A boy is supported by his family and care team as a child but feels left with questions as an adult. In the United States, there are currently more adults living with cerebral palsy than children.
Doctors use a few different scales when looking at how cerebral palsy affects your body and life. It’s important to note that these scales aren’t progressive. Cerebral palsy is a motor condition that ...
Although spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy can affect mobility and mental health, your healthcare team is there to support you in finding solutions for your lifestyle. Spastic quadriplegia is a ...
Cerebral palsy is the most common lifelong physical disability, affecting an estimated 18 million people worldwide. Our recent research at the University of Surrey shows that misconceptions about ...
Signs of cerebral palsy in a newborn may include abnormal movements and stiff or floppy muscles. Doctors usually diagnose the condition when a child is older. Symptoms of cerebral palsy can first ...
Fedorus is a founder of Mothers Inclusive and a pageant title holder whose platform is disability awareness When she was growing up, Kiaira Fedorus had to overcome obstacles caused by her cerebral ...
Among 6- to 15-year-olds with cerebral palsy, gait training with a wearable, untethered exoskeleton robot improved gross motor function, a randomized clinical trial showed. Improvements among the RAGT ...
"I thought that once I had the baby, it would just kind of be game over for me with my mobility and my life," Kiaira Fedorus tells PEOPLE Jon Jozef/Jon Jozef Photography Kiaira Fedorus, now 23, was ...