March 2009 - Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

HBOT on Oprah

The hyperbaric chamber may look high-tech, but the concept is pretty simple. When you take oxygen and pressurize it in a tube, Dr. Oz says the oxygen is forced into a person's cells. "It gets me to mobilize stem cells from my bone marrow,"...

Published Tue, Mar 31 2009 2:40 AM by Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: Hyperbarics (HBOT)

HBOT Effective Against Autism

Okay, this information isn't cerebral palsy specific, but I think it's worth mentioning. Both autism and cerebral palsy are based in the brain, so it's great to see a study that scientifically supports HBOT for such diagnoses. A multicenter...

Published Fri, Mar 13 2009 12:33 PM by Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: Hyperbarics (HBOT), Autism

Tomatis

The Tomatis method is suppose to re-educate the way a person listens. It's intensive therapy where children wear head phones and listen to music like Mozart that is filter out except for the high frequencies. Children also listen to their mothers...

Published Fri, Mar 13 2009 12:31 PM by Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: Tomatis

MEDEK

MEDEK stands for "Metodo Dinamico de Estimulacion Kinesica" or "Dynamic Method for Kinetic Stimulation". It is a therapy that claims to help develop gross motor skills by provoking automatic motor responses. Cuevas Medek Exercise The...

Published Mon, Mar 09 2009 1:44 PM by Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: MEDEK

Promising components developed to protect against cerebral palsy caused by oxygen deprevation at birth

Northwestern University chemists have developed two compounds that have been shown effective in pre -clinical trials in protecting against cerebral palsy due to oxygen deprivation during or shortly after birth. The press release Stunning Finding: Compounds...

Published Mon, Mar 02 2009 11:29 PM by Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: Pharmaceuticals

Metagenics Ultracare for Kids Medical Food

Our son has allergies to milk and eggs, so Metagenics Ultracare for Kids Medical Food has been a big help to ensure that he's getting the nutrients he needs. We blend the product with organic rice milk, which he drinks at least twice a day. "Ultracare...

Published Mon, Mar 02 2009 10:58 PM by Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: Supplements

Preterm birth: Magnesium sulphate cuts cerebral palsy risk

"Magnesium sulphate protects very premature babies from cerebral palsy, a new study shows. The findings of this Cochrane Review could help reduce incidence of the disabling condition, which currently affects around one in every 500 newborn babies...

Published Sun, Mar 01 2009 11:29 AM by Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: Supplements

Why does HBOT and intensive pediatric therapy work so well together?

"Plasticity is one of the most important mechanisms of brain repair and involves the redirection and reeducation of neurons to make new pathways to learn and improve both cognitive and motor skills. Following any brain insult there is a period of...

Published Sun, Mar 01 2009 11:23 AM by Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: Hyperbarics (HBOT), Intensive Pediatric Therapy

ADULT STEM CELL SUCCESS STORIES - 2008 UPDATE: JULY-DECEMBER

http://www.frc.org/insight/adult-stem-cell-success-stories-2008-update-july-december by David Prentice, PhD, William L. Saunders, JD, Jan Ledochowski, and Lukas Lucenic Brain Injury New nerve cells, produced naturally by adult neural stem cells present...

Published Sun, Mar 01 2009 11:22 AM by Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: Cord Blood, Adult Stem Cells

Cool-Cap treatment fosters hope for infants

"Oxygen-deprived newborns now stand a fighting chance against permanent brain damage through innovative technological advances involving controlled-temperature treatment. The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University...

Published Sun, Mar 01 2009 11:21 AM by Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: Olympic Cool-Cap System

Improvement in cerebral palsy cognition by oxygen therapy

A while back I signed up to receive Google Alerts for topics of interest, like "hyperbarics and cerebral palsy" and "alternative therapies for cerebral palsy". If I find something relevant I try to write about it here. Our son did...

Published Sun, Mar 01 2009 1:01 AM by Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: Hyperbarics (HBOT), TENS