objectives: hypertonicity is a major problem in children with cerebral palsy that has not been explained effectively to address clinical decision making. therefore, this article aims to provide a theoretical framework about hypertonicity for clinicians, rehabilitation and medical practitioners to be used in their practice. methods: literature was reviewed to examine the new perspectives towards...

OBJECTIVE To determine the health-related quality of life in children with cerebral palsy and their families. METHODS One hundred children (3-10 years of age) receiving regular rehabilitation therapy for cerebral palsy for last 1 year at a Child Development Centrer were enrolled and the Lifestyle assessment questionnaire - cerebral palsy was administered to the parents. RESULTS 9% had good,...

background: centre of pressure displacement is an indicator of postural control. children with cerebral palsy have poor postural control. one common intervention to enhance their balance is vestibular stimulation. the aim of this research was to investigate the effect of vestibular stimulation on cop parameters in children with cerebral palsy (3-10 years old). methods: this study was a randomiz...

AIM To determine the age of development of bladder and bowel control and the frequency of enuresis, encopresis, and urinary infections in children with cerebral palsy. METHODS The study included 45 children with cerebral palsy who regularly attended a rehabilitation center in Isparta, Turkey, and two groups of age- and sex-matched children, 37 siblings of the children with cerebral palsy and ...

Background: Cerebral palsy is the most common pediatric physical disability, with an incidence of 2.0–2.5 cases per 1000 births. Spastic hemiplegia accounts for more than one third of all new cases and the impairments of upper extremities affect the functional independence and quality of life. Methods: Ten children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy were treated by conventional therapy and Hand ar...

People with cerebral palsy may have a range of disabilities that can result in daily dependence on others to meet some or all of their basic and more complex care needs. The aim of this New South Wales research was to examine the experiences of adults with cerebral palsy during inpatient admission to a number of public hospitals. A self-selected sample of 31 adults with cerebral palsy completed...

Children with Cerebral Palsy require all the usual health care recommended for any child. Parents maybe require instructional practices related to safety environment, feeding programs, immunization, hearing, vision, and dental screening and use of assistive devices. Caregiver plays as essential role in the early identification and observation of growth patterns of children with Cerebral Palsy; ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Upper limb activity measures for children with cerebral palsy have a number of limitations, for example, lack of validity and poor responsiveness. To overcome these limitations, we developed the Children's Arm Rehabilitation Measure (ChARM), a parent-reported questionnaire validated for children with cerebral palsy aged 5-16 years. This paper describes both the developmen...