Research Paper On Cerebral Palsy
Imagine if you couldn’t do anything by yourself. Simple things like brushing your teeth at night, and making your bed in the morning. Imagine if you couldn’t button up a shirt, or zip your bookbag. That is the life of a person with Cerebral Palsy, A terrible disease that affects lives negatively everyday.
Cerebral Palsy is a disability that affects about 2-3 babies in every 1,000 births.
So what is it? Cerebral Palsy, also known as CP, is a disabilty that will appear either before birth, during birth, or shortly after. CP will permanently affect a child, but will not worsen over time. This disability affects the body movement and muscle coordination of its beholder. A small fraction of the people with Cerebral Palsy got it as a result of brain …show more content…
Diagnosed with severe CP at birth, Christy could only use his left foot. Yet, he still went on to become a famous artist. Very Inspiring!
Cerebral Palsy can be caused before, or even soon after birth. Almost all cases of Cerebral Palsy are during birth, But why? The main reason is this simple thing: Lack of air. When I was born, I had the umbilical cord wrapped around my neck. It had a knot in it. I am very lucky that I don't have a disease like CP. I can’t imagine what my life would be like.
CP affects the body movement and muscle coordination of the child who has it. There are actually 4 types of CP. Hemiplegia is one type. Hemiplegia is the type of Cerebral Palsy that affects both one arm and one leg on one side of the body. Another kind of CP is diplegia. Diplegia affects both legs. Triplegia affects either both arms and one leg, or both legs and one arm. Then there is Quadriplegia, which I believe is the worst. Quadriplegia is the type of Cerebral Palsy in which the child does not have any control over any of the limbs. Quadriplegia affects both arms and both legs, and can even take control over the muscle that controls the
Cerebral Palsy is a disability that affects about 2-3 babies in every 1,000 births.
So what is it? Cerebral Palsy, also known as CP, is a disabilty that will appear either before birth, during birth, or shortly after. CP will permanently affect a child, but will not worsen over time. This disability affects the body movement and muscle coordination of its beholder. A small fraction of the people with Cerebral Palsy got it as a result of brain …show more content…
Diagnosed with severe CP at birth, Christy could only use his left foot. Yet, he still went on to become a famous artist. Very Inspiring!
Cerebral Palsy can be caused before, or even soon after birth. Almost all cases of Cerebral Palsy are during birth, But why? The main reason is this simple thing: Lack of air. When I was born, I had the umbilical cord wrapped around my neck. It had a knot in it. I am very lucky that I don't have a disease like CP. I can’t imagine what my life would be like.
CP affects the body movement and muscle coordination of the child who has it. There are actually 4 types of CP. Hemiplegia is one type. Hemiplegia is the type of Cerebral Palsy that affects both one arm and one leg on one side of the body. Another kind of CP is diplegia. Diplegia affects both legs. Triplegia affects either both arms and one leg, or both legs and one arm. Then there is Quadriplegia, which I believe is the worst. Quadriplegia is the type of Cerebral Palsy in which the child does not have any control over any of the limbs. Quadriplegia affects both arms and both legs, and can even take control over the muscle that controls the