Category Archives: Cerebral Palsy Treatment

Bobath Childrens Therapy Centre Wales based in Cardiff is this year celebrating 25 years of providing specialist therapy to children in Wales who have cerebral palsy. To mark this momentous occasion, the registered charity are this year making each of their annual fundraising events bigger and better than ever before, with some extra events added in to the mix to really mark such a special occasion. One of their recent fundraising events on St Davids Day was an evening with Chris Coleman OBE, the Welsh football manager took part in a Q&A with guests, hosted by journalist and presenter Frances Donavan. Cerebral palsy is the most common childrens disability in the world today, there are an estimated 1,800 children in Wales with cerebral palsy, of this number over 570 are registered with the charity. Cerebral palsy is a permanent disorder of posture and movement resulting from brain damage occurring in a baby or young child. Bobath therapy is a framework for analysis and treatment, informed by up-to-date research and knowledge, assessing, analysing and providing appropriate treatment to individuals with cerebral palsy. The expertise of the three disciplines, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy are combined to help each … Continue reading →

Obamacares 10 essential health benefits cover basic services such as vaccines and pediatric visits Joe Raedle / Getty Images, file Heres a rundown of what they are: Most Americans get their health insurance through an employer, and most employer-sponsored plans offer most of these benefits as a matter of course. Fewer than 10 percent of Americans buy health insurance on the individual market and thats the market covered by the ACAs essential benefits. Pre-Obamacare, insurance companies could offer very cheap policies that either did not cover many conditions, or that charged a very high deductible or co-pay for such claims. Advocates for keeping in the essential health benefits clause say its the only way to make health insurance manageable and fair. Health insurance is confusing enough as is, writes Jeanne Lambrew, who worked on health reform under Obama and who is now at the Century Foundation. Rolling back benefit standards and allowing insurers to make coverage decisions would add to that confusion. And it would put millions of Americans at risk for having a health insurance card but remaining under-insured. House Speaker Paul Ryan said its about choice and lowering costs. Instead of imposing arrogant and paternalistic mandates, it would … Continue reading →

Jim Siegel The Columbus Dispatch @phrontpage Facing a wave of opposition from medical professionals and families caring for the states sickest children, House Republicans plan to strip from the budget proposed changes to the Bureau of Children with Medical Handicaps. As part of his two-year, $66.9 billion budget, Gov. John Kasich proposed eliminating the bureau, slashing income eligibility in half for babies born after July 1, and shifting the program into Medicaid managed care. The bureau screens providers, assuring a broad network of experienced and available specialists, said Dr. Jim Duffee, who testified to lawmakers on behalf of the Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Medicaid managed care plans do not have a similar provider network and cannot guarantee continuous care by qualified specialists, he said. The bureau pays for medicine, treatment and services not covered by insurance for more than 41,000 children with conditions such as cystic fibrosis, epilepsy and cerebral palsy. Duffee said it is well positioned to fill a gap when confused and anguished parents are told their child has a serious developmental disorder. The cumbersome preauthorization process of Medicaid managed care often serves to delay or even deny timely, appropriate evaluation or treatment. The … Continue reading →

Representatives of six provincial health departments yesterday appeared before a joint sitting of parliament's standing committee on appropriations and the portfolio committee on health to discuss the delivery of health services. Some of the representatives raised the issue of high legal claims against their departments, which they said were mostly attributable to unscrupulous attorneys trying to cash in. The attorneys were said to have shifted their attention to state hospitals after the Road Accident Fund cracked down on the submission of inflated claims. Some of the provinces have contingent liabilities running into billions of rands. KwaZulu-Natal, which has the second-highest claims total after Gauteng, told the committee that its contingent liabilities for medical litigation was almost R10-billion. The province spent R243-million on claims in 2016-2017 - for which it had not budgeted. KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo said the claims were not based only on allegations of negligence. Dhlomo said law firms advertised their services to encourage people to employ them if they felt they had received poor medical treatment from the state. He said lawyers were colluding with doctors to get patient files in order to lodge claims. Dhlomo said most of the claims against his department were birth- … Continue reading →

Obamacare's 10 essential health benefits cover basic services such as vaccines and pediatric visits Joe Raedle / Getty Images, file Here's a rundown of what they are: Most Americans get their health insurance through an employer, and most employer-sponsored plans offer most of these benefits as a matter of course. Fewer than 10 percent of Americans buy health insurance on the individual market and that's the market covered by the ACA's essential benefits. Pre-Obamacare, insurance companies could offer very cheap policies that either did not cover many conditions, or that charged a very high deductible or co-pay for such claims. Advocates for keeping in the essential health benefits clause say it's the only way to make health insurance manageable and fair. "Health insurance is confusing enough as is," "Rolling back benefit standards and allowing insurers to make coverage decisions would add to that confusion. And it would put millions of Americans at risk for having a health insurance card but remaining under-insured." House Speaker Paul Ryan said it's about choice. "Instead of imposing arrogant and paternalistic mandates, it would increase choice and competition, creating a vibrant market where every American will have access to quality, affordable coverage," he There's another … Continue reading →

