Cerebral Palsy and Severe Spasticity Facts at Medtronic - Definition - Causes - Risk Factors - Symptoms - Diagnosis - Spasticity Management information and more
Information regarding ongoing study being sponsored by University of Southern California assessing the effect of an exercise program using stationary bicycling for children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy
Spasticity at University of Maryland Medical Center - Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery - What is spasticity - Treatments - Intrathecal Baclofen Pump Therapy
Study completed and sponsored by Hvidovre University Hospital to investigate if physical therapy with strength training is better at improving muscle and gait function after anti-spastic treatment with Botulinum toxin compared to physical therapy without strength training in children with cerebral palsy.
Stanford trial assessing use of Theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation (TBS) as a new, non-invasive therapeutic intervention to aid in physical therapy and symptom amelioration of dystonia and spasticity
Information regarding ongoing Clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of acupuncture when used as an adjunct to intense "conventional" physical, occupational and hydro therapies to improve function and quality of life in children with spastic CP.
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2007 Clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of acupuncture when used as an adjunct to intense conventional physical, occupational and hydro therapies to improve function and quality of life in children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy.
Clinical trial in the preparation stage, sponsored by InSet Technologies to demonstrate product performance of the Prometra Programmable Pump System in the delivery of Intrathecal Balcofen (Lioresal) for the management of severe spasticity
National Institutes of Halth Clinic Center study to: 1) characterize and compare lower extremity motor coordination in children with cerebral palsy (CP) across mobility levels and to children without CP; and 2) evaluate the effects of two home-based exercise programs on motor coordination, as well as other physical, functional and neurological outcomes in children with CP
This research is designed to look at any additional benefit that may occur when Botox injections are combined with specific occupational therapy exercises and with a device that uses functional electrical stimulation (FES) to help improve muscle function after stroke.
The Feldenkrais Method® has strong scientific roots. These intensive programs appeal to a large variety of people who are interested in improving their movement skills including people with neuromotor difficulties (i.e. Cerebral Palsy and strokes), chronic pain, injuries as well as musicians, actors, dancers, athletes and martial artists.