Cerebral Palsy Program
About the Cerebral Palsy Program
According to the United Cerebral Palsy, an estimated 764,000 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, and between 1,200 - 1,500 preschool age children are recognized each year to have cerebral palsy.
Our specialists in the Cerebral Palsy Program at Children’s Hospital Boston provide interdisciplinary evaluation and treatment for children with cerebral palsy and a variety of neuromuscular conditions.
Our team provides comprehensive care to help improve the functional capabilities of more than 2,000 patients each year, and we’re proud to provide compassionate care in a family-centered atmosphere. Our focus is to maximize your child’s functional independence, stability and quality of life.
Our specialties:
- cerebral palsy
- static encephalopathy
- progressive neuromuscular conditions
- congenital anomalies
- muscle tendon contractures
- skeletal and upper extremity malalignment and contractures
- joint deformities of the spine, hip, knee, ankle and foot
Cerebral Palsy Touchscreen Therapy Demo
Research And Innovation
Cutting-edge science: Collaborating to build robotic clothing for children with CP
Countless scientific epiphanies never leave the bench – unless there’s the kind of serendipitous encounter that set Children’s Hospital Boston psychologist Gene Goldfield on a path he never expected to follow.
One in eight babies are born prematurely, putting them at greater risk for cerebral palsy, an inability to fully control their muscles. Goldfield saw these children being wheeled around the hospital, and was convinced that they did not have to be wheelchair-bound.
During early infancy, he knew, the developing brain naturally undergoes a rewiring of its circuits, including those that control the muscles. Could some type of early intervention encourage more typical motor development by replacing damaged circuits with more functional connections?
At Children’s Innovators’ Forum, Goldfield discussed his envisioned solution: the use of programmable robots to promote new brain connectivity and improve mobility.
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