Cerebral palsy

Combining functional exercises with resistance training increases muscle size and improves function in young adults with cerebral palsy

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Sizes of leg muscles in young adults with cerebral palsy can be reduced by up to 50% compared with typically developing people (Shortland 2009). The reduced muscle size may be caused by the effects of cerebral palsy itself, reduced muscle use, treatments that are directed at the muscle (such as […]

Interview: Prof Nicholas Taylor on strength training and mobility in young people with cerebral palsy

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In young people with cerebral palsy, strength training increases the forces that their muscles produce. But does that mean that strength training helps young people with cerebral palsy walk better? Professor Nicholas Taylor talks about strength training and mobility in young people with cerebral palsy.