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July 30,2010

DynoVox Used for Cerebral Palsy Patient

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A new communication device known as a DynaVox is helping cerebral palsy patients who have difficulty speaking. The device has pre-recorded messages that play when you touch buttons on a screen. For one cerebral palsy patient, the DynaVox has proven to be a most-useful device. 25-year old Jennifer
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July 30,2010

The Most Successful Treatments for Cerebral Palsy

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Improvements in the treatment of cerebral palsy are becoming greater as science moves forward. While there are many types of treatment options available to children with cerebral palsy, three treatment procedures in particular have shown great promise: Botox injections, the Baclofen pump, and a sur
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July 30,2010

Euro Therapy A Hit With 12 Year Old

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Ethan Roggatz has made brilliant strides in his cerebral palsy therapy recently. On Father’s Day, he managed to ride his bike between a small park in his home town, to a near-by drive inn. His mother says that a year earlier, he would have struggled to make such a ride. “We had to push
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July 30,2010

Nintendo Wii Helps Cerebral Palsy Patients With Therapy

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Nintendo Wii isn’t just for fun anymore! Researchers have been encouraging children with a certain type of cerebral palsy (hemiplegic) to play specially designed video games on the Wii, in order to improve muscle movement and hand-eye coordination. These games are designed to improve the patie
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July 30,2010

Tricycles Help Pediatric Patients Build Muscle Strength

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Cerebral palsy patients at an Indianapolis rehab center are receiving a new form of therapy utilizing tricycles. Five-year-old Amber Kegler is one such patient, who recently had surgery to lengthen the tendons of her hamstrings and ankles. Although walking is a difficult task, riding a tricycle has
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July 30,2010

Exercise Helps Girl with Cerebral Palsy Stay Motivated

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Christy Keeley was born with a moderate form of cerebral palsy known as spastic diplegia. She says that growing up in an able-bodied school with Cerebral Palsy was one of the biggest frustrations she ever encountered. In order for Christy to walk, she had to constantly be aware of each process invo
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July 30,2010

Teen With Cerebral Palsy Travels to China for Stem Cell Treatment

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A young girl with cerebral palsy will travel to China for a revolutionary treatment that could improve her quality of life. Louise Fife is 16 years old and was diagnosed with ataxic cerebral palsy when she was two years old. Cerebral palsy makes walking and sitting upright very difficult for her
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July 30,2010

Teen With Cerebral Palsy Improves after Stem Cell Treatments

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Ashton Santos suffers from cerebral palsy and epilepsy. Recently, he traveled to Costa Rica for a treatment that is currently unavailable in the states. For two weeks, Ashton endured injections of yellowish liquid containing post-natal umbilical cord stem cells into his lower spine, along with phy
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July 30,2010

Young Girl Shows Improvement After Being Treated With Cordblood

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We’ve been keeping our eyes out for more information regarding cord blood being used to treat cerebral palsy. Well, this morning, another promising story has come through the wires and we wanted to be the first ones to bring it to your attention. Chloe Levine was 9-months old when he
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July 29,2010

TheraSuit Therapy for Child with Cerebral Palsy

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Diana Boyle is a 10-year old girl with cerebral palsy. Like many with cerebral palsy, she is mostly wheelchair bound and requires help getting to and from her walker. However, there is hope for young Diana in the form of a new therapy. In two weeks Diana will travel from her home in Madisonville, F
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