Category Archives: Cerebral Palsy Treatment

Photo courtesy Make-A-Wish Oregon PORTLAND, Ore. A recent Ridgefield High School graduates wish of sharing his love of music came true on Sunday thanks to he Make-a-Wish Foundation of Oregon. Nathan Ehline played his music in front of a packed house at Portlands Crystal Ballroom. Ehline, who suffers from Cerebral Palsy, had a bad reaction to a drug treatment and was in the hospital with a life-threatening condition. Nathan plays piano and cajn, and says music was a huge part of the healing process. He says music gives him an out-of-body experience while he's going through treatment. He hopes this once-in-a-lifetime experience can inspire others while they're going through treatment. Just the joy you get out of it. When you're done with the show or start with it, it sends chills down your spine," said Ehline. Nathan said his love of music started three years ago when he and a friend played at First Thursday in the Pearl District. He says he regularly uploads his music online. This is a developing story; updates will be posted. Go here to read the rest: Young man's wish of sharing the healing power of music comes true - KATU … Continue reading →

(AFP/Abbas Momani, File) Dozens of young protesters had taken to the border to protest in solidarity with a mass Palestinian prisoner hunger strike, and clashed with Israeli forces that fired live ammunition at the crowd. According to DCIP, when the teen was hospitalized, a doctor recommended that the family apply for an urgent exit permit and an escort to travel through the Israeli-controlled Erez border crossing to Jerusalem for specialized care. Khalid underwent surgery to remove his right kidney and repair damage to his aorta. Heavy blood loss carried the possibility of damage to other organs, including his brain, and caused a nine-day coma, medical sources at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah told DCIP. While Khalid was still in a coma, on May 27, his family applied for an exit permit so he could be treated in an Israeli hospital, but the Israeli Civil Affairs office denied the application. After Khalid recovered from the coma on May 31 and began daily courses of dialysis to remove toxins in his left kidney, the family filed a second permit request, for which they are still awaiting a response, DCIP said. We are waiting to transfer him to the hospital in Jerusalem, … Continue reading →

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., met with stakeholders in Richmond on Friday for a roundtable discussion on the potential effect of Medicaid cuts in Senate Republicans health care proposal. Kaine met with about 25 interested parties, including representatives of ARC of Virginia, the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services, AARP Virginia, Voices for Virginias Children, the Virginia Association of Nurses, Planned Parenthood and the NAACP. The heart of this bill is dramatic cuts to Medicaid, Kaine said at the SunTrust Center on East Main Street. Kaine said he wants GOP senators to slow the bills progress and hold hearings. Kaine spent much of the hour listening to stories from Virginians who said that without Medicaid assistance they would not have the means to care for children who are seriously ill, or who deal with mental health problems or developmental disabilities. You cannot balance the health care act on the back of the most vulnerable citizens, said Kim Goodloe, president of ARC of Virginia. People with developmental disabilities who want to live with family members, or live independently, are at risk of losing services that are vital to keeping them out of nursing homes or state institutions, she said. Our biggest … Continue reading →

Researchers conclude that electroacupuncture plus moxibustion increases the clinical effective rate of physiotherapy for the treatment of infantile cerebral palsy. Binzhou City Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital researchers combined Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapy (i.e., electroacupuncture and moxibustion) with standard physiotherapy. Patients receiving both TCM care and physiotherapy in a combined treatment protocol had superior patient outcomes compared with patients receiving only physiotherapy. The physiotherapy control group achieved a total effective rate of 78.9%. The TCM care plus physiotherapy treatment group achieved a total effective rate of 92.9%. The addition of TCM care to physiotherapy increases the total effective rate by 14%. Lets take a look at the results. The study design was as follows. The investigation involved the selection of 80 patients who received acupuncture and physiotherapy treatment at the acupuncture department of the Binzhou City TCM Hospital. Patients were randomly assigned to a treatment group and a control group. The treatment group had 42 patients, and the control group had 38 patients. Both groups received identical physiotherapy. The treatment group received acupuncture and moxibustion therapy in addition to physiotherapy. The statistical breakdown for each randomized group was as follows. The treatment group was comprised of 31 males and 11 … Continue reading →

Yet another botched birth at a state hospital has cost the Gauteng health MEC more than R17.8 million. In terms of a settlement reached in the High Court in Pretoria this week, the MEC agreed to compensate Bushbuckridge mother Rosalina Mucavele for the damages sustained by her son, Bennett, who suffers from severe cerebral palsy after botched treatment and a Caesarean section gone wrong at the Tambo Memorial Hospital in Boksburg six years ago. The hospital claimed Mucavele was to blame for her sons brain damage because of her alleged use of a toxic herbal medicine, Isihlambezo, but she denied using the medicine. The court ruled in 2015 that the MEC was 100% liable for Bennetts damages and that the hospital could not prove that the herbal medicine had caused the childs brain damage. Mucavele testified that she was made to wait for three hours without anyone attending to her at the hospital and she and the doctor could not communicate because they did not speak the same language. A nurse later told her she could not give natural birth because she had taken traditional medicine and she had to go to theatre. She could immediately see something was wrong … Continue reading →

