Today we had a cast put on Henry’s “good” arm to force him to use his “affected” arm. Constraint Induced Movement Therapy. He was ready for it, we had been talking about it for a couple of weeks before it […]
Bimanual Training in Children With Hemiplegia With Lower Limb and Postural Stimulation (HABIT & Leg)
A randomized control trial of “HABIT & leg” therapy at regular or intensive frequency. The protocols have been developed on the basis of bimanual therapy (HABIT) developped at Columbia University. The interventions take place either in a 2 weeks day […]
Hemiplegia Awareness, Pediatric Stroke Awareness, and Cerebral Palsy Awareness Shirts – Order by November 2nd
You asked for them – Hemiplegia Awareness Shirts, Pediatric Stroke Awareness Shirts, Cerebral Palsy Awareness Shirts, and Kandu Shirts – and CHASA is going to deliver! Shirt orders closed on November 2, 2012. Shirts will begin shipping in one month. […]
Shoe Exchange for Odd Sized Shoes
Individuals with hemiplegia or hemiplegic cerebral palsy often wear two different sizes of shoes. For example, a child might wear a size 7 on the right foot and a size 9 on the left foot. This results in having to […]
Pediatric Stroke and Silver in the FSKA World Championships
Kaidhyn has hemiplegic cerebral palsy, but that diagnosis didn’t stop him from bringing home a chest full of medals form the FSKA (Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association) World Championships held in Denver this past weekend. Kaidhyn wasn’t alone at this competition. […]
Kaidhyn has Hemiplegia and is Competing in the FSKA Karate World Championship
Seven year old Kaidhyn Stockdale will represent the city of Owensboro, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and the United States of America at the 2012 Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association (FSKA) World Karate Championships in Denver, Colorado this weekend. Kaidhyn is a […]
Ask the Hand Specialist – Two year old with hemiplegic cerebral palsy is resisting constraint therapy
My 2 1/2 year old daughter has left side hemiplegic cerebral palsy due to a stroke. Since five months old, we have been doing some form of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT). Over the past six months, my daughter has […]
Can an Adult with Hemiplegia Since Childhood Benefit from Weight Training?
My son’s hand, arm, leg, and foot are smaller on his affected side than on the other side of his body. What causes this? He had a stroke just before he was born and we’ve taken him to physical and […]
When That Feeling Hits
A blog came across my Facebook feed this morning, forwarded by the local natural baby product store in our area. It’s totally appropriate for them to post it, as the blog was one mother’s story of the trauma of an […]
Back to School – Musical Instruments for Kids with Hemiplegia
Kids and music – they just go together and our kids with hemiplegia can find many ways to enjoy playing a musical instrument. It’s extremely important for children with hemiplegia or with any disability to find an area where they […]
Bimanual Training in Young Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
The Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association has teamed with the Center for Cerebral Palsy Research In Hand Motor Control, Teachers College Columbia University to recruit participants for a home bimanual training research study. Investigators at the Center for Cerebral Palsy […]
Gabi is Riding Again
On January 24th, 2011, Gabi grabbed her head and stumbled to the ground and started to go unresponsive. Fifteen hours later, at midnight in the PICU, we found out that Gabi had had a stroke. It was sudden to say […]
Caitlyn’s Doing the Bum-scooting Boogie
Caitlyn has just been diagnosed in February with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy secondary to a Perinatal stroke. At 10 months old she was not able to sit up well even with support and with the hard work and support of great […]
