For children diagnosed with cerebral palsy, our Physiotherapy sessions concentrate on improving coordination of their movement, decreasing muscle pain, spasticity, prevent rigidity, maintain flexibility, support and stabilize joints, and improve respiration. The various types of cerebral palsy impact the development and voluntary control of their movement and posture.

Motor impairments may change with growth and development. Periodic, focused therapy will reinforce adaptive strategies and provide adjustments to assistive devices such as canes, wheelchairs, and orthotics to maximize independence. Our Physiotherapist teamed up with the family to increase the child’s function, encourage activity and personalize equipment to improve the child’s quality of life at home, school and work.

Hemiplegia in infants and children is a type of Cerebral Palsy that results from damage to the part (hemisphere) of the brain that controls muscle movements. For example, if the left side of the child’s brain is injured, then the paralysis will be on the right side of the child’s body.