A surgery that helps 7- to 10-year-olds with cerebral palsy walk also helps older kids and teens with the condition, a groundbreaking study shows.

For children with severe cerebral palsy (CP), surgery for scoliosis (sideways curvature of the spine) significantly improves the quality of life (QoL) for them and their caregivers, reports a ...

Children with cerebral palsy will now be able to have a surgical procedure that can improve their ability to walk, after analysis by the NIHR Guy's and St Thomas' Biomedical Research Centre (BRC ...

The surgery is a good option for children who have spastic cerebral palsy in the lower body and meet certain criteria, but the perfect timing is age 4, Browd said.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- There is no cure for cerebral palsy, but there are treatments that can reduce pain and movement difficulties for children. As CBS2's Dr. Max Gomez reported Friday, a ...

FRIDAY, June 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A surgery that helps 7- to 10-year-olds with cerebral palsy walk also helps older kids and teens with the condition, a groundbreaking study shows.

A rare spine surgery is helping children with cerebral palsy walk for the first time. <p>A rare spine surgery is helping children with cerebral palsy walk for the first time.</p> Skip Navigation ...

Treating cerebral palsy is multidisciplinary and may include medication, physical therapy, ... Surgery to remove certain sections of the brain may help reduce seizures.

Mount Sinai’s Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance in New York CIty received a $3 million gift to create what it claims is the world’s first pediatric implanted neurostimulation program ...

KATY, Texas – Cesar Amaya from Katy is six months post-surgery for an operation to improve his Cerebral Palsy (CP).. CP is a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and ...

A 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who entered the United States a decade ago is potentially facing deportation after having to cross a Border Patrol checkpoint for emergency gallbladder surgery.