Student Overcomes Cerebral Palsy, Earns National Recognition
Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »Recently, we wrote a post about the use of as a therapeutic treatment for children with cerebral palsy. Joshua Neace, who has cerebral palsy himself, has used a similar therapeutic horse riding program that has helped him improve upon his ...
Cool-Cap reduces brain injuries from oxygen deprivation
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in News, Resources/Support | 1 Comment »Awhile back, this blog featured a few pieces on hypothermal therapy and how it can be used to minimize the effects of oxygen deprivation in newborns.In Texas, Scott and White Hospital is becoming the first in the state to offer ...
Eight-year battle for birth injury compensation ends with success
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Litigation/Lawsuits, News | No Comments »In Virginia, an eight-year-struggle came to an end for a father seeking compensation for his son’s birth injury. During labor and delivery, Andrew Kidder was deprived of oxygen; now a teenager, Andrew walks with a scissoring gait and uses ...
Swimming improves physical and emotional condition for those with CP
Monday, May 26th, 2008 Posted in News, Research, Resources/Support | No Comments »At the University of North Carolina, an experimental five-year treatment plan has shown substantial improvement in muscle control and emotional disposition for adults with cerebral palsy. The plan entails rigorous daily swim lessons. The $685,000 trial, designed by UNC-CH ...
Israeli device could eliminate birth injuries by increasing precision
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »In Israel, a new device holds promise of reducing birth injuries by more precisely monitoring the vital signs of infants and mothers during labor.Birmont medical--founded by a retired MIT physicist and a leading Israeli OB/GYN--saw the need for a system ...
$22.6 birth injury settlement
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 Posted in Litigation/Lawsuits, News | No Comments »Over a decade go, Cassie Grow suffered brain injuries as a newborn when a doctor administered too much medicine to her mother during labor. The birth was a difficult one; Cassie was 9 pounds and the birth canal was ...
Cloud Dancers teaches more than horseback riding
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 Posted in News, Resources/Support | 1 Comment »About a month ago, I wrote about a barn that was offering a new therapeutic horseback riding program. In New Mexico, the non-profit organization Cloud Dancers has been proud to offer disabled children a similar program for 25 years. At ...
Kilimanjaro: one step at a time
Monday, May 19th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »When Bonner Paddock was 11, a doctor told him he would be dead by age 20. Now 32, Bonner is out to disprove another claim—the claim that he is too disabled to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. Bonner has cerebral palsy, which ...
New initiative aims to eradicate birth injuries
Friday, May 16th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »When non-profit organizations and technological business leaders collaborate, the results can be phenomenal. According to a recent business article, hospitals will begin using IT to prevent neurological injuries at birth. Premier, a purchasing alliance of 2,000 non-profit hospitals, announced ...
Virginia’s infant compensation fund to dry up in 20 years
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 Posted in Litigation/Lawsuits, News | No Comments »A survey released this week shows that Virginia's Birth-related Neurological Injury Compensation Fund is short on money but is likely to operate for another twenty years. The program, as discussed in March, offers funding to families whose infants suffered severe injuries ...
