Category Archives: Cerebral Palsy Treatment

Orlando, FL (PRWEB) July 15, 2014 The birth injury patient advocates at CerebralPalsyHelp.org are alerting parents of new research information on the site for cerebral palsy. Doctors in Australia say they have devised a system to detect and diagnose the condition soon after birth that will allow for better treatment*. The CP Help Center is a national advocacy center providing the latest on cerebral palsy treatment, clinical trials, resources and litigation news. Parents can learn more about their childs condition and how it may have been caused, get information on available assistance, and decide if they should seek legal advice. Cerebral palsy restricts muscle movement, coordination and posture. The leading cause of functional and developmental disability in children in the United States**, it occurs in approximately 3.3 out of every 1,000 births, and affects approximately 500,000 children**. While CP alters muscle function, it is actually a neurological disorder caused by brain damage to the parts that control muscle function***. This usually occurs before, during or after birth***. Cerebral palsy may be caused by factors occurring to the fetus during pregnancy, or by trauma or asphyxiation during labor***. There is no cure at this time. However, researchers are working toward better … Continue reading →

Mobile users, click here for video Thomas E. Franklin/Staff Photographer Wendy English, 51, is a longtime resident of the Woodbridge Developmental Center. In spite of her crippling cerebral palsy, Wendy English can make her own legal decisions, vote in local and national elections, and communicate with the help of a specially programmed iPad that utters phrases she has chosen when she taps the screen. Thomas E. Franklin /Staff Photographer Wendy English using a chart and iPad to communicate. She has little muscle control, so speech is difficult. But she cant control the thing she deems most important to her life: the decision to remain in her longtime home. English, 51, is one of about 1,000 people with developmental disabilities the state is moving from its institutions in an effort to phase out a treatment model that in recent years has become a prime target of state and national efforts for change. State officials say people like English could have a better life in smaller, privately run homes, which happen to cost less to manage. English, however, doesnt see it that way. She doesnt want to move from the Woodbridge Developmental Center, one of the two state institutions slated for closure … Continue reading →

This is the moment brave Ben Baddeley walks again after his final life-changing operation - thanks to Mirror readers. The 10-year-old cerebral palsy sufferer faced being stuck in a wheelchair when he was denied treatment by Tory NHS cuts. But our kind readers raised 20,000 after we highlighted his case - and his family elected to pay for selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) treatment privately. Footy-mad Ben - filmed taking his first tentative steps in hospital - has just had his second and final op and proud mum Amy could not be happier. Appeal: Cerebral palsy sufferer Ben Baddeley was denied a life-changing operation on the NHS She told how the delicate surgery had transformed her sons ability to walk. The 29-year-old said: We walked him up and down the hospital corridor with him holding my hands, just getting him used to his new legs. His right leg is almost perfect, the left one needs some more work but is improving all the time and he just wants to be up and about after the operation. You just would not believe how different he is. He is loving it, he wants to be moving now. More here: See moment disabled boy … Continue reading →

Step by step little superstar Matthew Spoors is learning to walk all over again. The 10-year-old has been undergoing intensive physiotherapy as he takes slow steps to recovery. Matthew suffers from a form of cerebral palsy, known as Hemiplegia. Born 11 weeks premature and weighing just 3lbs at Newcastles Royal Victoria Infirmary, Matthew spent the first two months of his life in hospital. Mum Nicola Spoors, of Whickham, Gateshead, said: We knew straight away something wasnt quite right but it took a year before he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Matthew, a pupil at Whickham Parochial Primary School, started walking when he was three but the nature of his condition meant he suffered severe tightness in his muscles causing his feet to pronate. Nicola, an insurance advisor, said: He was walking but as a result the bones were becoming deformed. Medics were left with no other choice but to break the thigh bone in Matthews left leg and carrying out a tendon transfer. Since the surgery, in January this year, Matthew has started the difficult process of learning to walk again. Nicola, married to Steven ,43, said: Its been hard for him. He was in a wheelchair and in the … Continue reading →

By Jenny Barwise Last updated at 10:30, Sunday, 13 July 2014 A desperate couple have launched a 25,000 fundraising campaign to pay for a life-changing operation for their little girl. Nicola Pears with Isabelle Nicola and Lee Pears of Workington were given the heartbreaking news that their daughter, Isabelle, suffered from spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy, nearly three years ago. The condition results in Isabelle, now five, having an extreme tightness in her legs, which leaves her walking on her toes and with a swing in her step. The youngster, who wears splints throughout the day and leg gaits at night, has been through painful rounds of botox, extreme physiotherapy and has her legs in plaster casts for weeks at a time to try to help the problem. But these have had little effect on Isabelle and her family say her condition is now at its worst and fear she could end up in a wheelchair. All her family mum, dad and older brothers Cain and Ryan want her to have a better quality of life and they believe they have found the solution but it will cost them 25,000. Isabelle can have a potentially life-changing operation at … Continue reading →

