In cerebral palsy (CP) muscles are often shortened so much that they restrict joint range of motion and the muscles themselves are weak. Thus, ‘shortness’ and ‘weakness’ are two important needs that clinicians must address.
It is important to understand how spasticity can impact the muscles and the know what treatments are available to help.
As your child with CP is becoming a teenager, there are a couple of things you may want to think about.
