Cerebral palsy

Our intervention approaches for James will include establishment and prevention. We will focus on establishing client factors and performance skills. Client factors will include sensory functions and movement functions (AOTA, 2014). Performance skills will include motor and process skills (AOTA, 2014). Also, we will prevent any further contractures along with preventing environmental distractions. James may have a hard time attending to task due to overstimulation of the visual or auditory…

It is of the opinion of this writer that while I do see where this type of policy could and maybe should be removed, the real instituting of Death with Dignity policies need to be more established. The reasons are very numerous and vary in application. Depression is often a temporary thing. Many reasons are not the problem of a person living beyond their use but the inability to afford adequate health care. I think that we need to look harder at the issues that surround the persons/people…

Determinants of health are the physical and social conditions that people develop, live, and work in that have a direct effect on their health (Mikkonen & Raphael, 2010). The Lalaonde Report developed a framework that breaks down key factors that determine health within a population (Government of Canada, 2011). These key factors are interrelated and consider an individual or groups lifestyle, environment, human biology and health services (Government of Canada, 2011). There are many…

born with his disability, when he was born a vessel in his brain popped. Christopher Reeve got his disability in a horse-accident. The similarities and differences will be pointed out below. Some differences are Shawn’s disease is called cerebral palsy. The vessel that popped and took out the ability to control his own movements. He has a wheelchair and he can’t talk. Unlike Christopher Reeve because he (Christopher Reeve) can’t move his body from neck down and has to have an oxygen tube…

Including Samuel is a documentary about the experiences of many individuals with disabilities in the traditional education system within the United States. While focusing on inclusion and the environment of schools with individuals with disabilities in mind, the film explores many interesting viewpoints on the subject. In the main spotlight of the documentary lies Samuel, a boy born with a disability and his families efforts to allow him to grow up in an integrated school system. While this…

One patient had cerebral palsy and the other patient was experiencing some bad shoulder pain for over a month a now. Now we know that cerebral palsy is a condition marked by impaired muscle coordination (spastic paralysis) and/or other disabilities, typically caused by damage to the brain before or at birth. So during her sessions…

surroundings. If a human being is born with a birth defect, this specific individual will have to accommodate to their surroundings in a way that it permissible for them to function. Take for example a human being with cerebral palsy. If an individual is born with the birth defect cerebral palsy, they are forced to adapt to the disease and find a solution that makes it easier for them to integrate themselves within the world. Further, when taking a look at the psychological aspect of human…

“The problem with reasons is that they’re just excuses prettied up” (Roth 39). Throughout life, many reasons are used as everyday excuses. In The Achievement Habit: Stop Wishing, Start Doing, and Take Command of Your Life, the title of chapter two is called “Reasons Are Bullshit.” Throughout this chapter, Roth mentions some stories and personal experiences to help back up his argument. Some people may argue that Bernard Roth’s claims are not very persuasive, but he clearly proves that reasons…

about a young government worker, with cerebral palsy, after an incident saying, “after he calmed down, he told us that a man from another department said of him to a companion, ‘I’d rather be dead.’” Yet again people did not stop to think about the person behind the disability. Instead they say him and made the decision to treat the person as if his feelings about it did not matter. Their disability is the only thing that they can see. The man with cerebral palsy has a life outside of his…

Health Status - When an illness, physical disability, poor health or medical condition begins to affect a child's potential to join in and contribute towards school life, it may have a big impact upon the child restricting their development opportunities. Often children who have health issues are less able to take part as much in some activities than other children. At first the child may be affected physically but in the long run it may also affect and damage the child/young persons social…