Abstract
Cerebral palsy is the most common motor disability in childhood. Cerebral palsy can significantly impact the amount of physical activity and individual obtains, and the scope and quality of the physical activity may be limited by cerebral palsy. High-quality physical education can integrate children with cerebral palsy into movement programing, as to enable children with cerebral palsy to achieve goals related to cognitive skills associated with exploring physical health, maintaining physical health, as well as affective values towards physical health, movement, play, and general wellbeing. This article provides a basic overview of the physical characteristics of cerebral palsy, as well as outlines ways the child’s educational care-team can work with physical educators and physical therapist to enhance movement skills and health behavior.
Highlights
Cerebral palsy is the result of a brain injury or abnormality
Cerebral palsy can significantly impact the amount of physical activity an individual obtains, and the scope and quality of the physical activity may be limited by cerebral palsy
High-quality physical education can integrate children with cerebral palsy into movement programing, as to enable children with cerebral palsy to achieve goals related to cognitive skills associated with exploring physical health, maintaining physical health, as well as affective values towards physical health, movement, play, and general wellbeing
Summary
Cerebral palsy is the result of a brain injury or abnormality. Cerebral palsy is the most common motor disability in childhood, and there are several classifications for this disability [1]. Some classifications include monoplegia, where any one part of the body is involved, hemiplegia, where one complete side of the body is involved, or quadriplegia, where the total body is involved. There are associated dysfunctions that can accompany cerebral palsy: mental retardation, speech problems, seizures, or reflex problems [2]. The most common type of cerebral palsy is spastic, which is damage to the cerebrum and is characterized by abnormal muscle tightness and stiffness and shortened Achilles tendon and scissoring gait (1). A key characteristic of cerebral palsy is that every case is completely individual with differing variations of health concerns (2). Cerebral palsy is categorized in five levels (1): I
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