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Pain Diagnoses Seen for Most Patients With Cerebral Palsy
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 14, 2024 – Most patients (89.0 percent) with cerebral palsy (CP) have one or more documented pain diagnoses, according to a research letter published online Aug. 5 in JAMA Neurology....
BoNT-A Does Not Affect Gross Energy Cost of Walking in Cerebral Palsy
MONDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 – For children with cerebral palsy (CP), a single injection of botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT-A) into the calf muscles does not affect the gross energy cost of walking, according...
Fear of Falls, Injuries Can Plague Motorized Wheelchair Users
TUESDAY, August 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — When people who use wheelchairs or motorized scooters get hurt in a fall, fear that it will happen again may keep them on the sidelines of life, a new study ...
Here Are the Barriers Keeping People With Disabilities From Exercise
MONDAY, Aug. 5, 2024 – Many people with disabilities aren’t getting the exercise they need because fitness centers don’t offer adaptive equipment or staff trained in helping the disabled, a new rev...
Robot-Assisted Gait Training Beneficial for Children With Cerebral Palsy
TUESDAY, July 30, 2024 – Overground robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) using a wearable robot improves gross motor function and gait pattern in children with cerebral palsy (CP), according to a...
Prenatal Fine Particulate Matter Exposure Linked to Cerebral Palsy
FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 – Prenatal ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure is associated with an increased risk for cerebral palsy, according to a study published online July 9 in JAMA...
Surgery Helps Young Kids With Cerebral Palsy Walk, Regardless of Age
FRIDAY, June 21, 2024 – A surgery that helps 7- to 10-year-olds with cerebral palsy walk also helps older kids and teens with the condition, a groundbreaking study shows. "We had thought that the...
Physicians With Disabilities May Experience Depersonalization
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 – Physicians with disabilities (PWDs) are significantly more likely to experience depersonalization but not emotional exhaustion when compared with their peers without...
Early Neurodevelopmental Assessments Can ID Cerebral Palsy
TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 – Early neurodevelopmental assessments can predict cerebral palsy and its severity, according to a study published online May 6 in JAMA Network Open to coincide with the annual...
Stressed Parents Could Mean More Self-Harm by Kids
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 – Teens have a higher risk of self-injury – deliberately cutting or burning themselves – if they have a fraught relationship with a struggling parent, a new study shows....
How to Calm Your Child After a Nightmare
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – Most parents have experienced it: Your young child wakes up distraught, sure that the nightmare they've just suffered through is real. Dr. Anis Rehman, an internal medicine...
Risk for Affective, Behavioral Disorders Increased in Children After mTBI
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 – The risk for a new affective or behavioral disorder is increased in children up to four years after sustaining mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), according to a study...
Sleep Disturbances Tied to Emotional, Behavioral Difficulties in Young Children
THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 – A natural history of sleep disturbances is associated with resolved and incident emotional and behavioral difficulties (EBDs) among preschool-aged children, according to a...
Race, Sex, Age Influence Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Visits
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2023 – For children and adolescents, mental health disorder-related emergency department (ED) visits are higher among adolescents, girls, and Black non-Hispanics versus...
Older Black Americans Hit Hardest by Disability
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 – Most older adults want to spend their final days in the peace of their own home, but new research finds that Black Americans are far more likely to fall short of that...