GUSTAV AND DANIEL HAVE CEREBRAL PALSY, BUT THEY CAN DO MOST THINGS

shop-mgr2023-01-06T09:31:11+08:00 Gustav The other kids are running around in the playground. It almost seems like they never run out of energy. It can easily feel like that for someone who has cerebral palsy. You need extra energy to do things that others can do easily.    In Denmark, 150 children are born each year with the diagnosis. But what is it actually like to live your life with cerebral palsy? HE CAN DO MOST THINGS Gustav Hjort was three years old when he started noticing that he couldn’t do the same things as his twin brother. As they got older, it was difficult for him...

BOTOX TREATMENT FOR CEREBRAL PALSY

shop-mgr2023-01-06T09:31:33+08:00 Most of us associate the word Botox with anti-wrinkle treatment. But when Botox is used for people with cerebral palsy, it’s not about smoothing out wrinkles, but about relaxing tight muscles. People with cerebral palsy often experience their muscles as very tight, which makes it hard to stretch muscles and joints. This can create gross motor problems. When Botox is injected in muscles, it inhibits nerve impulses and stops signals from the nerves from reaching the muscles. The hyperactive muscles are spared the neural contractions, and they can relax.  When the muscles are relaxed, they have much greater mobility, as they...

CPOP TRACKS YOUR CHILD’S DEVELOPMENT

shop-mgr2023-06-07T11:38:00+08:00 In the fourth week of January, the annual Cerebral Palsy Conference will be held in Oslo. The conference invites professionals, users and parents to meet and listen to presentations, see exhibitions and share experiences. The conference is well attended, with as many as 800 participants. It was established to give interested parties insight into the newest research in the area, and to create a forum for sharing experiences. When the conference is launched in January, it will once again offer many interesting presentations and exhibitions. Among the many events of the conference, there will be a presentation on early identification of infants...

ACTIVE STRETCHING GIVES GOOD RESULTS

shop-mgr2023-01-06T09:32:02+08:00 Stiff muscles are a common symptom of cerebral palsy. Children with cerebral palsy can have limited dorsal flexion, that is, difficulties bending their feet upwards towards the shin, or limited knee extension, where it is difficult to extend the knee. It can be painful to try to bend the foot or leg in the direction that is difficult for the child. Therefore, it is important to stretch and to train flexibility of joints and muscles. This helps the child to be able to move these muscles in daily life activities. The purpose of active, as well as passive, stretching is to...

5 GOOD WAYS TO TRAIN YOUR BALANCE DURING DAILY LIFE ROUTINES

shop-mgr2023-01-06T09:32:27+08:00 All of us can benefit from balance training. Older or younger, of all body shapes and sizes. Our sense of balance gets considerably weaker if we don´t train it. This is true for everyone, but if you have neurological disorder, training is even more important, because it can help prevent falling and injuries. The exercises below can be difficult to perform, however, if you have a functional disability, but if you are willing to try, they can bring good results. And this can be an inspiration for you in creating your own balance exercises that are adapted to the level...