Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

2009 H1N1 swine flu vaccine : Q&A

I was browsing through the CDC website to find out more information about the H1N1 vaccine and thought I'd share some direct quotes from the general Q&A on H1N1 vaccine safety, as well as links to other reputable US government sources of information...

Published Wed, Sep 23 2009 11:13 AM by Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: swine flu, H1N1

H1N1 swine flu and kids with cerebral palsy

I've read some posts on other blogs, including Ellen's post at To The Max , about H1N1 swine flu and concerns of how this may affect kids with epilepsy, cerebral palsy, or other neurodevelopmental conditions in the coming months. The CDC report...

Published Sun, Sep 20 2009 5:07 AM by Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: swine flu, H1N1, vitamin D, Supplements

The Oxygen Paradigm

This is a lecture by Dr. Philip James at the 2001 International Symposium of Hyperbaric Oxygen for the Brain-Injured Child. I think Dr. James gives a good overview of reasons to utilize HBOT for brain injury. ------ Check out www.cptreatments.blogspot...

Published Sun, Sep 13 2009 3:53 AM by Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: Hyperbarics (HBOT)

Nutrition

So much of development is tied to proper nutrition. Our son has food allergies and oral-motor difficulties with solid foods, which makes it difficult to ensure that he's getting all the nutrition he needs. So, we've consulted with a chiropractor...

Published Fri, Jul 24 2009 2:34 PM by Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: Supplements, Pediatric ION profile, Nutrition

Serial Casting

We first heard about serial casting during our son's month of intensive pediatric therapy . His PT told us about children they had worked with who were able to postpone or avoid surgery for muscle tightness using this approach. Serial Casting - quoted...

Published Fri, May 29 2009 4:06 AM by Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: serial casting

Phosphatidylcholine (PC) : PhosChol

Phosphatidylcholine (PC) is a phospholipid and a major source of choline . I found out about a PC supplement, PhosChol , from a fellow parent who has a son diagnosed with Guanidinoacetate methyltrasferase deficiency. You can read more about John at Mommy...

Published Tue, Jul 21 2009 2:03 PM by Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: Supplements, PhosChol

Botox : FDA instructs manufacturers to add boxed warning about possible negative effects

Botox has been used by doctors in recent years to help manage muscle spasticity. I've heard many success stories and some warnings about using Botox to treat spasticity. I don't have any personal experience with this use of Botox and our son's...

Published Fri, May 29 2009 2:50 AM by Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: Botox

Olive Oil

We've been giving our son organic olive oil since he was around one year old, initially to provide him with some healthy calories since he was mainly eating, and continues to mainly eat organic baby food and some pureed table food. Much of the following...

Published Wed, Apr 29 2009 1:48 PM by Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: Supplements

Brain-Building Nutrition: How Dietary Fats and Oils Affect Mental, Physical, and Emotional Intelligence

I just finished reading a book by Michael A Schmidt, PhD on the importance of dietary fats and oils and our intelligence. I thought it was a good read covering the different fats and oils that we consume and how they affect our brain. The book includes...

Published Tue, Apr 28 2009 4:54 AM by Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: Supplements, Recommended Reading

Vitamin D

Vitamin D is an important fat-soluble vitamin that promotes bone mineralization, enhances the immune system, and works as a neurohormone to stimulate proper brain development. Our son has food allergies and we had his vitamin D levels tested the last...

Published Tue, Apr 28 2009 4:53 AM by Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: Supplements

Deep Pressure and Proprioceptive Technique (DPPT) or the Walbarger Brushing Technique and Joint Compression

Our son doesn't like us to touch his right hand and always makes a "yucky" face with the first bite of every meal. We continue to expose his hands to different textures, which will hopefully help desensitize his hands. He seems to have decreased...

Published Sun, Apr 05 2009 6:33 AM by Therapies for Cerebral Palsy

Filed under: Brushing Therapy

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

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