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Bell's Palsy
Neurological Illness can be strange and sometimes frightening. Learn more about Bell's palsy, a temporary condition that weakens or paralyzes one side of the face.
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Bell's Palsy Diagnosis/Treatment
There are certain steps to diagnosing and treating Bell's palsy, the neurological illness that strikes the face. Learn about diagnostic procedures and remedies.
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The Problems of Prematurity: Cerebral Palsy
An overview of cerebral palsy, a condition common in babies born prematurely.
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Bell's Palsy Lookalike?
Ramsay Hunt syndrome can cause Bell's palsy, but this neurological disorder is a disease unto itself. It has one single cause.....
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Shingles Facial Complications
"Shingles" is a term for the adult zoster-varicella virus. Ramsay Hunt syndrome is when this virus attacks the face. Bell's palsy is the resulting facial paralysis.
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Bell's Palsy Symptoms
Bell's palsy has certain symptoms that are specific to this neurological illness. They can last for weeks to many months. Learn about Bell's palsy symptoms....
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Cerebral Palsy Links
List of links relating to Cerebral Palsy
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Bell's Palsy Causes
Bell's palsy is a neurological disorder that strikes the face. Learn the causes for this malady....
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Cerebral Palsy and Horse Therapy
Cerebral palsy can be mild or extremely severe resulting in wheelchair dependence. Therapeutic horseback riding can be very effective in preventing further disability.
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Gardening with Palsy
The story of a gardener with palsy will prompt others with similar conditions to keep on keeping on!
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What is Cerebral Palsy?
Children diagnosed with cerebral palsy live with symptoms that range from the barely noticeable to the severe and profound.
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RH Syndrome Diagnosis/Treatment
Ramsay Hunt syndrome can cause Bell's palsy, but only the varicella-zoster (chicken pox) virus can cause RH. Treatment for these two neurological illnesses is similar...
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(Part 3) CP Innovative Therapies - Assistive Service Dogs
Assistive service dogs for the disabled. Information on special training of these dogs and how they aid in daily living.
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Epsom Salts for Preterm Infants
Magnesium sulfate given to mothers in preterm labor, reduced the incidence of cerebral palsy by 50%.
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Ohio Outside … for Good Sports
Get outside and make a difference this spring - events to show you the way.
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Orthotic Devices (part 2) Common Concerns
Coping with emotions that can surface from common concerns parents might have involving orthotic devices for their child.
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Society Perceptions
My experiences dealing with the public and their views
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Alternative Therapies - Baclofen and Botox
Baclofen and botox injections used as alternative treatments of cerebral palsy. What are they? How do they work?

Children and physical therapy I
What does a physical therapist do with children? Does a part of medicine really exist where a physical therapist can't improve a young patient's condition?
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General Health INDEX
This alphabetical index will help you locate information about women's health, healthy eating, and health problems and solutions.
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Accessible Chicago Website
The Accessible Chicago website and the related blog, Kudos and Tomatoes, offer current, searchable information about wheelchair access in the windy city.
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Building Handwriting Muscles
Memories of Playdoh: cookies, flowers, dinosaurs, and whatever you could dream up. Playdoh offers more for a child with cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy.
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Children With Disabilities in Fiction
Discussion of available books for all ages about children living with disabilities, physical, emotional and learning. Article focuses on Picture Books about exceptional children. Part One in a series of four articles on award-winning children's literature for all ages on this subject.
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Neurological Illness Part 1
Learn more about neurological illness and its ramifications on the body. Four well-known disorders represent the larger sea of neurological problems and cures.
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Parkinson's-Plus Syndromes
Parkinson's-plus syndromes destroy dopamine-producing cells in the brain, but they also involve other parts of the nervous system, causing rapid disease progression.
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Playing Ball w/ Physical Handicaps
A child with a physical disability can be a team player. Here are the game rules.
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Stroke Rehabilitation Choices
Once a stroke has happened there are dietary factors, exercises, acupuncture, Qigong, Integrative Manual Therapy, Reiki, Yoga and more CAM options to consider.
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The Power of the Internet = Ph.D.
Find out how email and the web enabled me to earn a Ph.D., despite having severe physical and speech disabilities from cerebral palsy!
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Therapeutic Horseback Riding
Horse therapy can be extremely effective for individuals with physical, emotional, behavioral and learning disabilities.
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AD/HD - Danger of Misdiagnosis
Much of the early information about AD/HD has changed over time. Adding to the confusion are the number of other conditions with similar symptoms.
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Got Boots? Looking for Adventure?
As I write this, the sun is shining deceptively. It's almost 42 degrees outside...I think--I wish--it's much warmer. I've got a bad case of spring fever, and the advertisement for the "Hocking Outback Trail Adventure" in my Buckeye Trail Association newsletter is definitely making it worse. Are you ready for adventure?
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Language Development and Music
There is growing awareness amongst health and educational professionals regarding the benefits that music has on children's development, including language skills.
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Manual Lymph Drainage
Massage Therapists can specialize in a massage technique called, Manual Lymph Drainage to help their patients with lymphoedema and a variety of other health conditions.
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Sam and His Horse
Sam is a severely disabled child who has cerebral palsy. Therapeutic horseback riding not only brings him joy, but it provides an extremely effective therapy.
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The New Hollywood
With two new sitcom pilots that prominently feature characters with disabilities being produced for the upcoming TV season, is Hollywood's attitude changing?
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(Part 2) Cp Innovative Therapies - Hippotherapy
Part two of innovative therpies. Discusses hippotherapy and how it contributes to increasing functional daily living to the disabled.
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GimpPower Productions
True, honest and realistic films about people with disabilities. It's a rarity in today's society, but it's just what GimpPower Productions is striving to do.
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Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation - TES
TES, treatment for patients diagnosised with cerebral palsy and other nerve injuries. TES is used for strengthening muscles.

Tips for Travelers with Disabilities
This review of the resources in the Travel & Disability Link section looks at "Tips for Travelers with Disabilities."
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Children and Lyme Disease
Symptoms of Lyme disease in children and results of infection to fetus and infants born with Lyme disease.
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Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), which primarily affects children, is an inflammatory demyelinating condition with symptoms similar to those seen in MS.
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Shingles Basics
In about 10%-20% of cases, chickenpox is followed later in life by shingles, characterized by a painful rash.
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TBI Statistics
How prevalent are Traumatic Brain Injuries? There are 1 million incidences of head injury per year nationally. 50,000 to 110,000 people suffer severe disability.
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Website Review: Comeunity.com
A Website review of www.comeunity.com.
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With A Will, There's A Way
Most parents are so busy working tirelessly to make life better for their children that they don't have time to stop and think about what their departure from this earth could mean for their kids. Just how serious an issue this is was recently revealed by an incident in Ottawa. Laurie Aylsworth, 49, died after a long bout with cancer, leaving behind three sons, including her eldest, Cedric, a quadraplegic with cerebral palsy and developmental disabilities.
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