New York, NY (PRWEB) July 09, 2014 The birth injury patient advocates at CerebralPalsyHelp.org are announcing a recently-updated news story added to the site about a boy who raised over $20,000 to help pay for a surgery his best friend needed due to his cerebra palsy*. The CP Help Center is a national advocacy center providing the latest on cerebral palsy treatment, clinical trials, resources and litigation news. Parents can learn more about their childs condition and how it may have been caused, get information on available assistance, and decide if they should seek legal advice. Cerebral palsy affects muscle movement, coordination and posture. It is the leading cause of functional and developmental disability in children in the United States**, occurring in approximately 3.3 out of every 1,000 births, and affecting approximately 500,000 children**. While CP affects muscle function, it is actually a neurological disorder caused by brain damage to the parts that control muscle function***. This usually occurs before, during or after birth***. Cerebral palsy may be caused by factors occurring to the fetus during pregnancy, or by trauma or asphyxiation during labor***. There is no cure at this time, however, researchers are working towards better treatments. This week, … Continue reading →

A B.C. boy opened up a lemonade stand this weekend to help raise funds so that his best friend with cerebral palsy can get an expensive surgery that's not currently available in Canada. The lemonade stand was part of a larger fundraising effort, thats garnered more than $48,000 in donations. Seven-year-olds Quinn Callander and Brayden Grozdanich have been best buddies since they were kindergarten classmates. "They are such great friends, when Quinn comes into the room, Brayden squeals," Quinn's mom, Heather Roney, told CTV Vancouver. Brayden has cerebral palsy, a disorder that affects movement and muscle tone. Every time Brayden grows, his muscles tighten, and simple activities can become very difficult. Brayden's parents say it's been hard for their son to accept his symptoms. "He gets very frustrated because he'll try to do something, and he'll get mad at himself because he'll fall," Brayden's mom, Toni Grozdanich, said. "Like when he gets tired, he'll trip a lot easier because his legs just sort of drag behind him." There's a procedure Brayden can get in New Jersey that can help alleviate some of his suffering, but it's expensive, costing about $15,000, not including travel expenses and ongoing physiotherapy treatments. Brayden's father, … Continue reading →

A B.C. boy opened up a lemonade stand this weekend to help raise funds so that his best friend with cerebral palsy can get an expensive surgery that's not currently available in Canada. The lemonade stand was part of a larger fundraising effort, thats garnered more than $48,000 in donations. Seven-year-olds Quinn Callander and Brayden Grozdanich have been best buddies since they were kindergarten classmates. "They are such great friends, when Quinn comes into the room, Brayden squeals," Quinn's mom, Heather Roney, told CTV Vancouver. Brayden has cerebral palsy, a disorder that affects movement and muscle tone. Every time Brayden grows, his muscles tighten, and simple activities can become very difficult. Brayden's parents say it's been hard for their son to accept his symptoms. "He gets very frustrated because he'll try to do something, and he'll get mad at himself because he'll fall," Brayden's mom, Toni Grozdanich, said. "Like when he gets tired, he'll trip a lot easier because his legs just sort of drag behind him." There's a procedure Brayden can get in New Jersey that can help alleviate some of his suffering, but it's expensive, costing about $15,000, not including travel expenses and ongoing physiotherapy treatments. Brayden's father, … Continue reading →

Teddies to have record-breaking picnic for youngster with cerebral palsy 11:00am Saturday 5th July 2014 in News AN attempt to hold the worlds largest teddy bears picnic will take place this weekend to raise money for a young boy with cerebral palsy. People are being urged to bring a picnic, blanket and a bear or two to the Larmer Tree Gardens, Tollard Royal from 11am on Sunday, July 6. The record attempt will take place at 1pm. The current world record is held by Dublin Zoo who held a picnic for 33,573 bears. There is an admission fee of 1 per bear and people can bring up to 20 teddies with them. All proceeds will go to the Alfie ONeill Cerebral Palsy Treatment Fund, which will fund physiotherapy for six-year-old Alfie, who lives in Gillingham. Details are available on the Facebook page Worlds Largest Teddy Bears Picnic. Hobbies and general interest Go here to read the rest: Teddies to have record-breaking picnic for youngster with cerebral palsy … Continue reading →

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Like most kids his age, John Klor loves to play, climb, and conquer. It is a special feat, considering where his story began. At six-months-old his mom Melissa says he wasn't even close to sitting up or meeting any of his milestones. "It was a hard reality," Melissa Klor, John's mom, told Ivanhoe. A developmental pediatrician diagnosed John with cerebral palsy. "It kind of took our world and flipped it upside down," Melissa said. Then at 13-months a second opinion changed everything. A team at Duke University Medical Center diagnosed him with a creatine deficiency, known as GAMT deficiency. "Creatine is essential to the body storing and retrieving energy for normal function of muscle and brain," Dwight D. Koeberl, MD, PhD, Associate Professor Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, Duke University Medical Center, told Ivanhoe. John's body wasn't making any. Within a few months of his diet and adding supplements, John began to walk and talk.Submit "Watching him develop and grow and do things that at one point I thought he'd never do, was incredible to watch," Melissa said. Visit link: John's Miracle: Treatable Disorder Mimics Cerebral Palsy and Autism … Continue reading →