The amount of rehabilitation therapy given children with cerebral palsy has a small effect on their developmental outcomes, while therapy that is family-centered and focused on a child’s well-being and specific tasks seems to help, a study reports. “Physical, occupational, and speech therapy for children with cerebral palsy”…
In South Korea, there has been a trend in recent years toward children with cerebral palsy starting therapy at earlier ages, with age-related differences in which therapies are used, a study shows. This information may help guide the crafting of more nuanced policies that consider age as an important…
A combination of conventional rehabilitation therapy and acupoint injection therapy significantly improves blood circulation in the brains of children with cerebral palsy, promoting nerve cells’ growth and function recovery, a study found. “GM1 Acupoint Injection Improves Mental Retardation in Children with Cerebral Palsy” was published in the…
Rehabilitation therapy focused on controlling and managing involuntary movements of the hands may be beneficial for some patients with a type of cerebral palsy where only one side of the body is affected, according to researchers. Their study, “Learning to cope with mirror movements in unilateral…
The combination of standard rehabilitation therapy with Cerebrolysin was found to improve the gross motor skills of pediatric patients living with cerebral palsy (CP), according to results published in the journal Acta Neurologica Belgica. Patients with CP caused by perinatal brain injury due to oxygen deprivation can present several symptoms, including…