What is cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is a blanket term for a group of non-progressive neurological conditions caused by an injury to the brain before, during or shortly after birth. There are many sub-types, but the three main ones are…
Cerebral Palsy
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Physiotherapy
Cerebral palsy is a result of damage to brain tissue caused during pregnancy, birth or early childhood. It is a widely known term used to describe any form of non-progressive disability resulting from this type of…
Developmental Milestones
It is important to remember that we are human and not robots. Everyone develops differently. But in the first 18 months of life, infants normally progress through a set of developmental milestones. Children with cerebral palsy tend…
Speech and Communication
Speech and communication disorders are a common feature in those diagnosed with cerebral palsy, although some children with cerebral palsy have no problems at all and are very able to express their wants and needs. It is…
Balance & Coordination
Cerebral Palsy is caused by injury to the brain before, during or shortly after birth. There are four types of cerebral palsy which are spastic, ataxic, athetoid and mixed. Each type is associated with balance and…
Hypertonia and Hypotonia
Hypertonia is a lifelong condition where there is too much muscle tone, meaning that limbs are stiff and difficult to move. Hypertonia affects how easily a joint can move, and if for example this affects the…
Movement and Mobility
Cerebral palsy is caused by damage to the brain before, during or shortly after birth. Each case is different depending on the severity of the damage/condition and the type of cerebral palsy. There are three different types…
Up and Down, Down and Up
If there’s one thing that my fellow CP’ers will know only too well, it’s the stares and frowns of onlookers.Sometimes, getting around can be difficult. It takes a lot of concentration for us to get about,…
Key Terms: Mixed Cerebral Palsy
What is mixed cerebral palsy?There are different types of Cerebral Palsy (CP) such as Spastic, Athetoid and Ataxic. Each type is diagnosed by different symptoms in relation to movement. Mixed Cerebral Palsy is apparent in children…
Asking for Help
Pride comes before a fall, they say. Plenty of us with CP are on to a loser, then… we fall over a lot!But, for sure, pride is a big thing, for any of us. I spoke…