Using animals for therapeutic purposes is really not a new idea. In fact, simply being around animals and having pets has been shown over and over again to be therapeutic in many ways. One way that cerebral palsy sufferers are sometimes helped with their particular problems is through therapy using
Some of the worst instances of medical malpractice affect children. In fact, cerebral palsy, a condition which involves a brain injury that affects a child’s ability to control their muscles is sometimes the result of medical malpractice of one sort or another. Here’s some of the basic informati
If you have a child with cerebral palsy, many of the challenges that you’ll face have to do with providing a high quality of life for your child. Doing so is largely dependent upon the severity of their symptoms and what type of cerebral palsy they suffer with. For some children, even performing t
Families who have a child with cerebral palsy face many struggles. Not the least of those struggles are the expensive medical treatments, assistive devices and other resources required to provide for a person who suffers from this condition. Cerebral palsy results from a brain injury, which means th
Fourteen artists who all have cerebral palsy in common are sharing their talents in a big way. The artists encompass a wide variety of different styles and techniques and, for some of them, art is a business that they hope to break into. One of the artists, Anne Abbott, has broken into the art world
A family in Massachusetts received over $23 million in a Cerebral Palsy lawsuit over birth injuries sustained by their son. In this case, vacuum extraction was named as one of the causes of birth injuries. General negligence was also implicated. These lawsuits can be very complex, particularly becau
If you go to a cerebral palsy law firm and they accept your case, you can be ready for what’s coming next by taking a look at how these cases oftentimes unfold. The basics of how lawsuits are handled are relatively similar between one and the next, at least at the initial stages. Filing
If your child is injured while being born or while in the hospital just after being born, the hospital will conduct an investigation to determine how that injury occurred. There will be cases where parents will find out that the injury was the direct result of physician negligence of some sort. It m
Over the past couple of decades, there has been a significant increase in the number of births that have been performed via cesarean section. A report recently published by the Centers for Disease Control has revealed that complications during childbirth have increased a great deal over the past yea
Lawyers can help children with cerebral palsy in more ways than just filing a lawsuit against a negligent physician. This condition is very complex and the needs of the people who suffer from it are equally complex. Because of that, it’s imperative that families are aware of the services that atto