The way pediatric neurorehabilitation is provided to children with cerebral palsy is problematic in light of current knowledge of neuroplasticity. The maximum intensity of therapy is given in the middle […]
Take Advantage of the Periods of Peak Neuroplasticity
Children’s brains grow at a higher rate throughout the first 18 to 24 years of life than they do as adults. Within this extended time period, there are two periods […]
Spasticity is a Body and Brain Habit
Spasticity is a term used to describe tone changes that are common in cerebral palsy. Unfortunately, it is a generic term that is effectively useless when applied to a specific […]
Muscle Imbalance Hurts Growing Bodies
Baby brains and nerves have an exuberant amount of neuroplasticity in the first 3 to 4 years of life, but in many cases, doing our current therapy interventions in an […]
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly Facts About Growth and Recovery
The Good – The first 3 to 4 years are a period of active neuroplasticity in humans. Brain growth is explosive and there are many available neural networks. One of the best examples of early neuroplasticity is the exposure to language. If a child is raised hearing 2 or more languages, they are able to learn them all. In certain areas of Switzerland it is commonplace for children to be fluent […]
Recovery In Cerebral Palsy Takes Time (and Fresh Thinking)
If a teenager has a bad fall off a bike or a significant head injury while playing hockey, the timeline for recovery is very similar to an adult with a […]
The Woman Who Changed Her Brain And Other Inspiring Stories of Pioneering Brain Transformation by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young – New York: Free Press, 2012
This is the story and work of a remarkable woman. Though she began life severely learning disabled, she built herself a better brain and a brain training program that […]
The Invisible Gorilla
The Invisible Gorilla: How Our Intuitions Deceive Us by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons – New York: Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, 2009 Where is the invisible […]
The Boy Who Could Run Better Than He Could Walk
All baby brains have the potential to recover to some extent and some may be cured completely. (Baby Brains Can Recover – Pediatric Neuroplasticity) What about the child who does […]
Baby Brains Can Recover – Pediatric Neuroplasticity
The ability of the human brain to grow new cells, to repair damaged cells, and to re- organize the function of different parts of the brain are all characteristics of […]