Cerebral palsy is a term used to describe a group of chronic conditions affecting body movement and muscle coordination. It is caused by damage to one or more specific areas of the brain, usually occurring during fetal development; before, during, or shortly after birth; or during infancy. Thus, these disorders are not caused by problems [...]

There is no standard treatment or therapy for cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy affects each person differently so treatment must be individually tailored as well. Since there is no cure for cerebral palsy, most doctors focus on finding treatment and therapy geared toward managing or diminishing the neurological problems associated with cerebral palsy.
Therapy and treatments for [...]

Cerebral palsy is an incurable disorder, so there is no way to completely treat it. But there are many cerebral palsy treatments that will help to reduce the effects of the disease. Each case is of course different and will require different types of treatment for their cerebral palsy type. Usually getting various types of [...]

For many parents today having their child diagnosed with suffering from cerebral palsy can be extremely devastating for all concerned. In this article, we take a look at what may be the causes of cerebral palsy in children and the ways in which it can possibly be treated.
Cerebral Palsy is in fact not a [...]

At present there is no perfect treatment of cerebral palsy. However some treatment developed to reduce the severity of the cerebral palsy. There are many cases give positive results in the cerebral palsy. There are many therapies use to treat the cerebral palsy. It was notices that not all the therapies are applied on the [...]

Currently, there are more Cerebral Palsy lawsuits in courts across America and in Europe than there are cases of Erb’s palsy, but some of the most recent successful birth injury cases have been coming from Erb’s Palsy litigation in which a child’s brachial paralysis, or arm paralysis, was preventable and the negligence of a physician [...]

Hypotonia is a condition of abnormally low muscle tone (the amount of tension or resistance to movement in a muscle), often involving reduced muscle strength. Hypotonia is not a specific medical disorder, but a potential manifestation of many different diseases and disorders that affect motor nerve control by the brain or muscle strength. Recognizing hypotonia, [...]

Currently, there are more Cerebral Palsy lawsuits in courts across America and in Europe than there are cases of Erb’s palsy, but some of the most recent successful birth injury cases have been coming from Erb’s Palsy litigation in which a child’s brachial paralysis, or arm paralysis, was preventable and the negligence of a physician [...]

Medical malpractice occurs when a physician or some other healthcare provider fails to act reasonably under the circumstances, and the unreasonable conduct results in harm. When a medical practitioner’s conduct hurts an infant, the malpractice is especially tragic.

While most of the 2.7% of births that result in a birth injury in the United States [...]

Hypotonia is more a description than a diagnosis. It is most often seen in newborns (congenital) and infants, but it may persist through adolescence into adulthood. Another name for infantile hypotonia is “floppy baby syndrome.” This refers to the tendency of a hypotonic infant’s arms, legs, and head to “flop,” or dangle loosely, when they [...]