Cerebral palsy

Having been diagnosed with spastic cerebral palsy that makes it very difficult for him to move around ? but does he let that stop him? No sir! Matt makes sure his condition does not stop him from participating in his elementary school?s field day race.Read Full Story

Vlogger bwo With Leather, "Matt has Spastic Cerebral Palsy, but opted to run in Field Day at Colonial Hills Elementary School despite being given the option to sit it out and despite the incredible... Full story at Bob's Blitz ~ http://www.bobsblitz.comRead Full Story

Matt W. has spastic cerebral palsy, a debilitating disease that makes mobility difficult in every way. So when Matt’s elementary school had a field day, Matt’s teachers gave him the option to opt out. But Matt is a boy full of determination, and he wanted to do what everyone else was doing. After two minutes of the race, everyone else was finished running, but Matt still had two more laps to complete.  Still, Matt pushed on, and his always supportive gym teacher joined him. Soon, all the kids...Read Full Story

There are a number of different factors known to cause cerebral palsy. These include genetic mutations, infection, fetal stroke, and complications during delivery. A new study has identified a way of curing cerebral palsy caused by maternal inflammation and infection, by delivering a medication directly to the brain. Researchers at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Perinatology Research Branch of the National Institutes of Health used rabbits to test a new treatment...Read Full Story

A request for help from the mother of a girl with cerebral palsy has led to a group effort by students in an area of Alabama recently devastated by storms. A few months ago Joann Wells stopped by the Tuscaloosa Center for Technology to see if they could build her daughter a desk that would be comfortable for her to use while doing homework. Construction and graphic design students got the opportunity to put their skills to good use, designing and building the special desk for 13-year-old...Read Full Story

Jury awards parents $74 million for baby born with cerebral palsy A California couple won $74 million in a jury trial against their doctor for negligence during the delivery that caused the baby to develop cerebral palsy. Attorney Nicholas Rowley Andrew and Jennifer Blunt gave birth to Sofia on April 19, 2009 with Dr. Kurt Haupt overseeing the delivery. Both sides agreed that the lack of oxygen to Sofia’s brain caused her to develop cerebral palsy. During the medical malpractice trial, the...Read Full Story

Benefits: The exercise program should be individualized to meet the goals and potential of each person. The exercise is important for persons with disability due to cerebral palsy and neuromuscular disorder. It increases and maintains the heart and lung efficiency. It increases flexibility and the range of motion. This strengthens the body muscles and the bone structures and increases its endurance. This increases the individual participation in the community activities. This induces the...Read Full Story

Lily Gordon wanted what many 6-year-old girls want–to wear sparkly princess shoes and to take dance classes–but cerebral palsy made her dreams seem impossible. Although her family lives in the United Kingdom, her parents elected to bring her to St. Louis to undergo a specialized surgery called selective dorsal rhizotomy that was perfected there by Dr. T. S. Park. They are one of many families that have traveled from all over the United States and from over forty countries to be treated by Dr...Read Full Story

Bust out those tissues -- you've got to see this emotional video of a boy with cerebral palsy welome home his hero father. This marine got the surprise of a lifetime when he found out his son had learned to walk! After you get your kick out of this little cutie, you must check this video out next! When Staff Sgt. Jeremy Cooney came home from Afghanistan, his six-year-old son, Michael, walked to him for the first time! The marine had thought his son's disability would mean he would need...Read Full Story

Get Up Your Bus Is Here Living My Life With Cerebral Palsy Part Two.mov "One day I was walking to the bus and caught an icy patch and wound up face down in the snow. My mother stood true to Dr. Shelsky's word and with tears in her eyes told me to "Get up. Your bus is here." She would have obviously helped me if I was hurt, but the early message to me was also clear; I was going to learn to fend for myself..." Dr. Stephen Danzig's tenth book is by far his most personal to date. "Get Up, Your...Read Full Story