Arielle Levin Becker / CTMirror.org Medical marijuana products available for sale at Prime Wellness, a dispensary in South Windsor. The recreational marijuana debate is tabled for now, but 18,000 Connecticut residents are using the drug to help with specific debilitating medical conditions. Medical marijuana was legalized in May of 2012 and put into practice in September of 2014. In the five years since its legalization, the number of dispensaries grew from six to nine. The number of patients in Connecticut now stands over 18,000. Regulations expanded to allow minors with certain serious illnesses to use medical marijuana. St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center began testing the drug as an alternative to opioids. Connecticut Drug Control Division director Rod Marriott said the program is well-received by patients. Its always great to hear about a patient thats using a product from medical marijuana in Connecticut thats helping them to have a better quality of life, Marriott said. Among the 22 qualifying conditions are cancer, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, Parkinsons, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, post-traumatic stress disorder, cerebral palsy and cystic fibrosis. Marriott estimates about 7,000 new patients are added each year. Its difficult to determine how the number of patients in Connecticut stacks up against … Continue reading →

Treating cerebral palsy used to be something of a mystery, but new research has given kids like Bailey Jankovic a regular life. By Mark Brook Bailey Jankovic can walk thanks to new developments in the treatment of cerebral palsy At first sight, Bailey seems like a typical 10-year-old boy. Hes energetic and lively; his love of basketball regularly sees him shooting hoops in the street with the neighbourhood kids after school. But first impressions can be deceiving. Bailey has cerebral palsy, a disorder that affects muscle and bone development and can permanently confine those who have it to a wheelchair or crutches. The fact that he can walk, run and play sport like any other boy is a testament to the advances in research that have taken place in Australia over the past decade. Bailey was born eight weeks premature in 2002. From the beginning, there were signs that he had a physical disability, but its severity wasnt known. When he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at six months old, his family was thrown into a black hole of confusion, recalls his mother, Michelle Jankovic. Health professionals warned that Bailey would likely need to use a walker or crutches for … Continue reading →

AsiaOne Born with cerebral palsy, cord blood offers 7-year-old chance of a better life AsiaOne In 2014, the Tans found a glimmer of hope when they noticed another child with cerebral palsy, who was in the same early intervention programme as Ee Han, began showing marked improvement after undergoing a new treatment. While the transfusions ... Continue reading here: Born with cerebral palsy, cord blood offers 7-year-old chance of a better life - AsiaOne … Continue reading →

According to the Center for Disease Control, cerebral palsy is the most common motor disability for children. Katie Steiner, WWLTV 5:22 PM. CDT June 10, 2017 NEW ORLEANS According to the Center for Disease Control, cerebral palsy is the most common motor disability for children. Saturday, parents in the New Orleans area had the opportunity Saturday morning to learn more about the disorder and treatments. Childrens Hospital New Orleans hosted a town hall panel Saturday morning to discuss cutting edge treatments for children living with cerebral palsy. Jennifer Lyman is no stranger to Childrens Hospital. Her 12-year-old son Bauer has cerebral palsy but she says she doesnt let her stop her adorable boy. He goes to festivals, Jazz Fest and loves Mardi Gras, Lyman said. Hes out there in the mix with all the other kids. Hes a great kid. Lyman says that Childrens Hospital New Orleans is a lifeline. That support includes a new clinic where all the professionals Bauer must see can come together for one appointment. Its a one-stop shop for us, Lyman said. She says it is great to have surgeons, physical therapists and neuro doctors in the same room together discussing treatment. But the support … Continue reading →

TWO Stewarton parents are on a mission to raise enough funds to help their daughter. Little Leah Pattison was diagnosed with hemiplegia a type of cerebral palsy when she was just six months old. The condition injured the right side of her brain before she was born and now affects her motor skills on her left side of the body. The fighting tot is now 18 months old and is eligible to take part in a treatment for her condition in Manchester. Parents Patricia Melly and Christopher Pattison are fundraising hard to get the 9000 cost of the pioneering CIMT treatment paid for. Patricia said: The constraint induced movement therapy works so that Leah would be made to use her left side and not the healthy right side. Some of the results have been wonderful and we really think that it is something she will benefit from. The treatment would give her a much better quality of life, at the minute she would be unable to do the every day things that we take for granted, like tying shoes, using a knife and fork or tying your hair up in a ponytail. We are looking to raise some money because … Continue reading →