirths. The NHMRC is Australia’s leading expert body…
Having cerebral palsy is as natural to me as walking is to someone else. A common request I receive is to explain what it’s like to have cerebral palsy. While I can easily explain the bulk of the disability, the specific details might fall through the cracks. Here…
Dating and relationships are something many people want in life. But with a disability such as cerebral palsy, dating can seem an astronomical task. Having athetoid spastic cerebral palsy can lead to challenges, socially and romantically. However, at a young age, I set a goal of a happy marriage,…
Babies who are born prematurely and who have infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS) have a higher risk of developing cerebral palsy (CP) according to a study conducted by researchers in Denmark.
A majority of children with cerebral palsy are unable to push themselves using manual wheelchairs, but kids with powered wheelchairs are much more independent, researchers found. A study published in the journal BMC Pediatrics analyzed the extent that hand function, upper extremity range of motion, and gross motor function affects independent wheelchair…
Understanding how people with cerebral palsy (CP) experience aging can provide useful information about the disease to doctors and improve health and social care to these patients, according to a new study from researchers in New Zealand. The study, “Ageing With Cerebral Palsy; What Are The Health Experiences Of…
A month ago, just shy of my boyfriend and I celebrating our one-year anniversary, we went together to an OB-GYN appointment — this is because we’re in the process of trying to find relief for some pretty intense vaginal pain that I’m having (and have had since puberty, but that’s…
HiberGene Diagnostics recently validated the direct testing of rectovaginal swabs with its HG Group B Streptococcus (GBS) test. The company has also secured a European Community (CE) mark for this new application. GBS is a type of bacteria that is the most common cause of neonatal meningitis and can…
October is the start of fun holiday events and celebrations as we enter the end of the year. Having cerebral palsy doesn’t mean that a child or parent with cerebral palsy can’t participate in Halloween celebrations. Modifications, research and planning ahead will make Halloween not only possible, but…