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Pain in persons with cerebral palsy.
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The data suggest that pain is common in adults with CP, and in many subjects, pain levels were moderate to intense.About:
This article is published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.The article was published on 1999-10-01. It has received 199 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Chronic pain & Back pain.read more
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An Overview of Cerebral Palsy
TL;DR: This chapter defines the problem, its scope, how problems are expressed and treatments used for the condition among persons with intellectual disabilities.
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Pain and disabilities related to hip disorders in adults with severe cerebral palsy
TL;DR: The PAICP provides an indication of the pain experienced by patients in situations in which proxies are not personally involved and maybe more valid then proxy measures for other situations, and has adequate test-retest reproducibility and construct validity.
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[The effect of pain on activity independence and health -related quality of life in cerebral palsied individuals].
TL;DR: Pain was found to affect daily activities and ambulation ranging in degree from mild to severe, leading to an effect on HRQoL of the individuals with CP, and it is suggested that approaches oriented to the determination and treatment of pain in CP individuals will increase activity participation and HRZoL.
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The Relationship of Cerebral Palsy Comorbid Conditions with Participation and Quality of Life
TL;DR: This chapter will discuss the interaction between the individual and the environment, the importance of assessment of QOL interventions for the personal outcomes of individuals with CP, and support service strategies promoting the participation and QOL.
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Mobility in Ambulant Adults with Cerebral Palsy — Challenges for the Future
TL;DR: The need to consider CP as a lifespan, rather than childhood condition has been highlighted, with particular interest in the reported difficulties that emerge during the adult years.
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Grading the severity of chronic pain.
TL;DR: A Guttman scale analysis showed that pain intensity and disability measures formed a reliable hierarchical scale and may be useful when a brief ordinal measure of global pain severity is required.
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The health status of women with cerebral palsy
TL;DR: Women with CP residing in the community perceived themselves as healthy, and the observed health status measures support this concept, and independent relationships were found between several of these measures indicating no significant association among the variables.
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Natural history of scoliosis in the institutionalized adult cerebral palsy population.
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that in the adult patient with cerebral palsy and scoliosis, a definite correlation exists between deformity size and functional decline and decubiti and progression rate also seems to be a factor in functional decline.
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Management of the hip in cerebral palsy.
TL;DR: Through physical, mental, and medicinal modalities that include both opioids and nonopioid options, a more comprehensive treatment plan can provide better pain control while minimizing opioid side effects.
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A reassessment of spinal stabilization in severe cerebral palsy.
TL;DR: A homogenous population of 37 institutionalized patients with scoliosis and severe cerebral palsy was evaluated to assess the impact of spinal stabilization on comfort, function, health, and ease of nursing care.