Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurological disorder caused by a non-progressive brain disorder or malformation during development (Stern, 2016). CP affects body movement, muscle control, muscle coordination, muscle tone, reflexes, posture, and balance. CP does not cause any further degeneration, meaning it is non-progressive, but it is incurable. This paper will be discussing the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for CP. It will also discuss the events and information acquired through the Perceptual Motor Development (PMD) clinical working with children with disorders such as CP. The child that will be discussed throughout this paper has CP, his name is Josh. Each year about 10,000 babies in the United States will be born with
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This cause is not thought to be the main one anymore, there are many others that are considered depending on the type of CP. The types of CP based on when it is acquired are congenital cerebral palsy and acquired cerebral palsy. Congenital cerebral palsy occurs before or during birth. Some causes for congenital CP are: low birthweight (5 1/2 pounds or less), premature birth, infections during pregnancy, or birth complications. Acquired cerebral palsy occurs a month or more after birth. Some causes for acquired CP are injuries or infections (Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, 2016). Although the causes occur early in a child’s life they are not normally diagnosed until later in their …show more content…
Although there are times when clinicians are working with him doing exercises he will become frustrated, it never lasts long. Josh has a big heart and is full of energy. Josh can be a little shy around strangers but once he becomes acquainted with someone he is very social. He will play with the other children at PMD at times, mostly at the pool. Josh is always looking forward to coming to PMD to play with his clinicians. Children with cerebral palsy have difficulties with certain daily activities such as walking, dressing, grabbing, and balancing. Even with these difficulties children with CP can have a similar quality of life to a child without CP. Cerebral palsy is incurable but with treatment the muscles and brain can become strengthened and in some cases the muscles may improve over time. Cerebral palsy does not show trends of decreasing a child’s life expectancy. Children who have CP can still have a long and happy
This cause is not thought to be the main one anymore, there are many others that are considered depending on the type of CP. The types of CP based on when it is acquired are congenital cerebral palsy and acquired cerebral palsy. Congenital cerebral palsy occurs before or during birth. Some causes for congenital CP are: low birthweight (5 1/2 pounds or less), premature birth, infections during pregnancy, or birth complications. Acquired cerebral palsy occurs a month or more after birth. Some causes for acquired CP are injuries or infections (Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, 2016). Although the causes occur early in a child’s life they are not normally diagnosed until later in their …show more content…
Although there are times when clinicians are working with him doing exercises he will become frustrated, it never lasts long. Josh has a big heart and is full of energy. Josh can be a little shy around strangers but once he becomes acquainted with someone he is very social. He will play with the other children at PMD at times, mostly at the pool. Josh is always looking forward to coming to PMD to play with his clinicians. Children with cerebral palsy have difficulties with certain daily activities such as walking, dressing, grabbing, and balancing. Even with these difficulties children with CP can have a similar quality of life to a child without CP. Cerebral palsy is incurable but with treatment the muscles and brain can become strengthened and in some cases the muscles may improve over time. Cerebral palsy does not show trends of decreasing a child’s life expectancy. Children who have CP can still have a long and happy