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Clinical Therapy Services for Adults with Cerebral Palsy

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In this chapter, we review the state of the science about health and rehabilitation needs of aging individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) and suggest goals, environments, effective techniques, and future directions for clinical management. Health and rehabilitation needs of adults with CP are similar to their aging peers but magnified by the biological and metabolic consequences of lack of physical activity during critical periods of development and throughout the life span. Standardized, validated measures of health, pain, function, participation, and well-being are recommended, as well as a review of the state of the science for effective rehabilitation techniques to address the needs of adults with CP. Synthesis of the literature about children with CP and adults with chronic disability was done to fill gaps that exist in evidence-based techniques and dosing. Recommendations for clinical practice and research are provided.

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  1. Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, USA

    Mary Gannotti

  2. Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

    David Frumberg

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, AI duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA

    Freeman Miller

  2. Cerebral Palsy Program, AI DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA

    Steven Bachrach

  3. AI DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA

    Nancy Lennon

  4. Drexel University, PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA

    Margaret O'Neil

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    Nancy Lennon

  2. Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    Margaret E. O’Neil

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Gannotti, M., Frumberg, D. (2020). Clinical Therapy Services for Adults with Cerebral Palsy. In: Miller, F., Bachrach, S., Lennon, N., O'Neil, M. (eds) Cerebral Palsy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50592-3_158-2

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