March 23rd, 2017 by WCBC Radio Cathy Growden, executive director of The Childrens League, recently announced the retirement of Mary Ann Reinhard as board president. JohnBalch has been elected to serve as the new board president. Reinhard has been a member of the board of directors since 2000 and was elected League president in December 2007.Reinhardworked alongside League staff members, physicians and other board members over the years, while promoting the League and its mission to serve the children of the tri-state area with services necessary to help them prosper and grow. Balch has been a member of the board of directors since November 2008. Concerning his new role, Balch said, The future of The Childrens League will revolve around new therapies and opportunities created by needs of the children in the counties we serve. Balch said, Mary Ann Reinhard has been a tremendous asset to The Childrens League for the past ten years. The dedication she demonstrated to the board, the staff and to the patients is truly remarkable. Growden reiterated those sentiments, adding Mary Ann is a caring individual who provided this organization with support and incredible leadership. We are so thankful to have had her on our … Continue reading →

A ONE in a million mother who quit her job to care for her youngest child after he was born with serious health problems has been crowned our Mum of the Year. Supermum Lauren Lawrence, of Sunnyside, Braintree, has scooped 250 worth of gift vouchers and a beauty treatment, after winning a competition run by the Times with Newlands Shopping Centre. Laurens five children - Angel, 13, Tynisha, 12, Korben, 11, Lyssia, seven, and Brogan, six along with her husband Scott hailed her as simply the best and said she never stops caring for us. Brogan has quadriplegic cerebral palsy, meaning he does not have full control of the muscles in his arms and legs, and she gave up her job working at a special school in order to care for him. Lauren, 33, takes him to vital physiotherapy sessions every week and fundraises tirelessly to meet the 140 a week costs. She admitted it was a huge shock when she found out she had been chosen. She has received 250 worth of gift vouchers to spend at Newlands Shopping Centre stores plus a 60 beauty treatment at the new fashion salon Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo-tique. Selfless Lauren has decided to … Continue reading →

MORE than 130 people took part in a sport-inspired walk to raise more than 7,000 for an 11-year-old boy from Leigh with cerebral palsy who is undergoing treatment for leukaemia. Ben Robinsons ambition is to go on holiday with his family to Jamaica. Leigh Centurions star Dayne Weston set up the Ben's Wish charitable fund in a bid to raise the money needed to make that dream come true. Ben is a Centurions fan as well as a Manchester City FC supporter and the latest Ben's Wish fundraiser saw walkers brave the wet weather and trek 18 miles from one club to the other on Sunday. The Home From Home Walk began at Leigh Sports Village and ended at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester seven-and-a-half hours later. Triple amputee war hero and author Andy Reid and Ben's friends and teacher from Newton Westpark Primary School were among those to complete the walk. Centurions stars Dayne and Mickey Higham walked the final mile alongside Ben and his family. Event organiser Bradley Edwards, 32, said: The amount of support we had on the day for Ben was amazing. I think the adrenaline got people to the finishing line. When we hit Manchester … Continue reading →

Therapeutic horse-riding improved the confidence of children with cerebral palsy, providing them with hope and the feeling that they can cope with their lives, according to their parents. These benefits were on top of improvements in balance, trunk and posture control identified in the study carried out in Greece. Researchers Athanasia Laiou, Anna Christakou and Vaios Kaminiotis set out to assess the impact of therapeutic horse-riding, known as hippotherapy, on children with cerebral palsy from the parents perspective. Hippotherapy in the Greek model refers to the incorporation of equine movement by physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists as a physical treatment strategy. Interviews were undertaken with 10 parents. Their children were aged 4 to 18 and had received hippotherapy from a qualified hippotherapy clinical specialist weekly for at least the previous three months. Laiou and her colleagues, writing in the International Journal of Physiotherapy, said their results provided evidence that hippotherapy was a promising avenue, having physical and psychological benefits for children with cerebral palsy. Hippotherapy improved childrens daily activities, their independence and, in general, a better quality of life has been attained, while no negative impacts have been identified, they reported. The study team looked at other research in … Continue reading →

Newly released figures show a 28 per cent hike in the number of kids with disorders who are waiting more than 12 months for rehab care YOUNGSTERS with severely debilitating conditions are being denied treatment due to staff shortages, it has been claimed. Newly released figures show a 28 per cent hike in the number of kids with disorders such as cerebral palsy who are waiting more than 12 months for rehab care. The anxious families of no fewer than 4,641 children spent the whole of last year queuing for a first assessment with an occupational therapist. Worryingly, 455 of these were aged under five. The January stats represent a significant jump from last April, when 3,611 kids including 291 toddlers had been on a waiting list for over a year. And the situation is even worse for pensioners, with those forced to endure long delays for occupational therapy soaring by 68 per cent in just six months, up from 615 to 1,038. As of the start of 2016, there were 5,916 people with disabilities in Ireland who had gone a year or longer without any hope of an independent life 35 per cent more than this time last year. … Continue reading →