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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Aiken, South Carolina, author Karen Bunney, has completed her first book children’s book, and it’s an inspiration for any child living with disabilities. The Aiken Standard reports that Bunney gets around in a wheelchair and throughout her life, has had numerous negative encounters with people, solely based upon her reliance on a wheelchair. She wrote […]

It is estimated that some 500,000 children and adults in the United States manifest one or more of the symptoms of cerebral palsy. Currently, about 8,000 babies and infants are diagnosed with the condition each year. In addition, some 1,200 – 1,500 preschool age children are recognized each year to have cerebral palsy. –  Texas […]

Women who are overweight while pregnant have an increased chance of having a baby with cerebral palsy, according to a new study that researched over a million babies during an almost-decade time span. According to Dr. Eduardo Villamor, professor of epidemiology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, women who are overweight when pregnant are at […]