The Cerebral Palsy Family Network (CPFN), a nonprofit organization and advocacy group founded in 2006 by parents of children with cerebral palsy and My Advocates legal team, recently launched a new Internet television show called “Cerebral Palsy Family Network TV” (CPFN TV). The TV show, first aired March 1 for…
The levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) in the blood correlate with disease severity in some forms of cerebral palsy, according to a study, “Plasma Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-α) Levels Correlate with Disease Severity in Spastic Diplegia, Triplegia, and Quadriplegia in Children with Cerebral Palsy,” published in the…
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy have banded together to develop a new interactive tool that aims to help parents detect at an earlier stage any possible physical development delays in their children. Called “Physical…
In a new study, researchers tested the efficacy and safety of Free Aspire for the management of bronchial secretions in children with cerebral palsy (CP), and found the device is indeed effective and safe in reducing the impact of days in antibiotic therapy and in the hospital, of exacerbations…
Brunel University London researchers recently announced that they are looking for teenagers with cerebral palsy to participate in a new trial that the team is planning to launch in February and March 2016. This STAR trial will study whether strengthening exercises for the calf muscles might help teenagers with cerebral palsy to walk.
Axinesis, which develops technologies to aid patients with brain injuries or brain damage, recently announced that REAplan, its robotic device to help rehabilitate the impaired upper limbs of cerebral palsy children and stroke patients, has received CE mark approval and soon may be available in Europe. REAplan is an ergonomic, interactive,…
People with cerebral palsy were able to strengthen their self-control and confidence after being part of an open science research project from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. This was achieved by challenging patients’ assumptions regarding their own limitations on a skiing trip. Patients’ families and doctors were part of the project —…
Physiotherapists with the Department of Clinical Science at Brunel University, London, recently received a £250,000 grant to support new research into resistance training for adolescents with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder caused by a non-progressive brain injury, or a malformation that usually occurs during fetal development of the brain. Children with…
An Australian-led research group believes it may have made one of the most significant discoveries into cerebral palsy over the past 20 years. Cerebral palsy in newborns is often assumed to result from severe hypoxia that occurred either during fetal development or at birth. However, the Australian Collaborative Cerebral Palsy Research Group at the…