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 ...

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of lifelong disorders affecting movement and posture, with origins tied to disturbances in the developing brain. Traditionally considered a childhood condition, CP is ...

A neurologic disorder is any condition that affects the brain and nerves throughout the body. Common neurologic conditions in children include epilepsy, cerebral palsy, attention deficit hyperactivity ...

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 ...

Spastic cerebral palsy is a disorder that involves muscle stiffness. Symptoms and signs may include difficulty walking, trouble manipulating objects, and vision, hearing, or speech challenges.

A large study analyzing the DNA of children with cerebral palsy has found a high prevalence of genomic variation that likely contributes to the risk of developing the condition. The investigators ...

Cerebral palsy (CP) encompasses a spectrum of permanent movement and posture disorders stemming from early brain injury or malformation. Pain is a pervasive yet often underappreciated challenge in ...

Physiotherapy isn’t just for adults recovering from injuries. Physiotherapists can help babies and children, too – including babies with, or at high risk of, cerebral palsy. Research has shown ...

Chelsea Mobbs is a university physiotherapy lecturer at UniSQ and co-owns a private paediatric allied health practice. She has previously received grant funding for her PhD research from the ...