A January study in The Journal of Nutrition found a link between supplementation of amino acid leucine and improved muscle tone and volume in adolescents and adults with cerebral palsy (CP) (1). Such a link could offer easy relief to various issues stemming from weak or inflamed muscle tissue. Leucine is a part of the…
Nine-year-old Ithaca resident, Zoey Harrison, has physical disabilities and uses a wheelchair. Because of her disability, it often takes her twice as long as other kids at her school to don the necessary winter garb to go out and play during recess (1). In 2017, Zoey grew frustrated by having to miss so much recess…
Unilateral (also known as hemiplegic) cerebral palsy affects the motor abilities on one side of the body. Children with unilateral CP usually have impaired upper limb function. For this reason, measuring the movement of the upper limbs is imperative in logging the progress of a patient with unilateral CP (1). In three-dimensional movement analysis (3DMA),…
Achilles tendon lengthening (ATL) surgery can help to treat ‘equinus foot,’ also known as tiptoe walking, which is a common symptom of cerebral palsy (CP). However, many children who have ATL surgery experience overcorrection, and end up walking with a crouch gait. Therefore, it would be valuable to identify individual characteristics that could predict the…
Doctors often prescribe botulinum toxin A (botox) injections to patients with cerebral palsy who are ambulatory (able to walk), in order to reduce spasticity. Generally, botox injections are given as part of a combined treatment plan also involving other interventions. However, studies on whether botox injections improve outcomes for children undergoing comprehensive rehabilitation programs have…
Reiter & Walsh, P.C. is happy to announce that Julia LiPuma of Wayne, New Jersey is the recipient of the 3rd annual Birth Trauma, Neonatal Injury and Disability scholarship. Julia was born 10 weeks prematurely. She had a brain bleed at birth, resulting in a diagnosis of periventricular leukomalacia, and later, spastic diplegic cerebral palsy….
Hydrotherapy can help kids with cerebral palsy have better gross motor function – and it can even help some children learn to walk.
Entrepreneur of the Year awarded to a talented Michigan woman with cerebral palsy.
Cerebral palsy treatment: Little boy has Achilles lengthening surgery to help contractures caused by spastic cerebral palsy and takes his first steps.
There are numerous cerebral palsy treatments and therapies for children, and in the last few years, there have been groundbreaking developments in this area.
