Neurology Dealing With Disorders
Neurology Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of…
Cerebral Palsy
Lekotek Assistive Technology Toys and Expertise for Disabled Children
Lekotek, Swedish for “play library” Lekotek, Swedish for “play library” is an international program to lend Assistive Technology, toys and expertise to disabled children. The…
How The Body Works
How The Body Works Breathing The body’s breathing apparatus is enclosed in an expansile bony cage, formed by the ribs, the spinal column, and the…
Quadriplegia Cerebral Palsy In Children
Quadriplegia Cerebral Palsy A form of cerebral palsy that affects all limbs Quadriplegia is a form of cerebral palsy that affects all limbs. Severe diplegia…
What is The Hemiplegia Connection With Cerebral Palsy
Hemiplegia (or hemiphlegia) Hemiplegia (or hemiphlegia ) is a condition where a vertical half of a patient’s body is weak or paralyzed, i.e. one arm…
What Is Spastic Diplegia
Spastic Diplegia Spastic diplegia refers to a type of cerebral palsy that is a neuromuscular condition of hypertonia and spasticity in the muscles of the…
Orthopaedic Problems in Children
Orthopaedic Problems in Children From knock-knees to pulled elbows, paediatrician Dr Benjamin Jacobs and orthopaedic surgeon Ms Deborah Eastwood advise on some common paediatric conditions….
Technology to Assist Cerebral Palsy
Assistive Technology Consider an example of assistive technology. The modern telephone is not accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Combined with…
Cerebral Palsy in Children with Vision and Hearing Loss
Children with Vision and Hearing Loss By Stacy Shafer, Early Childhood Specialist & Kate Moss, Family Support Specialist, TSBVI, Outreach What is Cerebral Palsy? Cerebral…
Living with Deafness as a Disability
Deafness is a Disability What is Deafness The word deaf can have very different meanings depending on the background of the person speaking or the…
The Cerebral Palsy Story of Mike and Tim
Tim Wambach and Mike Berkson Keep On Keeping On The story of Mike Berkson and Tim Wambach Cerebral Palsy, CP, and the Mike and Me…