Apraxia After Brain Damage: Understanding the Causes, Types, & Treatments
Apraxia is a neurological disorder that interferes with the ability to properly execute a movement. This can make it challenging for an individual to perform activities of daily living as well as complex tasks that require sensory, motor, and coordination skills. Apraxia is caused by damage to the areas of the brain responsible for movement and coordination. One of the most common types of apraxia after brain damage is buccofacial or orofacial apraxia, which affects the ability to execute mouth and facial movements or expressions. