WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2017 -- A robotic exoskeleton attached to the lower leg may someday help kids with cerebral palsy maintain the ability to walk. Cerebral palsy is a lifelong disorder, characterized ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cerebral palsy (CP)- caused by neurological damage before, during or after birth- is the most common movement disorder in children, ...

New York, NY--July 26, 2017--In the U.S., 3.6 out of 1000 school-aged children are diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP). Their symptoms include abnormal gait patterns which results in joint degeneration ...

To illustrate this process, consider the dysfunction of the right knee of the young man (SR) with cerebral palsy spastic diplegia (Video 3). One can readily appreciate from the video presentation that ...

In the first clip, the boy appears to drag his feet as he walks, while his knees — particularly the left one — stay bent throughout his steps. In the second clip, his knees remain bowed inward. But ...

One of the markers of cerebral palsy is “crouch gait,” where a person walks with a perpetual bend in their knees. This has detrimental effects on the muscles and joints of the body that can result in ...

Some amazing work has been done over the past several years developing robotic exoskeletons that can aid adults with paralysis or mobility impairments by replacing the lost function of muscles to ...

Training with a robotic device may help some kids with cerebral palsy gain strength and improve both posture and walking abilities, researchers say. A small study suggests that a robotic system known ...