Cerebral Palsy is a disorder that is caused by
damage to a child's brain early in the course of development. This
disorder is commonly associated with a child's inability to
coordinate body movements.
There are 3 major types of cerebral palsy:
- Spastic cerebral palsy is associated with
stiffness of muscles that can be isolated to one part of the body
or affect all four limbs and the trunk.
- Athetotic cerebral palsy affects the entire
body and often causes uncontrolled, slow movements.
- Ataxic cerebral palsy affects balance and
coordination.
Exercises:
- Improve balance
- Coordination
- core strength and mobility through gait training
- multiplanar movement patterns
- quadruped positions