Though rare, cerebral palsy can sometimes cause hypotonic symptoms, or chronic muscle weakness. Treatments such as physical therapy or surgery can help improve mobility. Cerebral palsy is a physical ...
In the United States, there are currently more adults living with cerebral palsy than children. Despite this, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still label cerebral palsy as "the most ...
Defining cerebral palsy only as a childhood condition fails to acknowledge the many adults living with the disease. In the United States, there are currently more adults living with cerebral palsy ...
Some medications are seen as a 'fix-all' solution, not addressing the root problem. Pain and symptom management are important parts of caring for adults living with cerebral palsy. However, these ...
While cerebral palsy may or may not directly affect someone’s cognition, that doesn’t mean it can’t affect their mental health. Cerebral palsy is a brain condition that a doctor typically diagnoses ...
NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, October 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Cerebral Palsy Foundation (CPF) has been awarded funding through the Eugene Washington PCORI ...
For decades, cerebral palsy resources have focused on the needs of children, but with a new toolkit, that could be changing. The 172-page document is being billed as the “first comprehensive” guide ...
More than 85 000 (2.3 per 1000) people in Canada have cerebral palsy, a group of disorders resulting from a nonprogressive brain lesion early in life. Seventy-five percent of those living with ...
Cerebral palsy is the most common lifelong physical disability, affecting an estimated 18 million people worldwide. Our recent research at the University of Surrey shows that misconceptions about ...
Adults living with cerebral palsy cannot die from cerebral palsy, yet the condition is commonly listed as an underlying cause of death on records for adults with cerebral palsy. Research from the ...
Ms Keziah Wambui with her children with the Cerebral palsy condition during the interview at their home in Mutungu village in Nakuru on May 15, 2020. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Just how costly is the ...
Pain and symptom management are important parts of caring for adults living with cerebral palsy. However, these patients are often treated with medications that may not align with the underlying type ...