Category Archives: Cerebral Palsy Treatment

Looking at the smoothly blended smoky shadow on Victoria Aparicios eyelids, no one would ever know her mother once applied all her makeup. Looking at her flawless red lipstick, no one would ever know Victoria once struggled to use her own hands. Born four months premature, she wasnt expected to survive and if she did, doctors said Victoria would most likely suffer crippling disabilities. They werent sure sure how much damage her brain sustained, nor did they know how severe her cerebral palsy would be. Just last month, Victoria, 18, graduated with honors from St. Joseph Academy in St. Augustine and dreams of becoming a makeup artist. So, shes a miracle, said Cynthia Aparicio, her mother. [Her graduation] is bittersweet, and probably every parent says that, but especially because of Victorias journey. Ive had to be there so much. Its amazing to see, but its going to be really hard to let go. Her mother and her father, Victor, wont have to let go just yet. Victoria plans to attend Daytona State College for business, and the college has a branch in Victorias hometown. The degree, she said, will help her create a business and brand in makeup artistry, but … Continue reading →

- More and more people retrieve their banked cells and benefit from clinical treatments Twenty individuals, ranging from the ages of 2 to 43, have become the first to use stem cells from their teeth in the treatment of various conditions including cerebral palsy, diabetes, cleft lip, and autism. The cells in use are dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) - the richest source of MSCs in the body - extracted from the likes of exfoliated incisors, deciduous or baby, and wisdom teeth. All patients report no adverse reactions, with several experiencing huge improvements in their conditions. To date, all treatments worked as well if not better than traditional treatments, but by far the most promising results are being seen in children with autism. A complex behavioural disorder that affects 1 in every 100 people in the UK, autism is one of the biggest challenges that faces modern medicine today. Not only do symptoms manifest differently in each patient, but there is no one definitive cause. To treat an individual requires a tailored combination of therapies and medications - often meaning years of harsh drugs and hours of intensive behavioural therapy. Many experts believe stem cell therapy can change that, or … Continue reading →

The first company in Australia to receive a cannabiscultivation license has been given the official go-ahead to start growing the countrys first major domestic crop of medicine. Cann Group Australia was granted a permit by the Office of Drug Control in February to grow medical marijuana at an undisclosed location in Melbourne. The company has been on a high for a few months since being issued the official papers, as well as listing on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) earlier this month. The ASX listing came after Cann Group successfully raised $13.5 million in capital. Much of that investment came from Canadian marijuana giant Aurora Cannabis who acquired a 19.9 percent stake in the burgeoning Australian cultivator. The first Australian buds are expected to be ready this August to the benefit of Aussie patients. The permits allow this pioneering producer to breed plants for propagation, supply them for manufacturing into medical products, and conduct research to develop extracts. Patients will be able to access the medicine by either getting involved in clinical trials or by obtaining it through prescription using Australias Therapeutic Goods Administration. Cann Group is currently building a larger facility, also in Melbourne, which is expected to be … Continue reading →

The woman who sparked a cross-border search when she took her son from a Brisbane hospital, has defended her child's low weight. Video: Cini Walker via Facebook Chase Walker is now showing improvement, his parents say. Picture: Facebook. A DESPERATE couple accused of snatching their severely disabled four-year-old son from a Queensland Hospital last month are living in a controversial church, where the youngster is being given cannabis oil by a deregistered doctor. Cini Walker and Marc Steven made national headlines when they were accused of taking little Chase Walker from hospital where he was being treated for spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy. Ms Walker and Mr Steven stopped vaccinating their son after the age of two, believing the injections were causing him seizures. The parents advocate the use of medicinal marijuana and an organic diet, which they say has vastly improved his condition and reduced his epileptic seizures. However, Chase has continually been admitted to hospital, with doctors often citing malnutrition. Ms Walker claims the hospital food and western medicine has had an adverse impact on her sons health. The parents told the Seven Networks Sunday Night they recently began living at Newcastles Church of Ubuntu, where they had been … Continue reading →

BARIPADA: A poor couple of Baripada town has only one dream, to see their son lead a normal life. Their seven-year-old son Alok Sen has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and epilepsy and needs immediate specialist care.Residents of Babusahi in Ward No. 5 at heart of Baripada town, Aloks father Rabi said he has been running from pillar to post for the last three years to get their son cured and had done everything within his reach. Rabi, who runs a small paan shop in the local market, said the disorder began when Alok was an infant. Rabi said when they were returning from Rath Yatra in the town with six-month-old Alok, the child started vomiting and became weak. They immediately took him to District Headquarters Hospital. The child specialists of the DHH diagnosed water storage in his brain and referred him to Sishu Bhawan, Cuttack. At Sishu Bhawan, the doctors reportedly denied him admission citing that tests are done at SCB Medical, Cuttack, Rabi said. Alok underwent treatment for meningitis at SCBMCH on July 23, 2010 and during the stay, fluids were extracted from his spinal cord for tests. He was discharged from SCBMCH on August 3 after primary … Continue reading →

