Talipes equinus deformity caused by fibrous gastrocnemius muscle contracture after direct contusion in football players: report of two cases - Kaneuchi Y, Otoshi KI, Hakozaki M, Watanabe K, Konno SI.
Two main causes of gastrocnemius contracture have been considered: 1) congenital deformities in pediatric patients, such as limb-length discrepancy, cerebral palsy, flatfoot, and clubfoot; and 2) secondary conditions such as immobilization for trauma or a ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 5, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

A child's right to family - Kaufman J.
"People who say it cannot be done, should not interrupt those who are doing it." This quote by George Bernard Shaw was used as the title of an article about a severely disabled boy in Rwanda with cerebral palsy who made remarkable developmental gains after... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 1, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

The grief in knowing you'll one day outlive your primary caregiver as a person with a physical disability
Rebecca Wilchynski is 48 years old and has been living with cerebral palsy her entire life. Now, as her mother, who has always served as her primary caregiver, faces medical issues of her own, she must decide if she will give up what independence she has and move to a long-term care facility. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - June 27, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/PEI Source Type: news

Risk for asthma doubled in children with developmental disabilities, study finds
Children with developmental disabilities like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder and cerebral palsy are more than twice as likely than others to have asthma, a study says. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - June 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Orthotics breakthrough helps children with Cerebral Palsy walk and play
(Staffordshire University) Children with Cerebral Palsy have more energy to play and be physically active for longer thanks to specially designed orthotics.Researchers have confirmed that 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%. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - June 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

How a network of hospitals reduced average age at cerebral palsy diagnosis to 9.5 months
(Nationwide Children's Hospital) Five hospital systems in the United States have become the first in the world to successfully implement, in clinical practice, international CP diagnosis guidelines that were released in 2017. Their efforts, which resulted in an average decrease of 10 months in time-to-diagnosis, demonstrate the practicality and effectiveness of the guidelines for improving age at diagnosis. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

An unsupervised data-driven model to classify gait patterns in children with cerebral palsy - Choisne J, Fourrier N, Handsfield G, Signal N, Taylor D, Wilson N, Stott S, Besier TF.
Ankle and foot orthoses are commonly prescribed to children with cerebral palsy (CP). It is unclear whether 3D gait analysis (3DGA) provides sufficient and reliable information for clinicians to be consistent when prescribing orthoses. Data-driven modeling... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 19, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Prevalence of mental disorders in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: Danish nationwide follow-up study - Rackauskaite G, Bilenberg N, Uldall P, Bech BH, Østergaard J.
AIM: To compare the prevalence of mental disorders (MDs) in a cohort of children and adolescents with and without cerebral palsy (CP) and to explore whether there is an association between MDs and the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) leve... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 27, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

‘This Is Really Life or Death.’ For People With Disabilities, Coronavirus Is Making It Harder Than Ever to Receive Care
Jeiri Flores is normally a busy, upbeat 29-year-old. But amid the COVID-19 pandemic, her go-to thought has been dark. “If I get this,” she thinks, “I’m gonna die.” This is not an unfounded fear. Flores has cerebral palsy, uses a wheelchair and needs assistance with everyday tasks, including making food and getting dressed. Her disability means it’s tougher for her immune system to kick illnesses; she’s still recovering from a bout of pneumonia she had in January. So beating COVID-19 could easily mean a protracted battle and months in a hospital—a prospect that comes with a c...
Source: TIME: Health - April 24, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Abigail Abrams Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news

Grocery store clerk, 27, dies from coronavirus
Leilani Jordan, who had cerebral palsy, left her family a "goodbye" video on her phone. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - April 9, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Guideline Implementation Lowers Age at Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis Guideline Implementation Lowers Age at Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis
A program to boost implementation of international guidelines for early diagnosis of cerebral palsy was successful across a network of five diverse U.S. institutions, researchers say.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 9, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

A grocery clerk with cerebral palsy died of coronavirus. She had kept working to help seniors
As the coronavirus pandemic intensified, Leilani Jordan insisted on going to her job as a clerk at a Maryland grocery so she could help seniors, her mother said. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - April 8, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Walking through life with cerebral palsy: reflections on daily walking by adults with cerebral palsy - Gjesdal BE, Jahnsen R, Morgan P, Opheim A, M æland S.
Purpose: Walking is a major target in childhood physiotherapy for children with cerebral palsy (CP). Little information exists on the importance or value of walking when these children grow up. The aim of this study was to explore personal reflectio... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 6, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: news

Psychometric properties of clinical tests of balance and vestibular-related function in children with cerebral palsy - Almutairi AB, Christy JB, Vogtle L.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to establish the psychometric properties of clinical tests of balance and vestibular-related function in children with cerebral palsy (CP), aged 7 to 12 years, Gross Motor Function Classification System levels I to II... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 1, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

A systematic review of vestibular stimulation in cerebral palsy - Topley D, McConnell K, Kerr C.
Purpose: Identify the types and dosage of vestibular stimulation interventions in persons with cerebral palsy (CP), and establish the efficacy of these interventions on balance and function.Materials and Methods: This systematic review follow... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 30, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news