Health Care, Therapy and Rehabilitation Services Resources for Individuals with Cerebral Palsy, their Families and Caregivers: New Horizons Un-Limited

Health Care, Therapy and Rehabilitation Services: Cerebral Palsy

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National

American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) offers information for Health Professionals, Parents, and Patients. One can begin their online research by visiting the Resources section. For more information, contact the AACPDM, 555 E. Wells Street, Suite 1100, Milwaukee, WI 53202 or call Phone: (414)918-3014, Fax: (414)276-2146 or send e-mail to info@AACPDM.org

Caring for Cerebral Palsy addresses the what you can do at home to lend a hand to make your child's life easier.

Cerebral Palsy: Treatment and Care offers a comprehensive guide to Cerebral Palsy: Caring for an Infant, Caring for a Child, and Caring for an Adult, Nutrition Counseling, Sensory Integration Therapy, Treatment Approaches and Therapies, Behavioral Therapy, Massage Therapy and more. Select the Care tab on this page.

Treating Cerebral Palsy offers a vast array of therapies, aids, types of surgeries or specialists, and interventions that may be needed for a child or adult with CP, such as behavioral therapy, braces, mechanical aids, music, dance, physical, occupational, play, speech and language therapies, audiologists, pediatricians, neorologists, nutritionists and more. Each page outlines treatment possibilities for patients with cerebral palsy as well as containing links to more information.

Treating Spasticity - Oral Medications and Surgery"> is an artical in Serendip Studio by Andrea Byrd. The article explains spasticity and how it interrupts people's lives. The author recognizes that taking medications and surgery can add complications. The paper investigates a comparison of the oral medications being used by patients and the numerous surgical procedures available to treat spasticity. The challenge is to establish a treatment plan that will strike a vital balance between improved function, patient satisfaction, and possible side effects.

Cerebral Palsy and Yoga page by Sarah Schulze, RN,CPNP explains the different forms of cerebral palsy and how Yoga can actually improve both high and low muscle tone problems in children with cerebral palsy or assist in developing a greater range of movement and coordination. For more information visit this website.

The Henry Spink Foundation discusses Dolphin Therapy in a matter of fact way. Although there are noticable results such as increase attention and motivation, research on Dolphin Therapy for Neurological conditions, including Cerebral Palsy, is still anecdotal. It is also very expensive. Although this therapy cannot cure a condition and should not be a substitute for conventional therapy, we include it here as this page discusses what has been noticed in good results for those that have tried this therapy and there is a list of places to seek out this therapy.

United Cerebral Palsy Information Source offers this page on medication, therapy and surgery for Cerebral Palsy. "Researchers are constantly looking for an improved method of treating cerebral palsy, especially since many causes of the condition are unknown. Treatment can allow those affected by cerebral palsy to live in a more manageable way. Cerebral palsy treatment can include medication, different therapy types, and surgery. The earlier a child begins cerebral palsy treatment, the better off they are able to cope with the changes they will endure and the differences these changes are for those affected by cerebral palsy."

State Listings

Delaware

Cerebral Palsy Home Page: The Alfred I. Dupont Institute of Wilmington, Delaware offers information on the Institute's Cerebral Palsy Program which provides comprehensive medical and support services for the child with cerebral palsy to age 18. A pediatric orthopaedic surgeon and a developmental pediatrician direct the program. These physicians work with a wide array of medical specialists and health professionals to provide the child with cerebral palsy the most complete innovative care available. These include: Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants, Dentistry, Developmental Medicine, Gait Analysis Laboratory, Gastroenterology, Medical Imaging, Neurology, Nutrition Therapy, Opthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry and Psychology, Pulmonology and Social Work. Further services and short descriptions are found on their site.

Missouri

The Center for Cerebral Palsy Spasticity St. Louis Children's Hospital provides Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) a method for treatment of spastic cerebral palsy offered at the Center for Cerebral Palsy Spasticity at the St. Louis Children's Hospital. Parents/patients should call their insurance company to check benefits as the first step in the process of obtaining insurance authorization. If there is more than one insurance company, both primary and secondary should be investigated. For more information, visit this website or contact The Center for Cerebral Palsy Spasticity, St. Louis Children's Hospital, One Children's Place, Room 4S20, St. Louis, Missouri 63110 USA, Phone --314.454.2813, or toll-free 800.416.9956 or Fax --314.454.2818.