...Academic Writing 5 & 6 10/06/2010 Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy Cerebral palsy is a physical disability, and it occurs when a child born. However, the parents do not know about this disability because the child does not show any symptom of cerebral palsy in the first six months. The consequences are great when a child has this disability, but the principal causes are bad medical practice, missing of oxygen during labor and birth trauma during labor and delivery such as the umbilical cord comes into of the neck. Also, cerebral palsy has different types; for instance the most frequent is spastic and mixed types while athetoid and ataxic are less common. These types are common through the world, but there are others types that the people rarely hear about. However, there are treatments for the cerebral palsy. For instance, the most important are oral medication, botox injections, physical rehabilitation, speech rehabilitation, and hands rehabilitation, yet these kinds of treatments might be a help for the child, he or she cannot be a normal person. First, the spastic cerebral palsy is a type very frequent at this time. It is a type where the child has one or more light muscle groups which limit movement. In addition, the child has a hard time moving from one position to another. Moreover, these children may have a hard time holding and letting go of objects. Second, the mixed cerebral palsy, it is a combination of the three kinds of cerebral palsy. For example, a child may bear with...
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...CEREBRAL PALSY Presented to Cerebral Palsy is defined as an abnormal development or damage affecting the motor centers of the brain, accompanied by neurological and physical abnormalities. According to CDC, Cerebral Palsy is the most common motor disability found in children. It affects movement, posture, and balance. In the majority of cases children are diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy by the age of three. Statistics show that on average every two to three children in one thousand fall victim to this disorder. The combined total of all children and adults in the United States living with Cerebral Palsy is estimated to be around 800,000. Symptoms vary from child to child as well as the age of onset. Some signs to look for are any disturbances in the development of learning. Such as if the child is having trouble learning to crawl, walk, rolling from side to side, or sitting by the appropriate age that developmental milestones should be achieved. If the child is only using one hand to grab things while keeping the other hand balled up into a fist. Another common behavior to look for is the child dragging one entire side of the body while trying to crawl with the use of only the opposite side. More causes for concern would be stiff muscles, exaggerated muscle reflexes, muscles not stiff enough resembling a flopping of the limbs, and difficulty with speech and eating. The website Cerebral Palsy Help http://cerebralpalsyhelp...
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...Various Treatments for Children with Cerebral Palsy Grand Canyon University: NRS-433V Introduction to Nursing Research Dr. Diana Naser Various Treatments for Children with Cerebral Palsy First Quantitative Study Honkavaara, M., Rintala, P., (2010), The influence of short term, intensive hippotherapy on gait in children with cerebral palsy. European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity, 3(2), 29- 36. Retrieved from: http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=a73e5036- 0d8e-4cc4-97c5-ec0c3cbd1e4a%40sessionmgr115&vid=32&hid=104 Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of short term hippotherapy on functional gait changes in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Participants were two boys (ages 12 and 13) with spastic diplegia and a girl (14 yrs) with athetoid CP. Single-subject (ABA) design was used to determine quantitative changes in functional gait parameters (velocity, stride length, and cadence) following three weeks of hippotherapy. The two boys demonstrated improvement in stride length and gait velocity without sustained improvement in cadence. There was increase in stride length and cadence, but most noticeable improvements in velocity for the girl. The results indicated that it is possible that short-term hippotherapy may improve functional gait in children with cerebral palsy Second Quantitative Study Galli, M., Cimolin, V., Valente, E., Crivellini, M., Ialongo, T., Albertini, G. (2006). Computerized gait analysis...
