Pain in people with cerebral palsy is very common, and probably not evaluated frequently enough.
As your child with CP is becoming a teenager, there are a couple of things you may want to think about.
Weight, height and body composition are important indicators for development. The tools used to measure these can be different for children with cerebral palsy.
The spine is made up of many individual bones called vertebrae joined together by muscles and ligaments. Flat, soft discs separate and cushion the vertebrae from rubbing against each other. Because the vertebrae are separate, the spine is flexible and can bend. Together the vertebrae, discs, muscles, and ligaments make up the vertebral column or spine.