Cerebral palsy CP

Rockers and rollovers: Implications for AFOs

Practitioners and researchers are redefining rocking and rolling as key components of gait, and designing ankle foot orthoses and other orthotic and prosthetic devices to specifically address impairments in the way certain patients … READ MORE

Biomechanics of propulsion: Implications for AFOs

For many patients, the ability of an ankle foot orthosis to enhance propulsion is key to improving gait efficiency and reducing fatigue. But experts are only beginning to understand the biomechanical complexities that influence … READ MORE

2016 Adapted bike registration now open

Register for the 2016 Adapted Bike Clinic $50 Membership entitles you to the use of a custom-fit bike for a year! Cerebral Palsy Kids and Families has hosted the Adapted Bike Clinic in Calgary for over 15 years. The Discovery … READ MORE

Health benefits: Coverage, access and service

Health benefits coverage with public health and private insurance plans Save with your public health benefits coverage. Braceworks is an approved provider with Alberta Aids to Daily Living AADL Work Safe BC BC Pharmacare Manitoba … READ MORE

Gait and energy efficiency of stance control knee–ankle–foot orthoses

Stance control orthoses are a new generation of orthotic intervention that could potentially be significant in assisting to improve the gait kinematics by knee-ankle-foot orthosis users. The use of knee-ankle-foot orthoses with drop … READ MORE

Lil Soles Footwear children’s shoes in Calgary

Marc recommends Little Footprints and Lil Soles for ‘AFO friendly footwear.’ Little Footprints is a family run boutique, which specializes in developmentally conducive children’s footwear. We carry Calgary’s biggest … READ MORE

Cerebral Palsy Association in Alberta

The Cerebral Palsy Association in Alberta (CPAA) offers programs to people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities that provide essential social interaction and healthy activities in nurturing environments. Six years old Ruby Owen … READ MORE

Maysoon Zayid: I got 99 problems… palsy is just one

Zayid’s TED talk about embracing her challenges has over 7 million views. “I must warn you: I’m not inspirational,” she jokes. Maysoon Zayid. TED photo. Maysoon Zayid describes herself as a “Palestinian … READ MORE

I just want to dance again

Andiamo is building and delivering an integrated clinical service and software platform that uses 3D scanning, 3D printing, and predictive analytics to create custom orthotics for disabled children.What happens when you listen instead … READ MORE

Why shoe shopping stresses me out

Buying Syona’s shoes is a challenge and Anchel shares why. I have a serious thing for shoes — I always have. My parents warned Dilip about my addiction when we started dating. Before I got pregnant I justified my shopping, very … READ MORE

Delivering healthcare services to children with cerebral palsy and their families

Children with cerebral palsy have complex healthcare needs and often require complex multidisciplinary care. It is important for clinicians to understand which approaches to healthcare service delivery for this population are … READ MORE

Great systematic review on pediatric supported standing

Supported standing programs have been used in various settings for more than 50 years in an effort to reduce and prevent complications and to optimize various aspects of function. In spite of widespread clinical use, we lack … READ MORE

Robotic gait training doesn’t wow young patients with CP

Kids, parents differ on ‘normal’ gait. Although physical therapists and parents often strive for attaining normal gait in children with neuromotor disorders, a new study from researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, … READ MORE

Orthotic devices boost balance over time in children with CP

Balance improves over time in children with cerebral palsy, CP, who switch from a dorsiflexion-free orthotic device to a more restrictive one, according to research from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in … READ MORE

Toe walking treatment and management

The management of toe walking is controversial — the natural history is poorly defined, and only limited data are available regarding direct comparisons of different treatment modalities. Therefore, the physician’s first decision … READ MORE

Communicating with cerebral palsy: Ruby’s story

Ruby Hamilton is a 10-year-old girl who lives in the UK. Like many kids her age, she enjoys playing games and watching movies. However, due to complications at birth, she was starved of oxygen for nearly 30 minutes, resulting in … READ MORE

Neural plasticity and treatment across the lifespan for motor deficits in cerebral palsy

Kids playing. Anca Serbanescu, flickr George F Wittenberg PhD, Baltimore VA Medical Center Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Baltimore MD, USA, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology October 2009 The past … READ MORE

Nike designed a sneaker for people with disabilities

Whether clothing or footwear products, Nike is known for never being afraid to experiment with new technologies. The latest example is the company’s new Zoom Soldier 8, a gorgeous shoe that was designed for people facing … READ MORE

Taylor Oetelaar PhD, Mechanical Designer AP Dynamics Inc.

Thanks to Taylor Oetelaar’s unique passion for history, architecture and computational fluid dynamics, we can now imagine what it would be like to lounge in a third-century Roman bath that was heated by multiple fires below a … READ MORE

Adjustable Dynamic Response AFOs

Adjustable dynamic response (ADR) AFOs addressed common gait abnormalities in an adolescent with diplegic cerebral palsy, according to a presenter at the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists Annual Meeting and Scientific … READ MORE

Ankle foot orthosis, AFO

The strength and stability of a person’s body is of paramount concern for individuals with Cerebral Palsy; the more stable a body is, the better a person can ambulate and complete tasks both big and small. Orthotic devices worn on … READ MORE

How to transition from pediatric to young adult rehabilitation

The Young Adult Rehabilitation Clinic is located at the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre. HamIstolen photography The program provides physical medicine and rehabilitation provided by Physiatrists for youth with disabilities including … READ MORE

Tendon transfer surgery in upper-extremity cerebral palsy more effective than botox or therapy

Leisure and play time with the KidWalk. Otto bock Background For children with upper-extremity cerebral palsy (CP) who meet standard indications for tendon transfer surgery, we hypothesized that surgical treatment would result in … READ MORE

Winnipeg standing frame

Standing frames provide a base of support for Standing Therapy to improve access to social, vocational and recreational activities while improving the body’s physiological functioning. A standing frame provides an alternative … READ MORE

C. H. Riddell Family Movement Assessment Centre, Alberta Children’s Hospital

Movement abnormalities in children and adults are analyzed with advanced motion capture technology to aid clinicians with treatment decisions for patients with neurological diagnoses. This facility provides a range of healthcare … READ MORE

Given a chance to be little ballerinas, and smiling right down to their toes

With its practice bar, mirrored walls and lush orchestral music, the small dance studio in Bayside, Queens, seems like countless other ballet schools that nurture the dreams of little girls. Dancing the physical therapy way. Ballet … READ MORE

Cheap, lightweight powered wheelchairs for young

World’s lightest, least expensive motorized wheelchair designed by BYU engineering students. Young kids with various genetic disorders often have limited walking ability, requiring them to use wheelchairs. Yet, traditional … READ MORE

Parents file human rights complaint after girl with leg braces barred from jungle gym over no-shoes rule

When Eloise Dupuis, who must wear leg braces inside running shoes for stability and mobility, arrived Saturday with her father, Matthew, to play, they were refused use of a climbing structure. Left to right: Tracy Dupuis, Lucy Dupuis, … READ MORE

Functional electrical stimulation, FES, in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy

Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is defined as the electrical stimulation of muscles that have impaired motor control, in order to produce a contraction to obtain functionally useful movement. It was first proposed in the 1980s … READ MORE

Effectiveness of a foot drop stimulator in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy

Aim Ankle foot orthoses are the standard of care for foot drop in cerebral palsy (CP), but may overly constrain ankle movement and limit function in those with mild CP. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) may be a less restrictive … READ MORE

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