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...INTRODUCTION While cerebral palsy is a blanket term commonly referred to as “CP” and described by loss or impairment of motor function, cerebral palsy is actually caused by brain damage. The brain damage is caused by brain injury or abnormal development of the brain that occurs while a child’s brain is still developing — before birth, during birth, or immediately after birth. Cerebral palsy affects body movement, muscle control, muscle coordination, muscle tone, reflex, posture and balance. It can also impact fine motor skills, gross motor skills and oral motor functioning. Those with cerebral palsy were most likely born with the condition; although some acquire it later. It was once thought that cerebral palsy was caused by complications during the birthing process. While this does happen, it is now widely agreed that birthing complications account for only a small percentage, an estimated ten percent, of cerebral palsy cases. In my interview with Mrs. Rachel Kagichiri, a parent to a recently diseased CP child, she explained to me that many of the misconceptions we have about the disease should be done away with. Karanja, her son, was often blamed on her ‘negligence’ by relatives and friends who openly thought she must have done something for her son to turn out this way. Current research suggests the majority of cerebral palsy cases result from abnormal brain development or brain injury prior to birth or during labor and delivery. Accidents, abuse, medical malpractice...
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...People with cerebral palsy deal with an assortment of physical issues, but not everyone with cerebral palsy is going to experience the same symptoms. Some people have mild cerebral palsy. While they may have a limp, they are able to walk on their own. They may experience a few other minor physical disruptions, but in general, they are able to perform daily activities on their own. Those with moderate cerebral palsy may need braces, medication, and other adaptive devices to perform daily tasks. Those with severe cerebral palsy will require a wheelchair. They will face significant challenges in performing other tasks. Each person with cerebral palsy faces their own set of unique physical challenges, but here are a few physical challenges many...
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...Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a term used to describe a group of physical disabilities that affect a person’s ability to control their own movements and may even cause paralysis. Although efforts to research Cerebral Palsy began in the 1830’s, specialists continue to struggle to determine how to detect and prevent children from developing CP in the Future. Early detection and prevention of Cerebral Palsy is particularly challenging as children can develop this condition in the pre-natal stage, the perinatal stage, and even during their first few years of infancy. However, it has been determined that the most common cause of this physical disability is due to the brain being underdeveloped or as a result of experiencing a form of brain damage. There are three different variations of Cerebral Palsy that a person may develop: Spastic Cerebral Palsy is the most common form of the condition and can affect a person’s ability to move certain parts of their body ultimately leading to muscle stiffness. Studies have shown that approximately 77% of people who have been diagnosed with CP suffer from spasticity. Another form of CP is Athetoid Cerebral Palsy which can cause involuntary movements rendering a person unable to control sporadic movements such as shaking. The third form of CP is known...
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...The purpose of this essay is to evaluate the role of casting and it’s effectiveness in the management of lower limb contractures for children with cerebral palsy. ‘Cerebral palsy describes a group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture, causing activity limitation that are attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occurred in the developing fetal or infant brain. The motor disorders of CP are often accompanied by disturbances of sensation, perception, cognition, communication, and behaviour by epilepsy, and by secondary musculoskeletal problems.’ (Rosenbaum et al 2007). Upper motor neuron lesions lead to the impairment of voluntary muscle function and development of increased tone or spasticity in the affected...
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...Cerebral palsy (CP) is a term that encompasses a group of non-progressive syndromes of posture and motor problems next to lesions in the brain from early development (Appleton & Gupta, 2001). This disorder is caused by disturbances to the fetal or infant central nervous system (Jones, Morgan, Shelton, & Thorogood, 2007). There are two types of cerebral palsy, spastic and non spastic (Jones, Morgan, Shelton, & Thorogood, 2007). CP has a variety of signs and symptoms that coincide with other neurodegenerative disorders. The clinical signs of cerebral palsy are the following: muscle tone abnormalities, impaired motor coordination and control, dysarthria, and fine motor dysfunction. In some cases these are associated with cognitive impairment (Jones,...
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...Nathan Perry is a ten-year-old boy who suffers from cerebral palsy. This disease causes him the inability to perform normal actions that the majority of people do not give a second thought. He is in need of a surgery before he hits puberty and starts having massive growth spurts. There is a surgery that could possibly help him, but the cost may not make it possible for him to have it (Sydney). The cause of cerebral palsy is usually the same, there are multiple symptoms that occur, and though there is no cure, there are several ways to help treat it. Cerebral Palsy (CP) is commonly caused by a brain injury in the fetus, such as lack of oxygen before, during, or even after birth. Though research has found that in about 1 in 10 cases the cause...
