Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy is the musculoskeletal manifestation of a non-progressive central nervous system lesion that usually occurs due to a perinatal insult to the brain. Though the cerebral insult is static, the musculoskeletal pathology is progressive. Spasticity leads to shortening of musculoskeletal units, which in turn causes fixed contractures and eventually leads to torsional abnormalities of … Continue reading Cerebral Palsy