Category: Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy

Team Gleason Partners with Synchron to Redefine Accessibility

Team Gleason and Synchron announce a partnership agreement to provide patient-focused feedback on their platform to transform daily life.

Cerebral Palsy

Man with Cerebral Palsy ‘Thrown Off Flight Because Wheelchair Was Too Heavy’

A man with cerebral palsy says he was “unceremoniously booted” from a Ryanair flight because his wheelchair was too “heavy” to lift off a conveyor belt and into the plane, Adomonline reports.

Cerebral Palsy

Middle-Aged Men with Cerebral Palsy Likely to Fracture Bones, Per Study

A subset of middle-aged men with cerebral palsy are up to 5.6 times more likely to suffer fractures than men without the disorder, according to researchers at Michigan Medicine.

Wearable Cuff Provides a Way to Spot Early Signs of Motor Disorders in Babies

by Debbie Overman | Nov 26, 2020 | Cerebral Palsy, Gait & Balance, Neurological, Research

Researchers from Imperial College London, in collaboration with the Santa Lucia Foundation and Casilino Hospital in Rome, have developed a non-invasive cuff that slips onto freely kicking babies’ legs to monitor neuronal activity without the need for surgery.

Free CEU Webinar: Dynamic Seating Systems for Kids

by Debbie Overman | Oct 30, 2020 | Cerebral Palsy, Continuing Education, Custom Seating, Manual Wheelchairs, Mobility, Neurological, Power Wheelchairs, Seating & Positioning, Webcasts and Webinars

Join Etac North America for “Dynamic Seating Systems for Children with Severe Movement Limitations: Possibilities and Documented Effects,” a continuing education webinar, on Wednesday, November 18, from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM EST.

How Robotic Training Helps Kids with Cerebral Palsy Sit More Stably

by Debbie Overman | Oct 23, 2020 | Cerebral Palsy, Research

Researchers at Columbia Engineering report that their newly developed robotic Trunk Support Trainer (TruST), when combined with active practice of postural movements, improves trunk and reaching control in children with ceerebral palsy (CP) who have impaired sitting control.

Cerebral Palsy Has Genetic Causes, Too

by Debbie Overman | Oct 6, 2020 | Cerebral Palsy, Research

Cerebral palsy was long thought as a disease caused by environmental triggers. In a new study, scientists have identified rare mutations in single genes that can be responsible for at least some cases of the disorder.

Get Moving in STEPtember for Cerebral Palsy

by Debbie Overman | Sep 1, 2020 | Association News, Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation (CPARF) launches its fourth annual STEPtember campaign in the United States to raise funds and awareness for cerebral palsy research.

Dysport OK’d to Treat Both Upper- and Lower-Limb Spasticity in Children

by Debbie Overman | Jul 9, 2020 | Cerebral Palsy

Dysport (abobotulinumtoxinA) is now FDA-approved to treat both upper and lower limb spasticity in pediatric patients 2 years of age and older, including spasticity caused by cerebral palsy.

How Specially Designed Orthotics Can Help Kids with Cerebral Palsy Walk and Play

by Debbie Overman | Jun 9, 2020 | Ankle Foot Orthosis, Assessment & Evaluation, Cerebral Palsy

Adapting splints in combination with the footwear used by disabled children to help them walk can decrease the energy they use by as much as 33%, according to researchers in the journal The Foot.

Tobii Dynavox Launches Accessible Apps for Social Media and Streaming

by Debbie Overman | May 18, 2020 | ALS, Cerebral Palsy, Company News, Home & Daily Living

Tobii Dynavox, together with d-bur, have developed a suite of apps that aim to help make popular social media and streaming platforms more accessible for people with disabilities.

Fight Learned Non-Use With These Smart Weapons

by Debbie Overman | May 12, 2020 | Cerebral Palsy, Neurological, Parkinson’s Disease, Stroke

A new generation of wearables in the funnel can monitor, encourage, and even treat people suffering from chronic neurological disorders such as stroke, cerebral palsy, and even the essential tremors that come with Parkinson’s Disease. They’re small, they’re fierce, and they are all in for conquering learned non-use.

Permobil Rolls Out Powered Mobility for Toddlers

by Debbie Overman | May 11, 2020 | Cerebral Palsy, Mobility, Muscular Dystrophy, Power Wheelchairs

Permobil debuts the Explorer Mini, a powered mobility device for kids under 3 years old designed to help enable them to independently explore and engage with their world, maximizing early learning.

Incorporating an Adaptive Seating System in a Children’s Wheelchair Has Benefits, Study Notes

by Debbie Overman | Apr 7, 2020 | Cerebral Palsy, Custom Seating

Introducing an adaptive seating system into the wheelchairs of children with non-ambulatory cerebral palsy (CP) may be associated with short-term gains in body function, social activities, and participation, and with positive effects in other aspects of the child’s environment, according to a study published recently in Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology.