Background Ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) is the most frequently used type of orthosis in children with cerebral palsy (CP). AFOs are designed either to improve function or to prevent or treat muscle ...

There is also a lack of information regarding materials, foot position, gait patterns and in what activities the AFO is worn to evaluate different types of AFO in more detail. Another limitation ...

Cerebral palsy (CP) is often caused by a preventable injury before, during, or shortly after a child’s delivery. Filing a cerebral palsy lawsuit may allow you to hold those responsible for your ...

Cerebral palsy lawyers work with families to determine if their child’s condition may have been caused by medical malpractice. If a health care professional made a mistake before, during, or after ...

Some home remedies to help reduce swelling in your feet include spot massage, dietary changes, and drinking more fluids. Depending on the cause, medical care may be important. Painless swelling of ...

Opens in a new tab or window Children who died soon after moderate or severe TBI had more bilateral brain swelling than adults. At autopsy, pediatric TBI patients had predominantly microvascular ...

Nov. 12, 2024 — Glioblastoma is the most common kind of malignant brain tumor in adults. So far, no treatment has been able to make this aggressive tumor permanently disappear. The tumor cells ...

Expertise bulks up the brain’s ability to think deeply, a skill that may generalize across tasks ...

When a common infection made it harder for a toddler to breathe, a Sheboygan family took him to an urgent care clinic. Its ...

A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a prolonged childhood despite a small brain and an ...

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