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Adapted Physical Education: What Schools Must Provide
Lifestyle > Recreation

Adapted Physical Education: What Schools Must Provide

By Franklin Morris
...physical education, including: Physical disabilities like cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, or limb differences Visual or hearing impairments...education, including: Physical disabilities like cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, or limb differences Visual or hearing impairments that...
Sled Hockey for Children with Mobility Disabilities
Lifestyle > Recreation

Sled Hockey for Children with Mobility Disabilities

By Franklin Morris
...broad. Children who use wheelchairs, have limb differences, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, amputations, or any condition that prevents skating on two feet...Children who use wheelchairs, have limb differences, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, amputations, or any condition that prevents skating on two feet can participate....
Trexo Robotic Gait Trainer: What Families Should Know About the Technology
Assistive Tech > Mobility

Trexo Robotic Gait Trainer: What Families Should Know About the Technology

By Dr. Fiona Maddox
...Health Canada approval. Primary users include children with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, and other conditions that affect mobility. How...Canada approval. Primary users include children with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, and other conditions that affect mobility. How Robotic...
Latex Allergy in Spina Bifida: Why It Develops and How to Stay Safe
Special Needs > Spina Bifida

Latex Allergy in Spina Bifida: Why It Develops and How to Stay Safe

By Alice Whitman
...enough. When you're managing spina bifida, you collect these...you're managing spina bifida, you collect these moments:...matters. Latex allergy in spina bifida isn't rare. It...Latex allergy in spina bifida isn't rare. It develops...to 68% of children with spina bifida, depending on which...of children with spina bifida, depending on which study...
Recognizing Shunt Failure in Spina Bifida: Signs Every Parent Should Know
Special Needs > Spina Bifida

Recognizing Shunt Failure in Spina Bifida: Signs Every Parent Should Know

By Dr. Evelyn Mercer
If your child with spina bifida has a VP shunt, you already... If your child with spina bifida has a VP shunt, you already know the...failure. About 80-90% of children with spina bifida depend on a shunt to manage...About 80-90% of children with spina bifida depend on a shunt to manage hydrocephalus,...
Teaching Bowel and Bladder Independence in Spina Bifida: A Guide for Parents
Special Needs > Spina Bifida

Teaching Bowel and Bladder Independence in Spina Bifida: A Guide for Parents

By Dr. Evelyn Mercer
...often comes later than it should. Teaching bowel and bladder independence in spina bifida isn't a single milestone you reach at age 12 or 15. It's a staged...comes later than it should. Teaching bowel and bladder independence in spina bifida isn't a single milestone you reach at age 12 or 15. It's a staged process...
Transition to Adult Care in Spina Bifida: Why Planning Starts at 14 Not 18
Special Needs > Spina Bifida

Transition to Adult Care in Spina Bifida: Why Planning Starts at 14 Not 18

By Dr. Evelyn Mercer
Your child's pediatric spina bifida clinic has been...child's pediatric spina bifida clinic has been your anchor...is 17 or 18. The 2023 Spina Bifida Clinical Care Guidelines...or 18. The 2023 Spina Bifida Clinical Care Guidelines...diagnosis. What level of spina bifida they have. What...diagnosis. What level of spina bifida they have. What their...
Protecting Bone Health in Non-Ambulatory Children: A Parent's Guide to Preventing Fractures
Medical > Orthopedics

Protecting Bone Health in Non-Ambulatory Children: A Parent's Guide to Preventing Fractures

By Dr. Jack Davis
...threshold drops. For children with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, spinal muscular atrophy, or other conditions...drops. For children with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, spinal muscular atrophy, or other conditions that...For children with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, spinal muscular atrophy, or other conditions that limit...
Building a Bowel Management Routine for Children with Neurogenic Bowel
Medical > Gastroenterology

Building a Bowel Management Routine for Children with Neurogenic Bowel

By Mr. Jackson Pierce
...conditions like cerebral palsy and spina bifida. The disrupted nerve...like cerebral palsy and spina bifida. The disrupted nerve signaling...The most common causes are spina bifida, especially myelomeningocele,...most common causes are spina bifida, especially myelomeningocele,...myelomeningocele, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, and sacral agenesis....
Laurie Stephens Won Two Paralympic Golds at Her First Games in Italy. Her Teammates Just Voted Her to Carry the U.S. Flag Into Her Sixth and Final Games, Also in Italy.
News > Sports

Laurie Stephens Won Two Paralympic Golds at Her First Games in Italy. Her Teammates Just Voted Her to Carry the U.S. Flag Into Her Sixth and Final Games, Also in Italy.

By Brock Jefferson
...Paralympic debut. She was 21, had spina bifida, had been on a monoski since...Paralympic debut. She was 21, had spina bifida, had been on a monoski since she was...Paralympic Golds. Stephens was born with spina bifida and has used a wheelchair her...Golds. Stephens was born with spina bifida and has used a wheelchair her entire...
Swimming and Aquatic Therapy: Why Water Works for Children with Special Needs
Health > Exercise

Swimming and Aquatic Therapy: Why Water Works for Children with Special Needs

By Emma Turner
...cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, and many other conditions. What makes water so effective comes down...palsy, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, and many other conditions. What makes water so effective comes down to...
Kendall Gretsch: Defending Paralympic Gold at Milano Cortina 2026
News > Sports

Kendall Gretsch: Defending Paralympic Gold at Milano Cortina 2026

By Brock Jefferson
...swimming, and rock climbing. She has spina bifida. When she got to Washington...swimming, and rock climbing. She has spina bifida. When she got to Washington University...American, period. She was born with spina bifida, and that PyeongChang performance...American, period. She was born with spina bifida, and that PyeongChang performance showed...

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