How Can You Live a Fulfilling Life with Fatigue and Cerebral Palsy?
Fatigue is a common symptom for people with cerebral palsy (CP). Although there are no specific treatments for fatigue, there are still things you can do.
Physically active: Why and how as a weelchair user?
As a wheelchair user, you have many positive health benefits of staying physically active. It affects physiological functions in your body, as well as mental health, but most importantly, it helps you manage daily…
What do we know about strength exercise for people with CP?
Strength training (or resistance training) is a very common part of sports and physical fitness programs . For many people, the goal of strength training is simply to improve appearance, but here we’ll discuss…
EACD 2019 - Innovation for participation
This year's EACD (European Academy of Childhood Disability) conference was held in beautiful Paris, and 1300 participants from all over the world attended. It was a very engaging theme: Innovation for participation,
Things we can do to benefit hip joint development
The hip joint is vulnerable in people with physical disabilities, but varied movement and activation of the muscles around the hip joint can be beneficial from an early age. Here are lots of suggestions for great…
Clinical recommendations for supported standing programs for children with CP
Some children with CP are unable or have a limited ability to stand and walk. Standing frames of varying types are something almost all children with CP get acquainted with. But when and why should a child stand? And…
Meet Becky - Always follow your dreams and never give up!
Becky has no voice, but that doesn’t limit her expressing herself - and she is worth listening to! This talented 16-year-old girl is severely affected by her diagnose quadriplegic cerebral palsy, but her inability…
What is GMFCS, and why is it used?
Even though Gross Motor Functions Classification System (GMFCS) is a widespread classification tool, most people is unfamiliar with its use. Here’s a handy summary of the system with the different levels explained.