Share Whats Happening Now Become a Contributor FAIRFIELD The parent of a student at Alamo Elementary School in Vacaville sued the Solano County Office of Education after she said she learned police were investigating whether her daughter, who is autistic and has cerebral palsy, was allowed to lay unsupervised in rain puddles for more than two hours. The mother received a call from the school that her daughter, now 13 years old, had gotten her clothes wet Dec. 3, 2015, and that sheneeded to bring a change of clothes, according to the suit filed May 15 in Solano County Superior Court. She discovered her daughters clothes were soaking wet in a backpack, the suit states. The mother asked what happened and was told her daughter didnt want to stop bouncing a ball, pushed a teacher out of the way and ran out the classroom door where once outside she rolled around in the puddle, according to the suit. The events as described surprised the mother because they were inconsistent with what she knows about her daughter, the suit states. Her daughter lacks the muscle strength necessary to push an adult out of the way and the girl is not aggressive, … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Orthopaedic Institute for Children announced today the expansion of the UCLA/OIC Center for Cerebral Palsy to the institutes downtown Los Angeles campus. The current center is housed at UCLA in West Los Angeles. Concurrent with this expansion OIC also announced the appointment of Rachel Thompson, M.D., as the centers new associate director. Cerebral palsy is the most common childhood disability in the United States, affecting more than 760,000 children and adults nationally. The UCLA/OIC Center for Cerebral Palsy is the only interdisciplinary clinic in Southern California that evaluates and treats people with cerebral palsy throughout the lifespan. The center includes a comprehensive outpatient clinic and the Kameron Gait and Motion Analysis Laboratory (providing an in-depth understanding of a patients movement patterns). Under the leadership of Co-Founder and Director William Oppenheim, M.D., the center is also heavily involved in research in the field of cerebral palsy and in educating both consumers and professionals as to the most up-to-date assessment and treatment approaches for people with cerebral palsy. Dr. Thompson comes to OIC from A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children at the University of Delaware where she completed a fellowship in neuromuscular orthopaedics. She completed her first fellowship in pediatric … Continue reading →

My husband and I were at a Baby Show recently and walked past a stem cell storage bank display on our way to the popular pram and cot displays. At the time, we didn't really stop to think about it, however we did make a mental note to have a look into stem cells later on as we weren't too sure what storing stem cells actually entailed or the process involved. I already understood the amazing properties found in the placenta and umbilical cord with many mums choosing to freeze dry and consume it for its therapeutic properties. After some research, I discovered that I could go one colossal step further and use the blood in my baby's umbilical cord to treat my child in future should they become unexpectedly ill. Image courtesy of Smart Cells So why doesn't everyone do it? Well there are many myths surrounding collection, how the cord blood and tissue is stored and the financial outlay. However, my belief is that the positive benefits of these stem cells if ever required in future, are priceless. In order to shed some light on stem cell storage, here are the five main reasons why we are doing … Continue reading →

The upcoming release of the It remake this September spells doom for the rapidly declining reputation of clowns. History has never been totally kind to these powder-faced jokers, but their public image took a hit in 2016 after Jared Leto appeared in Suicide Squad, which may or may not have led to a rash of clown-faced trolls getting arrested across the United States. Will clowns be pegged as weird bad guys forever? Not if a team of Israeli childrens doctors have their say. It turns out that clowns have an unexpectedly analgesic effect on physical pain, at least in kids receiving treatment for cerebral palsy, as their recent study in PLoS One showed. In the paper, published in April, the researchers showed that clown-care can help numb the pain caused by injections, which are used frequently in cerebral palsy treatment. Most children receiving clown-care reported lower pain levels similar to other clown studies, which is the goal of behavioral and cognitive interventions, the researchers wrote, noting that kids that didnt get clown care experienced a high level of pain that was unexpectedly high. The 45 kids with cerebral palsy made an ideal study group because their treatment exposes them to … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES--(Business Wire)--The Orthopaedic Institute for Children announced today the expansion of the UCLA/OIC Center for Cerebral Palsy to the institutes downtown Los Angeles campus. The current center is housed at UCLA in West Los Angeles. Concurrent with this expansion OIC also announced the appointment of Rachel Thompson, M.D., as the centers new associate director. Cerebral palsy is the most common childhood disability in the United States, affecting more than 760,000 children and adults nationally. The UCLA/OIC Center for Cerebral Palsy is the only interdisciplinary clinic in Southern California that evaluates and treats people with cerebral palsy throughout the lifespan. The center includes a comprehensive outpatient clinic and the Kameron Gait and Motion Analysis Laboratory (providing an in-depth understanding of a patients movement patterns). Under the leadership of Co-Founder and Director William Oppenheim, M.D., the center is also heavily involved in research in the field of cerebral palsy and in educating both consumers and professionals as to the most up-to-date assessment and treatment approaches for people with cerebral palsy. Dr. Thompson comes to OIC from A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children at the University of Delaware where she completed a fellowship in neuromuscular orthopaedics. She completed her first fellowship in pediatric … Continue reading →