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Family Enters Contest to Win Cerebral Palsy Treatment
Kiley Griggs is a 4-year-old girl with cerebral palsy. She is bound to a wheelchair and cannot walk, which makes things harder for herself and her parents. “As you can tell, she works really, really hard trying to learn how to walk,” says Kiley’s mother Lori as father Jason bends over to help his daughter. “You can also see that it puts a lot of strain on Daddy and Mommy’s back working with her.” Lori also points out that Kiley’s wheelchair weighs about 45 pounds, so any time they take Kiley anywhere, it is a tiring endeavor for both parents. Jason, a firefighter, already has four herniated discs in his neck. “One of these days I’m afraid that I won’t be able to lift my little girl to help her succeed in walking.” They want to provide Kiley with chiropractic services to help with her scoliosis and hip dysplasia, but…
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Helping Children With Cerebral Palsy to Swim: Our Cerebral Palsy Attorneys Explain the Aquatic Stabilizer Apparatus
David Blaski, a former magician who now works as a senior clinical occupational therapist at Franciscan Omni Health and Fitness in Schererville, Ind., invented the Aquatic Stabilizer Apparatus to help children with cerebral palsy swim better. Aquatic therapy allows cerebral palsy patients to strengthen and develop their muscles in a pool, but sometimes overcoming muscular challenges in the water proves extremely difficult. The Aquatic Stabilizer Apparatus, as it is currently named, aligns the body so that children with cerebral palsy can use their arms and legs more effectively in the water. The idea for the Aquatic Stabilizer Apparatus came to Blaski when he met a young girl with cerebral palsy who, despite her love of being in the water, had trouble swimming. Her legs crisscrossed when she was in the pool. As Blaski explains, “Some kids with cerebral palsy have difficulty with muscle tone, which causes the scissoring of the…
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Cerebral Palsy Attorneys Secure $23.8 Million Settlement
A woman in Massachusetts gave birth to a baby with cerebral palsy. She filed a lawsuit against the doctors and the hospital, claiming that a series of medical mistakes led to her child’s disability. Pitocin The doctors administered Pitocin, a drug intended to speed up a prolonged labor. Sometimes the drug speeds up contractions so fast that the baby does not receive enough oxygen during birth. Lack of Attention The lawsuit claims that the doctors on staff did not closely monitor the woman or her child’s vital signs, and they did not notice that the Pitocin had raised her contraction rates to dangerous levels. Failure to Perform a C-Section When a vaginal birth takes too long or risks injury to the mother or child, most doctors will perform a C-section to minimize injury. If the child becomes stuck in the birth canal, for example, it could cause serious injuries like…
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