Category Archives: Cerebral Palsy Treatment

Franklin, Va. (PRWEB) April 30, 2014 If you ask Tracey Vick, shell tell you she decided to pursue a career in physical therapy after helping her grandfather to his clinical appointments following his stroke. Today, Tidewater Physical Therapy is pleased to announce that Vick, a Physical Therapy Assistant who works with patients in the Franklin, Va. location, still helps stroke victims recover, and now is among an elite group that does it with an innovative and specialized treatment. Vick recently earned her LSVT BIG Certification, an innovative physical/occupational therapy treatment for patients with Parkinsons disease as well as other conditions including stroke, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome. She is one of less than 100 clinicians across the state, and one of 1,600 worldwide, to earn this certification, according to LSVT Global. LSVT BIG treatment is delivered by a physical or occupational therapist thats designed to improve whole body movement. According to LSVT (Lee Silverman Voice Treatments) Global, people with Parkinsons disease undergoing LSVT BIG treatment have seen positive short-term effects. The treatment, which takes place four times per week for four weeks, specifically trains patients to increase amplitude of limb and body movement (bigness) in people with Parkinson … Continue reading →

The family of a six-year-old boy who was due to travel to Shropshire from the Falklands for a life-changing operation are fuming after being told the funding for his treatment has been withdrawn. Kailand Ford with his sister Kia in the Falklands. Kailand Ford was born with quadriplegic cerebral palsy, which means he can only walk on his toes and cannot straighten his arms. He had been due to make the 15,000-mile round trip from his home in the Falklands for an operation at Oswestrys orthopaedic hospital on April 29, which would have allowed him to live a normal life. But last week his family were told the NHS had declined to fund the procedure, despite Kailand having undergone five trips to Oswestry for treatment over the past two years. His grandmother Margaret Armstrong said: Kailand will be doomed to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair if he does not get this operation. When he was diagnosed, during his first year, his parents were told that he would never walk. Nevertheless, through regular physiotherapy and sheer pluck he has learned to walk, if only on his toes and with the help of a walking frame. He now … Continue reading →

By Anthony L. Komaroff, M.D. Dr. Komaroff Dear Doctor K: My granddaughter has scoliosis. What is the best treatment option for this condition? Dear Reader: For readers who may not be familiar with the condition, I'll start by explaining what scoliosis is. Normally, when you look at a person's spine, it appears straight. With scoliosis, the spine typically curves out to one side and then back again. Or it may have two bowed-out areas, resembling an S shape. (I've put an illustration of a normal spine and a spine curved by scoliosis on my website, AskDoctorK.com.) What causes scoliosis? Certain neurological conditions, such as cerebral palsy, can cause the muscles of the back to pull unevenly on the bones of the spine. Birth defects in the bones of the spine can cause it. Other genetic conditions that affect the ligaments and soft tissues of the spine also can cause it. In most cases, there is no such clear cause. How common is scoliosis? Including its mildest forms, about three out of every 100 children are affected. However, in only about three out of every 1,000 children is it severe enough to require treatment. Scoliosis is a long-term condition that can … Continue reading →

Running for Harrison: couples big challenge to help improve life for disabled son 4:00pm Wednesday 23rd April 2014 in News By Emma Joseph A DORSET couple is putting best feet forward in a bid to help improve the life of their disabled son. Little Harrison Dilling, five, has quadriplegic cerebral palsy and is completely wheelchair bound. His parents, Jon and Jo, who live in Glenmoor Road, Ferndown with Harrison and his brother Reece, seven, set up Harrisons Trust Fund to raise money for whatever equipment and treatment the little boy may need. They are now focused on collecting 5,000 towards for a Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV) and have signed up to take part in the Tough Mudder race near Henley on April 27. Jo said: Its about his dignity. Harrison is now five and he just doesnt want to be carried in and out of the car each and every time what five-year-old would? Jo and Jons friends and family have been busy fundraising, reaching almost half the 5,000 target, but the couple now want to do their bit. The Tough Mudder, a 12-mile run involving mud, swamps, electric shocks and other obstacles, is described as a hardcore event, designed … Continue reading →

Cerebral palsy facts Cerebral palsy (CP) is an abnormality of motor function, the ability to move and control movements. Cerebral palsy is acquired at an early age, usually less than a year of age. Cerebral palsy is due to a brain abnormality that does not progress in severity. The causes of cerebral palsy include prematurity, genetic disorders, strokes, and infection of the brain. Taking certain precautions during the pregnancy might decrease the risk of cerebral palsy. Asphyxia, the lack of oxygen to the brain, at birth is not as common a cause of cerebral palsy as had been thought. There are different types of cerebral palsy based on symptoms -- spastic, hypotonic, choreoathetoid, and mixed types. The best approach for diagnosis, treatment, and management is through and interdisciplinary team. Cerebral palsy may be associated with many other medical conditions, including mental retardation or seizures. Many of these conditions can be treated with improved quality of life. Many children with cerebral palsy have a normal intellect and have no seizures. Treatment of cerebral palsy is for the symptoms only; there are few treatments for the underlying causes. There are many alternative medicines promoted for the treatment of cerebral palsy that have … Continue reading →

