Cerebral Palsy Support Group
Cerebral palsy or CP is the most common childhood physical disability. It is a permanent physical condition that affects movement. There is no cure for cerebral palsy, but various forms of therapy can help a person with the disorder to function more effectively. If you or a loved one has cerebral palsy, join the group to share your experience or get advice from others.
I have mild ataxic CP, and I have been reading about treatment's on www.ninds.nih.gov and one of those treatment's is electronic threshold stimulation. My question is, has anyone had this done for CP, and if so how is it done and what is the resullt?
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If you mean electrical stimulation to build and strengthen muscles then yes I have had this done :)
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hi new here i have cp to just a touch of it and i never had that done mine is not really bad its only in my hands
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When I was a teenager my therapist tried electrical stimulation on my legs and it made me MUCH weaker. My ortho had a cow and told her not to do anything to me without his knowledge...
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