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WEBEmergency Hospital Use More Common for Adults Than Children in Australia. Adults with cerebral palsy (CP) are more likely to be hospitalized on an emergency-care basis than planned care, mainly due to respiratory illness and …
Imagining Grasping May Improve Hand Function in Spastic CP …
WEBSep 18, 2019 · Children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (CP) have a preserved ability to imagine grasping with both hands, according to a new study. The findings suggest that tapping into that ability during rehabilitation therapy could help recover hand function and upper limb movements in children with CP.
Kids with Cerebral Palsy Have Impaired Metabolic, Cardio, Fitness ...
WEBMay 23, 2016 · The research team performed a comprehensive analysis to understand how cardiorespiratory, metabolic, and neuromuscular fitness performance varies between children with cerebral palsy and healthy children without CP …
With Cerebral Palsy, Stress Is an Added Dimension
WEBJan 9, 2018 · That said, cerebral palsy can also bring on a certain level of stress that someone without a disability will probably never experience. I’ll try to help you understand a little bit of what I’m talking about in terms of stress.
What Is Cerebral Palsy? - Cerebral Palsy News Today
WEBFeb 19, 2020 · Cerebral palsy (CP) is the name given to a group of neurological disorders that appear in infancy or early childhood and permanently affect body movement and muscle coordination. Causes of CP. CP can be caused by damage to the brain or by abnormal development.
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Spasms Are a Daily Part of Life with CP - Cerebral Palsy News Today
WEBFeb 4, 2020 · Spasticity is common with many types of cerebral palsy (CP). Everyone handles spasticity differently, and spasms vary depending on the extent of CP. Because I have athetoid mixed CP, spasms are part of my daily life.
Becoming a Mother with Cerebral Palsy
WEBSep 22, 2016 · In this light and joyful piece, CP columnist Jessica Grono recounts her "amazing" experience of becoming a mother ten years ago despite her cerebral palsy.
Difficulties Women with CP Face in Aging, Topic of Facebook …
WEBFeb 24, 2020 · Women with cerebral palsy (CP) experience difficulties as they age and barriers to accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare, a new study highlights, emphasizing the need to give these women platforms to speak for themselves and be heard by the health professionals caring for them.
In Kids with Cerebral Palsy, Incentive Spirometer Exercise Appears …
WEBApr 4, 2016 · In a recent study, a team of researchers reported that children with cerebral palsy experience significant improvements in respiratory function when taught to perform incentive spirometer exercise.