Fieldwork Site Reflection

Children afflicted with illnesses or diseases that require treatment including multiple sclerosis, sports injuries, birth defects such as spina bifida, head injuries and developmental delays. Infants and toddlers can also be afflicted with swallowing or speech delays, which a speech therapist specialized in pediatrics, would be available for treatment. On the other end of the spectrum, patients in the latter years of their life can begin to have issues with their balance and muscle strength. Elderly patients with Parkinson’s disease benefit from all discipline programs such as the Big and Loud program which teaches them how to regain control over their movements improve muscle control and increase their balance.

As a senior staff nurse in the Emergency Department I have assessed many children with the

This topic could help me determine if the use of CIMT is successful and could help my future clients that suffer from cerebral palsy.

The family I interviewed has a son named Cuyler that is 22 years old. I talked to Cuyler’s mom Cathie. He is the oldest of three kids. Cuyler was born at 24 weeks’ gestation and had a grade 3 brain bleed. Because of being born premature and the bleeding in his brain it led to some of the disabilities Cuyler has. His mom told me that Cuyler has spastic quadriplegia. His disabilities include cerebral palsy, blindness, and he is nonverbal. She also told me that Cuyler also has seizures at least once a month, is hypotonic, and is fed by a g-tube. As far as physical movement the only gross motor skills that Cuyler can do is roll over.

I have had the opportunity to work with many health professionals, but my experience with PAs has solidified my vocation

As a PA I deal with clients with cerebral palsy according to nature and extent of their deformity. I always ensure that I use effective communication skills when assisting people to move or reposition.

The purpose of this project was for the interns to have a greater understanding of what kind of disabilities that they will be working with, not only at Adaptive, but also as a future physical therapist. For me personally, I have never heard of cerebellar ataxia before, and it was interesting to learn how the cerebrum works, and it vital role in movement. The idea for doing this project came from our instructor Jeff Krug. At the very start of the internship, he assigned all the interns a specific disability that we had to research and do a powerpoint on. Initially we were suppose to present them, but time did not allow this. Hopefully though, he will be able to use some of the information that I have presented for future interns, or even a

A Non-progressive Chronic Brain Injury, other wise known as Cerebral Palsy, is an irregularity that includes many different neurological disorders that occurs in infants and is typically detected in early childhood that affects body movement and coordination permanently. Multiple tests and assessments are necessary to properly identify that a child has CP. Due to the amount of care and equipment that is essential to meet the daily needs of a person with Cerebral Palsy, families often experience heavy financial burden and emotional weakness. The purpose of this information research brief is to highlight some of these struggles related to Cerebral Palsy and communicate more information on the subject to the readers.

working outside of hospitals, so as care shifts into a community based setting, there is a strong

Children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy tend to develop motor skills that rely primarily on the unaffected arm. Therefore, because of disuse, the impaired arm does not fully develop. Not having bilateral upper extremity function has an effect on gross and fine motor skills which ultimately impairs performance of functional activities such as self-care, feeding, and playing. In order to develop motor skills, CIMT is used to gain function in the impaired

I have a baby brother that have this syndrome. That’s the main reason of picking this syndrome. He didn’t start walking until he was around 4 years old. He’s not that good but he can get to where he need to go. He’s 11 but his brain function as an 3 year old. He can’t talk yet but he can yell. He goes to the hospital and stay overnight for 1 or 2 days for a sleep test every year or every other year. This syndrome affect the family because we still have to schedule and move things around because he need more attention and can’t really be left alone due to this syndrome he can have episodes (seizures). That is sudden episodes of uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain. I decided to use his syndrome

Intellectual disability is affecting infants with Cri-Du-Chat syndrome because they need physical therapy and consistent educational intervention (Prime health channel,1). This is helping them get stronger and

Cerebral palsy is the most common, and generally results in the disabilities due to abnormal motor control. It is a condition caused by brain damage that effect posture and movement. Hippotherapy for patients with cerebral palsy essentially improves rhythm and movement, encourages step spacing, and promotes normal off-horse movement by training natural motor response. Some of the physical impairments that improved by hippotherapy in people with cerebral palsy are abnormal tone, impaired coordination, impaired communication, decreased mobility, poor posture, impaired balance, and impaired limbic system function. Improvement in these areas can lead to improvement in gross motor skills, speech, comprehension, and behavior, including motivation, attention, and arousal.

Cerebral palsy occurs when there is lack of oxygen to a baby’s brain when being delivered. This causes brain damage which can then cause problems when trying to reach development norms. Cerebral palsy affects a child’s

One trip that I remember very clearly as being a challenging one was when I climbed Mt. Shavano in Colorado. My friend Charlie was on the trip with me. It was a two-day trip and the night before the summit day, neither of us were feeling great. The way we do mountain summits at my camp is we go to sleep early and wake up earlier. The next morning when we woke up at nearly 3:00 am