Cerebral palsy treatment surgery center children symptom India US UAE Europe Pakistan Nepal Bangladesh Sri Lanka CEREBRAL PALSY TREATMENT Classification of cerebral palsy Treatment surgery center children symptom Mobility Exercises in Cerebral Palsy children Treatment surgery center children symptom India US UAE Europe Pakistan Nepal Bangladesh Sri Lanka Afganistan Bhutan Russia Canada United States PR China Brazil Australia Argentina Kazakhstan Sudan Algeria Greenland Saudi Arabia Indonesia Mongolia Peru Niger South Africa Colombia Egypt Nigeria Venezuela Turkey Chile Zambia Ukraine Kenya France Thailand Spain Sweden Uzbekistan Morocco Iraq Japan Zimbabwe Germany Finland Malaysia Philippines Ecuador New Zealand Netherlands Switzerland Denmark Qatar Physiologic classification 1. Spastic cerebral palsy It is by far the most common type of overall cerebral palsy, occurring in 80% of all cases. People with this type of CP are hypertonic and have what is essentially a neuromuscular mobility impairment (rather than hypotonia or paralysis) stemming from an upper motor neuron lesion in the brain as well as the corticospinal tract or the motor cortex. This damage impairs the ability of some nerve receptors in the spine to properly receive gamma amino butyric acid, leading to hypertonia in the muscles signaled by those damaged nerves. Spastic cerebral palsy refers … Continue reading →

They had two flat screen TVs, an extensive reptile collection and a steady stream of welfare checks meant to help a blind teen with cerebral palsy. She had 23 rotten teeth, a dirty diaper and a bedroom the King County Sheriffs Office detective on the case described as the worst shed seen during her career. Now, the young womans state-paid caretakers April and Jeffrey Henderson face felony charges related to the 19-year-olds treatment and a purported Medicaid fraud that saw thousands of dollars paid for care that the girl was cruelly denied. The North Bend couple is alleged to have lived on the $4,100 or so per month in government benefits meant to provide for the young woman, who was orphaned at age 7 and left in the Hendersons care. When investigators arrived at the wooded, rural home, they found the teen naked except for a diaper, left in a room littered with soiled clothing, dried vomit and trash. Weighing just 67 pounds, the girl was described as skeletal by the case detective. Writing the court, Detective Belinda Paredes-Garrett said the young woman was flailing and crying when help arrived. The only way to describe her moaning was that of … Continue reading →

Claude Bertrand, Executive Vice-President Research & Development and Chief Scientific Officer of Ipsen, commented: We are pleased that the first robust set of results from the phase III clinical study was presented by the Principal Investigator of the study (Pr JM Gracies) at this major congress. We look forward to sharing with the scientific community some additional data at coming international congresses. Four weeks after Dysport injection, the Phase III clinical study results demonstrated that: Additionally, patients treated with Dysport showed a higher proportion of responders from baseline in improved passive function versus placebo (exhibiting 1 grade decrease as measured by the disability assessment scale). At week 4, patients treated with Dysport 1000 units showed a statistically significant response rate of 62%. Patients treated with Dysport 500 units showed a clinically relevant response rate of 50%. Placebo arm showed a 39% response rate. The safety profile observed in the study was consistent with the known safety profile of Dysport. Further results from this double-blind study will be disclosed in the next few months at major international congresses. For more detailed information about the 8th World Congress for NeuroRehabilitation, please see http://www.wcnr2014.org Dysport is approved for the treatment of upper limb … Continue reading →

Amber Porterfield has a dream that one day she will be able to walk. And now an entire community is getting behind a mammoth 60,000 fundraising effort to make sure the five-year-olds dream will become a reality. The five-year-old has spastic diplegic cerebral palsy and uses a walking frame and a wheelchair to get about. Her family have launched the appeal with the help of Pelsall Village School where she is a Year One pupil, to come up with the cash to cover the costs of a life-changing operation in the United States. If it proves successful the treatment will help her to walk unaided. The proceeds will also help the family to go with her to the Cerebral Palsy Centre at the St Louis Childrens Hospital, Missouri, for the selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) operation. She has limited mobility in her lower limbs because the signals from her brain to the spine do not work. This major procedure on her spine would test the nerves with electrodes to find which is causing the stiffness in her lower limbs. This nerve would then be cut. Her mother Susannah Kemp, aged 33, explains: Amber was assessed last year to see whether she … Continue reading →

By Jacqueline Tempera/Globe Correspondent/April 11, 2014 A Brockton man is facing charges after he allegedly kicked, punched, and verbally abused a college student with cerebral palsy on an MBTA Red Line train, Suffolk County prosecutors said. Thomas Kennedy, 62, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Thursday to charges of assault and battery on a disabled person, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and violating the victims civil rights, Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said in a statement. The 21-year-old student allegedly boarded a crowded Red Line train at the MBTAs Downtown Crossing Station Tuesday afternoon and took a seat next to Kennedy. The victim told police Kennedy smelled of alcohol and immediately started making comments about his disability and calling him ethnic and homophobic slurs, prosecutors said. The victim moved to another seat at Andrew Station, but Kennedy continued speak to him. Kennedy started to punch and kick the student, prosecutors said. The student was able to leave the train at the JFK/UMass station and reported the incident to police, prosecutors said. He was transported to Boston Medical Center, where he described the assailant to MBTA Transit Police detectives. He later identified Kennedy on footage from cameras inside … Continue reading →