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May 24, 2023

Supported Stepping, what does the research say?

This comprehensive review of the research evidence surrounding supportive stepping for individuals, GMFCS IV and V, provides helpful information for families to make practical decisions about for whom, when, and how long to use a supported stepping device (also known as gait trainers).

May 24, 2023

Supported Standing, what does the research say?

This comprehensive review of the research evidence surrounding supportive standing for individuals, GMFCS IV and V, provides helpful information for families to make practical decisions about for whom, when, and how long to use a standing device.

July 20, 2022

RaceRunning training improves stamina and promotes skeletal muscle hypertrophy in young individuals with cerebral palsy

The purpose of this study was to pilot an intervention of a sport-based youth development program modified for accessibility for children and adolescents with movement challenges, with the goal of community-based running participation using running frames.

June 29, 2022

Stability of the Gross Motor Function Classification System, Manual Ability Classification System, and Communication Function Classification System

The GMFCS, MACS and CFCS are all tools used by therapists and researchers to help classify the functional capabilities of individuals with CP. This research article provides evidence of their stability over time.

March 2, 2022

Understanding Pain with Cerebral Palsy Fact Sheet

The Cerebral Palsy Foundation has created a factsheet to help guide you in understanding and treating pain with CP. This fact sheet has been created for individuals with cerebral palsy to provide basic guidance surrounding common causes and potential treatment of pain.

Every person who has cerebral palsy experiences pain differently

December 9, 2020

Making Decisions During a Pandemic for Children with Cerebral Palsy

As a mother and a pediatrician, I’ve both felt the strain of pandemic parenting directly and indirectly. I’ve made decisions about my own family and sending our kids to daycare and school, and I’ve stayed up worrying about how parents are supposed to make these difficult choices with so little support.

Mother standing over her daughter while they look at something together.

November 5, 2020

Firm Evidence That Many Cases of CP may be Caused by Genetic Mutations: What Does This Mean for Families?

An international study recently published in the journal Nature Genetics has provided the first firm evidence that for a substantial number of people, their cerebral palsy (CP) may be caused by a genetic mutation, or mis-spelling in the body’s DNA blueprint.

Words: Are some causes of cerebral palsy genetic

November 5, 2020

Mutations Disrupting Neuritogenesis Genes Confer Risk for Cerebral Palsy.

"In addition to commonly associated environmental factors, genomic factors may cause cerebral palsy. We performed whole-exome sequencing of 250 parent–offspring trios, and observed enrichment of damaging de novo mutations in cerebral palsy cases."

July 1, 2020

What is Cerebral Palsy?

Cerebral palsy refers to a group of conditions that are caused by problems in brain development and that affect how movement and motor control happen in children. Problems with walking and talking are often the way people start a conversation about cerebral palsy.

Text says Cerebral Palsy is the most common lifelong motor disability caused by damage to the developing brain

July 1, 2020

Common Causes of Pain

One of the things that we typically forget when we look at kids who have conditions like CP, is that they're first and foremost, children.

Drawing of tooth and ear with the words "toothaches, earaches, sore throats, and bellyaches"

July 1, 2020

What is the International Classification of Function?

The World Health Organization has developed the ‘International Classification of Function’. This gives us a way to think about any health condition. Here we can see many ideas that we need to think about with CP. We can also see how these many ideas are connected to one another.

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July 1, 2020

What is Gross Motor Function Classification System

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