Product Description: Cerebral Palsy in Infancy is a thought-provoking book which introduces a new way of thinking on the development and use of interventions. Relevant to current practice, it advocates early, targeted activity that is focused on increasing muscle activation, training basic actions and minimizing (or preventing) mal-adaptive changes to muscle morphology and function...read more

Product Description: The story of a grandmother's devotion, and the courage and faith it took to help her granddaughter--diagnosed with irreparable brain damage from birth--beat the odds. Aimee and her twin sister were the first grandchildren born to Julie Matsushima, but the family's joy at the birth quickly turned to panic when Aimee was diagnosed with irreparable brain damage...read more

Product Description: Treatment of Cerebral Palsy and Motor Delay is first and foremost a practical book, a distillation of Sophie Levitt’s considerable experience in treating those affected by cerebral palsy. This fifth edition outlines therapeutic approaches and suggests treatment and management options, providing a wealth of practical information, supported by clear diagrams and photographs, on assessment, management and treatment...read more

Product Description: by A. Berthoz The publication of this volume, edited by Adriano Ferrari and Giovanni Cioni, is a major event for several reasons. Most importantly, it concerns an area of child pathology that has yet to be fully explored. In this context, the authors’ efforts to compile their observations as well as those of other clinicians and to elaborate their theories have resulted in an ess- tial step in the field of cerebral palsy (CP)...read more

Product Description: Clinics in Developmental Medicine Nos. 173-4 Comprehensive review of current methods of management and evaluation of the motor disorders of cerebral palsy. Features the whole range of orthopaedic surgical procedures with commentary on each Reviews the current epidemiology in the subject, offering perspective on prevention Provides tables of gross motor performance to assess the measure of effectiveness of physical therapy Describes methods of management, including: assistive technology, selective posterior rootlet rhizotomy, Botulinum toxin intramuscular injections and intrathecal Baclofen...read more

Product Description: Dr. Miller’s valuable resource helps members of the medical team navigate the complexity of cerebral palsy care by explaining unfamiliar treatments that fall outside of their own disciplines. Readers also benefit from a review of current practices in their own fields...read more

The first two editions of this well-respected text became established as the leading textbook in pediatric physiotherapy. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated. Written by an international authority in the field, it provides a valuable source of practical treatment suggestions for physiotherapists treating children with cerebral palsy and development delay. It evaluates many forms of treatment within a holistic approach, to provide a comprehensive base of knowledge for every physiotherapist who works in pediatrics.

Product Description: This manual is designed to provide a first multi-disciplinary, comprehensive guide to the evaluation and treatment of children with cerebral palsy. The book discusses assessment and treatment of children with hypotonic, hypertonic, athetoid, and ataxic CP as well as spastic diplegia and congenital hemiplegia...read more

Product Description: In this new resource, an expert group of tea m members describe the collaborative, effective approach the y use every day, giving detailed information on the diagnosi s, treatment and support of children with cerebral palsy. ' (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)