Do children with cerebral palsy need wheelchairs?

Question

I don't know much about the condition cerebral palsy do they all have wheelchairs or is it just some can someone please provide me with info on this thank you

Answer 1

some do

Answer 2

It depends on the severity. I know a young girl with CP who has a wheelchair but only for when she's tired. All the rest of the time she has a walker (which she doesnt always use-stroppy teenagers hey!). Its a debilitating disease but it certainly makes this girl stronger!

Answer 3

It depends on the severity of the CP. I've also seen individuals with just leg braces and can walk. And I've also seen individuals that are completely dependent on wheelchairs. One guy that I work with, his spine looks like a spiral pasta.

Answer 4

No it depends on the level of disability and the stiffness of their limbs. My nephew is able to walk and play football. His fine motor skills are affected and he does walk in a stiff manner but he does not need a wheel chair and never has. God willing he never will.

Answer 5

Some children with CP need wheelchairs; it depends on how spastic their legs are.  I used to have a friend with CP who could walk, but he couldn't completely straighten his legs, and he walked on his tip-toes.  Usually, he found it easier to use his wheelchair.

Answer 6

My cousin has it cerebral palsy but as a child she had leg braces now she uses a wheelchair and a walker in the house for therapy.

Answer 7

It depends on how severe the CP is in the person.  I know a girl who uses just crutches, one who uses a walker, and two in wheelchairs.  So, it just depends.

Answer 8

Approximately 25% of children with cerebral palsy have mild involvement with few or no limitations in walking, self-care, and other activities. Approximately half are moderately impaired to the extent that complete independence is unlikely but function is satisfactory. Only 25% are so severely disabled that they require extensive care and are unable to walk.

try www.emedicinehealth.com/cerebral_palsy. for more info

Of the 75% of children with cerebral palsy who are eventually able to walk, many rely on assistive equipment. The ability to sit unsupported may be a good predictor of whether a child will walk. Many children who can sit unsupported by age 2 years eventually will be able to walk, while those who cannot sit unsupported by age 4 years probably will not walk. These children will use wheelchairs to move around.

Answer 9

There are three ,ajor types of CP. - spastic, athetoid and ataxic.  Each affects different parts of the brain.  Spastic cerebral palsy usually involves injury to the cortex, including importantly the primary motor cortex.  This results in the person having one or more stiff limbs.

Athetoid cerebral palsy involves injury to structures below the cortex, usually to a structure called the 'basal ganglia.'  This causes the person to experience 'abnormal movements' and to have a tremor in the limbs.

Ataxic cerebral palsy involves injury to a structure called the 'cerebellum.'  This type of injury causes one or more of the limbs to have 'low muscle tone' - to be floppy.

The are different degrees of severity of cerebral palsy.  Children who are only mildly affected may have some degree of independent mobility, but the vast majority will need wheelchairs.

For a more detailed description of cerebral palsy, visit the following website.

http://www.snowdrop.cc

Answer 10

Not always, it depends on the severity of the CP. Each child is an individual so the limitations in functions are also individual.

Answer 11

depends on the level of disability.