Cerebral palsy: an overview

K Vitrikas, H Dalton, D Breish - American family physician, 2020 - aafp.org
Cerebral palsy, which occurs in two to three out of 1,000 live births, has multiple etiologies
resulting in brain injury that affects movement, posture, and balance. The movement …

A systematic review of interventions for children with cerebral palsy: state of the evidence

I Novak, S Mcintyre, C Morgan… - … medicine & child …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim of this study was to describe systematically the best available intervention
evidence for children with cerebral palsy (CP). Method This study was a systematic review of …

Cerebral palsy: an overview

KW Krigger - American family physician, 2006 - aafp.org
The presentation of cerebral palsy can be global mental and physical dysfunction or isolated
disturbances in gait, cognition, growth, or sensation. It is the most common childhood …

Muscle architecture, growth, and biological Remodelling in cerebral palsy: a narrative review

GG Handsfield, S Williams, S Khuu, G Lichtwark… - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2022 - Springer
Cerebral palsy (CP) is caused by a static lesion to the brain occurring in utero or up to the
first 2 years of life; it often manifests as musculoskeletal impairments and movement …

Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cerebral palsy

TM O'SHEA - Clinical obstetrics and gynecology, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Cerebral palsy is the most prevalent cause of persisting motor function impairment with a
frequency of about 1/500 births. In developed countries, the prevalence rose after …

Method of routing electrical current to bodily tissues via implanted passive conductors

RA Gaunt, A Prochazka - US Patent 8,406,886, 2013 - Google Patents
Related US Application Data (63) Continuation of application No. 1 1/337,824, filed on Jan.
23, 2006, now Pat. No. 7,502,652, which is a continuation-in-part of application No …

Treatments for spasticity and pain in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review

SM Beard, A Hunn, J Wight - 2003 - eprints.whiterose.ac.uk
Objectives: To identify the drug treatments currently available for the management of
spasticity and pain in multiple sclerosis (MS), and to evaluate their clinical and cost …

Method and system for controlled nerve ablation

A Prochazka - US Patent App. 12/565,377, 2010 - Google Patents
The invention provides a system and method for treating a subject having unwanted or
overactive nerve activity. The method involves applying one or more of direct current, charge …

[HTML][HTML] Piriformis muscle syndrome: diagnostic criteria and treatment of a monocentric series of 250 patients

F Michel, P Decavel, E Toussirot, L Tatu… - Annals of physical and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives Piriformis Muscle Syndrome (PMS) is caused by sciatic nerve
compression in the infrapiriformis canal. However, the pathology is poorly understood and …

How do changes in body functions and structures, activity, and participation relate in children with cerebral palsy?

FV Wright, PL Rosenbaum… - … Medicine & Child …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Rehabilitation increasingly addresses the International Classification of Functioning,
Disability and Health's (ICF) concepts of activity and participation, but little is known about …