Treatment

August 29,2012

Sports Help Child with Cerebral Palsy Connect

Cerebral palsy symptoms can make it difficult to interact with other people. They can also make it very difficult to perform everyday tasks, cutting down on a child’s independence. One child, profiled in the Orange County Register, has been able to make friends and even meet heroes throug

July 30,2012

Surgery Allows Boy With Cerebral Palsy to Run Triathlon

A 10-year-old boy in the United Kingdom who suffers with cerebral palsy was recently able to complete a triathlon to raise money for another child with cerebral palsy. The child, Jack, was formerly almost completely unable to move, having to crawl around on his hands and knees and certainly being in

July 31,2012

Umbilical Cord Blood Offers Treatment Option for Cerebral Palsy

Blood taken from the umbilical cord may help some cerebral palsy sufferers to get some relief from the worst of their symptoms. According to an article from ABC Los Angeles, one LA area family was relieved that they decided to bank their child’s umbilical cord after it was determined that he h

June 20,2012

Dinosaur Game Helps Children with Cerebral Palsy

Children born with cerebral palsy have characteristic problems controlling their muscles. In fact, muscle spasticity and an inability to perform fine tasks are both distinguishing characteristics of this group of disorders. At Rice University, engineering students have devised a way to try to help c

March 27,2012

Making up for Hearing Loss

If you have a child with CP, it’s likely that they’re going to have some degree of compromised hearing among their symptoms. They may also have speech difficulties, which arise from not being able to hear their own voices when they talk and not being able to hear the nuances of how words

February 13,2012

Treating Cerebral Palsy with Technology

Like the treatments available for any other disorder, the treatments available for cerebral palsy have evolved over the years. Today, there are some truly interesting innovations in treatment options for people who suffer with this condition. If your child has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy, be

January 31,2012

Better Technology Leads to a Better Future

New technologies are being developed all the time. Some only increase the level of convenience in our lives, but others fundamentally change lives. For people with cerebral palsy, technology is sometimes one of the most important factors in determining how much treatments help them deal with the sym

January 30,2012

Vans a Must for Children in Wheelchairs

If your child has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy, there is a chance that you’re going to need to change the vehicle that you use to get around. When somebody has special needs as far as mobility is concerned, it’s sometimes necessary to get a vehicle that’s specifically made to

November 29,2011

Cerebral Palsy Treatment Options for the Future

There are always new treatments being developed for cerebral palsy. Because cerebral palsy is a disorder caused by a brain injury, there’s really nothing that can be done to actually reverse or even treat the actual cause of CP, treatments mostly focus on treating the symptoms. In the future,

October 27,2011

New Device Helps Children with CP Crawl

A device called the self-initiated prone progression crawler (SIPPC) may help children with CP to live better lives. This device is used on infants and acts as an assistive device, allowing them to crawl and creep. Researchers from Oklahoma University hope that it has other benefits, as well. Develo