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Canadian company that specializes in the design, fabrication and fitting of complex orthopedic devices for persons with physical disabilities. Operates three divisions" Mobility Division - Now carries a variety of mobility devices which includes the Standing Dani ® which is a mobile stander, Meywalk® walker and the SMART Walker ™ Orthosis . AOD is the most experienced facility in North America with gait training orthoses and currently offers an educational course on these devices.

Promotes the health and well-being of people living with a spinal cord injury, mobility impairment and paralysis by providing comprehensive information, resources and referral services.

National professional organization representing more than 66,000 members. Fosters advancements in physical therapy practice, research, and education.

Dolan DNA Learnign Center - The mission of the Dolan DNA Learning Center is to prepare students and families to thrive in the gene age.

Nonprofit membership organization of basic scientists and physicians who study the brain and nervous system. World's largest organization of scientists devoted to the study of the brain.

More than 75,000 resources collected here, including organizations, agencies, Internet resources, reports, and research projects.

National dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities - NICHCY is very pleased to offer you a wealth of information on disabilities! NICHCY stands for the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. Central source of information on: disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth, IDEA, which is the law authorizing special education, No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities), and research-based information on effective educational practices.

Professional working to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. providing worldwide leadership in the field of mental retardation. We're a powerful community of leaders with a strong voice and important mission. AAIDD, (formerly AAMR -- American Association of Mental Retardation) is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization of professionals and citizens concerned about intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Fragile X syndrome is the leading hereditary cause of developmental disabilities in all populations. The absence of a functional fragile X gene shuts off production of a special protein in the brain needed for normal cognitive development. Without this protein, children with the syndrome will never learn normally, despite hours of therapy and rehabilitation.

The mission of the Waisman Center, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) is to support the full inclusion and self determination of people with developmental disabilities and their families through:development of personnel qualified to provide services in the health, education, and social service systems provision of services, technical assistance and the dissemination of information, improvement of assessment, service and support approaches, contribution of new knowledge about the causes and prevention of developmental disabilities, the impact of disabilities on individuals and families, and the efficacy of different assessment, intervention and support methods.

University of California - Irvine conducted successful study involving two compounds developed by UC Irvine and Northwestern University scientists that prevented cerebral palsy in preclinical animal trials, giving hope that a new drug for humans may be on the horizon

Completed study sponsored by Children's Hospital, Denver to determine which pain management stategy continuous analgesic pump or orally, should be used in the management of children with cerebral palsy

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

Information concerning ongoing clinical trial and study examining botulinum toxin (BOTOX, or BTX) for the treatment of muslce twitches and spascitity associated with cerebral palsy.

Government sponsored effort designed to provide early incentives that encourage and facilitate the discovery of new therapeutic agency.

Provides information on study conducted and completed at the NIH and Children's National Medical Center to evaluation how well different physician's agree on how they classify cerebral palsy subtypes based on patient examination.

Article from The New England Journal of Medicne - offering information on a Randomized, Controlled Trial of Magnesium Sulfate for the Prevention of Cerebral Palsy

Multi-center study to assess two groups of males and females over the course of their operative treatment for cerebral palsy (CP) scoliosis and the years following that treatment.

Study and clinical trial being conducted to assess bone growth in children with cerebral palsy

Study to determine whether and how muscle architecture of the quadriceps muscles in cerebral palsy (CP) adapts to two separate training programs: traditional strength training (ST) vs. velocity-enhanced training (VT).