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June 14,2012

Emily Thomas – Losing Her Voice but Keeping Her Life

At Dallas Children’s Medical Center, the Thomas family has to make tough decisions to preserve the life of precious 3-year-old Emily Thomas. Emily suffered a terrible stroke when she was only an infant, and as a result suffers from Cerebral Palsy as well as static encephalopathy, neurological dev

June 07,2012

Cerebral Palsy Athlete Recognized for 400 Meter Run

Some children with cerebral palsy are able to enjoy very active lives. For example, Chris Beck, a high school student in Newark, NJ was recently profiled in the Newark Advocate for his athleticism. Competing in track events and football, he has been able to demonstrate that people with cerebral pals

April 16,2012

Using a Walker at School Causes Controversy

A Houston mother with a child who has cerebral palsy is planning on suing the school district where her child goes to school, according to a report on FoxNews.com. The lawsuit she’s considering has to do with the school district allegedly saying that her child cannot use her walker at school.

November 20,2011

Scientists Protect Against CP-Like Brain Damage in Mice

Birth injuries that cause cerebral palsy stem from an interruption in the flow of blood or oxygen to the brain, causing damage to the tissue. Scientists have recently managed to stave off this same type of damage in mice during experiments. The information regarding the study was published in the P

November 16,2011

Australian Researchers Have New Take on Muscle Tissue

Australian researchers have recently carried out experiments that show that muscle tissue may function differently than previously thought. Previously, medicine believed that muscle tissues was arranged is straight fibers. The new research shows that muscle tissue can buckle when they are at rest. T

August 03,2010

New “Brainfingers” Technology for Kids with Cerebral Palsy

We try to monitor the news wires and keep up to date on what is going on in the cerebral palsy community. Today, I came across a story that was really touching and interesting. It’s a story about two grandparents who have taken care of their son, Malachi, for 22 years. Cerebral palsy took Mal

August 03,2010

Magnesium Sulfate Protects Preterm Babies Against Cerebral Palsy

Treating women who are at risk of delivering prematurely with magnesium sulfate reduces the risk of cerebral palsy, according to a study performed by Dr. Caroline Crowther. “The new Cochrane review shows there is now evidence to support giving magnesium sulfate therapy to women at risk of very

August 01,2010

Special Cerebral Palsy Treatment Developed in Shanghai

I read a fascinating report in the Shanghai Daily recently. In it, they describe a cerebral palsy treatment that combines both Chinese and Western methods of therapy. The method was developed by Lu Shunling, a woman who has cerebral palsy herself. She claims that it has already had a dramatic ef

July 30,2010

DynoVox Used for Cerebral Palsy Patient

A new communication device known as a DynaVox is helping cerebral palsy patients who have difficulty speaking. The device has pre-recorded messages that play when you touch buttons on a screen. For one cerebral palsy patient, the DynaVox has proven to be a most-useful device. 25-year old Jennifer

July 30,2010

Euro Therapy A Hit With 12 Year Old

Ethan Roggatz has made brilliant strides in his cerebral palsy therapy recently. On Father’s Day, he managed to ride his bike between a small park in his home town, to a near-by drive inn. His mother says that a year earlier, he would have struggled to make such a ride. “We had to push