In patients treated with modafinil with previous assisted or unassisted ambulation, the majority (73%) showed gait improvements. When compared with the non-modafinil-treated group, only 3 (15%) showed ...

Procedure Can Treat Stiff-Knee Gait in Spastic Cerebral Palsy For individuals with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy and stiff-knee gait with decreased peak knee flexion in the swing phase, distal ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- In just four short months, Himanshu Prasad has made great progress. Once not able to easily bend his legs, today he is climbing stairs and he's got even bigger goals. "2022 is ...

AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)- An Aurora preschooler and his family are asking for helping paying for his "superhero surgery." Doctors diagnosed Luciano, now 4 years old, with spastic diplegia in January 2018.

Improving standing balance in children with cerebral palsy is crucial to improve cognitive and motor functions. Studies have shown differences in sitting balance between children with cerebral palsy ...

Tommy Collison was diagnosed with cerebral palsy a year after he was born in Ireland 25 years ago. His doctor predicted he would be in a wheelchair by the time he was in college. Tommy’s mother, Lily, ...

The word gait refers to the movement you use to walk or run. Walking is a complex series of movements that requires your brain, bones, and muscles to work together, with help from your heart and lungs ...

A retrospective review of pediatric patients with spastic cerebral palsy was undertaken at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center covering a period from January 1, 2000, until December 31, 2003.