Newtown Athletic Club in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, opened up a pilot program on May 1, exclusively for people with cerebral palsy or multiple sclerosis. CBS reports that the pilot program consists of a 12-week workout regime called UFIT. People with cerebral palsy or multiple sclerosis get to train with a personal trainer throughout the duration of […]
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Video: Little girl with cerebral palsy walks for the first time!
When she was born with cerebral palsy, a doctor told Bhoomi Manjunatha’s parents she would never. Now, at 5 years old, the little girl is proving them wrong. Inside Edition reports that Bhoomi, from Ohio, has always used a walker or wheelchair to get around. But experts at the renowned Nationwide Children’s Hospital assessed Bhoomi and felt […]
Little girl that loves hockey shows that cerebral palsy won’t hold her back
Mary Kippenhan, an 11-year-old from Rockland, Massachusetts, loves hockey, and doesn’t let cerebral palsy get in her way. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy as an infant, Mary learned to walk and talk later than kids her age. Her comprehension skills are several years behind her peers, But when she fell in love with hockey after […]