Botox, Orthopedic Surgery, Posterior Rhizotomy and/or a Baclofen Pump?
What do you need to know to make the best choice(s)? I have both good news and bad news. The good news is that there are a wide variety...
Take The Mystery Out Of Stretching
Stretching by Bob Anderson I’ve had a lot of questions recently about how to stretch a child with an early neurologic injury....
Kinesio Taping in Pediatrics
Kinesio Taping in Pediatrics : Fundamentals and Whole Body Taping by Patricia Martin, PT,CKTI and Audrey Yasukawa, MOT,OTR/L,CKTI Available at Amazon.com for $54.00 Make sure you get the 2nd Edition....
A New Way Of Thinking About AFO’s – Spasticity Series #6
The boy on the left with a ball is wearing a set of standard issue AFO’s that block the spastic tendency to plantar flex at the ankle. The boy...
First the Trunk, Then the Ankle – Spasticity #5
There is a continuing debate about the use of ankle supports/braces in children with cerebral palsy. In my experience, where there are polarized opinions, it usually means that there...