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...Cerebral Palsy Diagnosing Cerebral Palsy (CP), is the most common disability affecting function in children. It is described by a loss of control of coordination and muscle movements. Cerebral Palsy affects the child’s abilities such as learning, speaking, and become independent, so the effect can last through the child’s life-time. Trying to reduce the effects of Cerebral Palsy can improve the aspects of life for both the child and family. Cerebral Palsy is caused by a neurological condition ( problems in the brain and the nervous system). Specifically, it is caused by a problem in the part that is responsible for controlling muscles in the brain (1). Early age diagnosing for Cerebral Palsy is necessary, and it can take several steps: developmental monitoring, developmental screening, and developmental and medical evaluations (2). The first step of diagnosing Cerebral Palsy is developmental monitoring ( surveillance) which means to track a child’s growth and development over time. The doctor monitors the child’s...
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...actual efforts to research what will eventually be known as cerebral palsy. He was disabled as a child, after he suffered from polio, and received spastic diplegia which was complicated by severe talipes . Little spent most of his medical career researching various disabling conditions, which when linked together became identified as a form of cerebral palsy . Even though it was seen since the 1800s, cerebral palsy has been observed since antiquity as a group of neuromuscular disabilities. Many ancient civilizations, such as the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, have described cerebral palsy, but did not know how to treat it or even what causes it. In the 19th Century is when medical...
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...Cerebral Palsy Cerebral palsy is " a disease which is causes sensory motor disorder as a result of incomplete brain development accompanied by problems in speech ,hearing ,sight and patterns of cognitive disorders and mental retardation"(Bobat,1980). The most patient with cerebral palsy are children. Arabian gulf are the most injured with cerebral palsy. Also, most cerebral palsy attacks occur all year round because a lot of women bring a new child and have cerebral palsy after birth or before . The common characteristics of cerebral palsy are difficulty with sucking or eating ,and difficulty walking such as walking on toes(Mayoclinic.org,1998). In addition, muscle weakness or weakness in motor control with damage in brain. There are three important thing people need to know about cerebral...
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...Cerebral Palsy a Complex Condition Basic Knowledge of Cerebral Palsy Patients with Cerebral Palsy have a complex condition that causes them to be different. Their movement and posture is effect by this condition causing them to not be able to move like we do. The hip joint does not like to move as smoothly as ours so they have an uneven gate, walk, compared to a person who does not have CP. Most commonly this will lead to pain in any joint that is not formed properly. This does not come from a problem at birth but a defect from before birth. Simply because a child is born with CP does not mean they will never be at the same level as their peers. Many children will come to develop at the same level as their peers. They can become productive...
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...Living With Cerebral Palsy, Teen INTRODUCTION Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of nervous system disorders. CP can cause abnormal movements, abnormal body positions, and poor balance. CP affects everyone in different ways. HOW CAN CEREBRAL PALSY AFFECT ME? The main difficulties associated with CP are related to actions that involve the muscles (motor skills) and coordination. The main problems caused by CP include: • Problems controlling the muscles. You may have: ○ Muscle shaking that you cannot control (tremors). ○ Muscle tightening that you cannot control (spasms). ○ Muscle weakness. • Problems with the spine. • Having shorter legs or arms on one side of the body. • Problems with muscle tone and coordination. Muscle tone is the amount...
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...Annotated Bibliography Alagesan, J., & Shetty, A. (2011). Effect of Modified Suit Therapy in Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy - A Single Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial. This source gives background information about suit therapy and how it is an effective intervention for children with cerebral palsy. Alagesan and Shetty’s article focuses on how this alternative therapy is used to improve gross motor movement in children who have cerebral palsy. In the study, thirty randomly chosen children, ages four to twelve years old, were chosen to study the effects suit therapy has on gross motor movement. Gross motor function was measured before and after the intervention, demonstrating the results suit therapy can have on children who have cerebral...
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