Low Functioning Cerebral Palsy Physiotherapy Assessment and Intervention
Top Contributors - Jess Bell and Kim Jackson
Introduction[edit | edit source]
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a heterogeneous non-progressive neuromotor disorder in an immature brain that affects movement and posture.[1] Primary impairments associated with cerebral palsy include spasticity, weakness, decreased motor control and movement dysfunction.[2] Cerebral palsy can also lead to a number of secondary musculoskeletal conditions, which can also affect functional ability.[2]
Children with cerebral palsy all present differently. Their mobility varies from walking without aids to using a wheelchair at all times.[3] There are various diagnostic sub-types, based on motor type and the distribution of cerebral palsy.
Types of cerebral palsy:[3] [4]
- Spastic cerebral palsy
- most common type and most amenable to treatment[5]
- there are five types of spastic cerebral palsy:[3]
- diplegia - either both arms or both legs are affected (most commonly both legs are affected)
- hemiplegia or hemiparesis - affects the limbs on only one side of the body
- quadriplegia or quadriparesis - all four limbs are affected
- monoplegia - only one limb is affected (extremely rare)
- triplegia - three limbs are affected
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Peterson N, Walton R. Ambulant cerebral palsy. Orthopaedics and Trauma. 2016;30(6):525-38.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sarathy K, Doshi C, Aroojis A. Clinical examination of children with cerebral palsy. Indian J Orthop. 2019 Jan-Feb;53(1):35-44.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Mather D. Low Functioning Cerebral Palsy Physiotherapy Assessment and Intervention Course. Plus, 2023.
- ↑ Paul S, Nahar A, Bhagawati M, Kunwar AJ. A review on recent advances of cerebral palsy. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2022 Jul 30;2022.
- ↑ Papavasiliou A, Ben-Pazi H, Mastroyianni S, Ortibus E. Cerebral palsy: new developments. Frontiers in Neurology. 2021;12.