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CEREBRAL PALSY is a disorder of

movement and posture

A cerebral palsy child often canno
      carry out big movements eg walking,
      running, jumping, either at all or nearly
      as well as normal children.

Fine manipulative movt using their
hands and fingers are also affected.

Posture ( the way we sit or stand or move )
      also becomes abnormal.Eg Infantile Hemiplegia -
      stand with the foot inverted, elbow and wrist
      bent and held across the tummy instead of keeping
      relaxed at the side of the body.

Movement is central to the science and
practice of Physiotherapy

Role to help the child to overcome disability
by learning to move and function again.

To success in therapy, need to understand
normal and abnormal movts as these relate
to functional performance

Movt analysis of daily activities

Techniques of movement reeducation are used to :
= retrain normal movt control
= increase functional performance & decrease disability.

Training motor control, increase strength and fitness and
promoting skill acquisition.

Functional movt reeducation is directed towards specific
patterns of movt and coordination that used in daily life
for funtional performance.

The movt of the trunk, arm and leg are important
for functional movement