Cerebral Palsy News

BACKGROUND: Cerebral palsy is a condition that causes physical disability in early development.

BACKGROUND: Cerebral palsy is a condition that causes physical disability in early development.

Stem-cell treatment is "highly experimental", with "potential hazards", the Paediatric Society of New Zealand warns.

Botox is used by cosmetic surgeons to smooth out wrinkles but a more purified form of the botulism toxin A is now being successfully used to relieve cerebral palsy by reducing tightness in the muscles.

Cerebral palsy is the name given to a large group of disorders that affect muscles and movement.

Minty Hoyer Millar, 17, who has cerebral palsy, has become mobile with the aid of a strange device called the spider.

Minty Hoyer Millar, 17, who has cerebral palsy, has become mobile with the aid of a strange device called the spider.

Scientists have long touted the effects of hyperbaric oxygen chambers for deep-sea divers.

Michelle Baker is gearing up to take a fundraising leap into the skies for 16-year-old Isaac Barker from Bacton.

The WordLogic predictive text solution - used as typing software and a research tool - is now also being utilized as a tool to help people living with the neurological condition in order to eliminate the frustrations they face when attempting to type emails, letters, shopping lists or complete a host of many other everyday typing tasks.

The WordLogic predictive text solution - used as typing software and a research tool - is now also being utilized as a tool to help people living with the neurological condition in order to eliminate the frustrations they face when attempting to type emails, letters, shopping lists or complete a host of many other everyday typing tasks.

Last year, D.J. Gregory's personal quest took him to all 44 PGA tournaments. He walked 988 miles as he covered every golf course, walked every hole of every round and followed a different professional golfer each week.

Vancouver, BC -- WordLogic Corporation, a leading-edge technology company developing advanced methods of text and information entry, announces that its patented predictive text solution is being adopted by people living with cerebral palsy to help overcome challenges they face with everyday written communication.

Dr. David Steenblock of Mission Viejo, California, a pioneer in clinical applications of stem cells, is pleased to report the results of a 16 year old girl who suffered from cerebral palsy.

Deep brain stimulation may improve movement and quality of life in patients with a subtype of cerebral palsy and could be an effective treatment option.

Oakville's Conservative MP says a Hamilton woman's hospitalization after getting Botox to treat cerebral palsy shows the federal government needs to do more to ensure patients are properly warned about the risks before taking prescription drugs.

Zapping the brain with a mild electrical current appears to help patients with a difficult-to-treat form of cerebral palsy, French researchers said on Wednesday.

Harrison Spiers, left, and Dominic King, both 10 and both with cerebral palsy, will fly to Germany soon for a stem-cell treatment unavailable in the U.S. Dominic King didn't have much to say.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 BACKGROUND: Cerebral palsy is a group of incurable neurological disorders that emerge in infancy or early childhood.

Meet Ercan Tekin, a disability pensioner who lives with cerebral palsy. He owes a Victorian chiropractor $45,000 for two forms of treatment.