Does anyone have clinical experience with dynamic seating systems for both children and adults with cerebral palsy?

I am evaluating flexibility in children with cerebral palsy and I would like a reliable and valid test for assessing flexibility.

A close family member of mine has limb girdel muscular dystrophy type LGMD2I 826C>A. As her type of MD is rare, it is difficult to find information on it. I would be very thankful for any information, research articles, etc. or therapy options that you are aware of that may help. I have been unable to find many and nothing recent. Thank you.

I am investigating motor control in people with cerebral palsy and the only measurement of functioning is the ADL Ashworth Scale (Bohannon and Smith, 1987) but this does not really cover patients motor control. Has anyone developed a more objective measure of motor control which does not necessary include spasticity or daily living? Specifically regarding coordinated movement for a targeted goal (e.g. moving a joystick to hit a target on a screen or picking up an object). If so how reliable are they?

Can Anybody tell me the Prognosis of UMN lesions in Different Body types (Constitution)?

The syndrome is a loss of muscle cells contractile efficiency mostly due to some autophagy pathway defects. Often appendicular and segmental, the full form may be misleadingly confused with myastenia. Slowly progressing. Till now, no therapy. I had treated 2 patients, one on a wheel chair 7 years ago, actually fully autonomous and climbing stairs. Rare illness, difficult differential diagnosis.

Has anyone implemented mirror therapy (MT) based on the unilateral approach (ie, practice by the un affected upper limb)? If there is pertinent literature on this unilateral approach to mirror therapy that you know, please kindly let me know.

Hello Experts,

Excuse me :)

What I have learned that mainly the balance or gait control are mainly regulated in the supraspinal mechanism, from the top region of cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, midbrain, and hindbrain, and including vestibular and cerebellum system for initiating and planning, and the lower region of spinal cord where the timing and pattern of locomotion is executed by limb and body muscles.

Is this already complete mechanisms?

Or, is there any other mechanisms that I can mention in the context of nervous system and muscular system (neuromuscular control)?

Thank You in advance, Experts :)

We have at a children hospital in Madrid the 3D coordinates of human articulations in several types of movements, particularly from children with cerebral palsy. We intend to program a simulation system to help doctors and other health prodfessionals, even parents, in clinical decision making. Up to now we haven't come across a satisfactory graphics library to help us show a toy child that moves just like the real impaired child.