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...Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks myelin, the protective coating around nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord. When myelin is damaged, nerve signals slow or stop. In children, MS typically follows a relapsing-remitting pattern: periods of new symptoms (relapses)...

...licensed professional The definition of "severe physical disability" is broad. It includes conditions like cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injuries, blindness, deafness, and mobility impairments. If your condition substantially limits a major life activity like walking, seeing, hearing,...

...reflex activity can trigger evacuation without warning. The most common causes are spina bifida, especially myelomeningocele, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, and sacral agenesis. Fecal incontinence affects up to 56 percent of patients with cerebral palsy. This is not a behavioral problem. It's a neurological...

...stability, cardiovascular capacity, skin integrity, and any disability-specific considerations that affect physical activity. If your child has a spinal cord injury, the exam includes autonomic dysreflexia screening. If they have cerebral palsy, the focus is on range of motion and muscle tone. The exam is...

...work, a branch broke off a tree near where she was standing. It weighed 1,000 pounds. It left her with 26 broken ribs, three broken toes, and a spinal cord injury that paralyzed her from the waist down. She had been a landscaper for 18 years. She had two young boys at...

At 13, an ATV accident damaged three vertebrae in Andrew Kurka's spinal cord. He had been a six-time Alaska state wrestling champion. Two years later, a physical therapist suggested he try a mono-ski through Challenge Alaska....

Standard keyboards and mice were designed for two hands with full motor control. For people with cerebral palsy, ALS, spinal cord injuries, arthritis, or other motor disabilities, accessing a computer often requires different input methods entirely. The range of available adaptive...

...neurologist named Ludwig Guttmann organized the first Stoke Mandeville Games in 1948, using sport as rehabilitation for British soldiers with spinal cord injuries. What started as a small hospital competition became the foundation for the modern Paralympic movement. The IPC has kept this lighting ceremony...

...Bifida? Spina bifida is a birth defect that affects the spine and spinal cord. It happens when the spinal column does not close all the way during the...several vertebrae Meningocele - the protective membranes around the spinal cord push out through an opening in the vertebrae Spina bifida occulta - a small...

...Bifida? Spina bifida is a birth defect that affects the spine and spinal cord. It happens when the spinal column does not close all the way during the...size and location of the opening in the spine and whether part of the spinal cord and nerves are affected. How Does Spina Bifida Impact a Child's Development?...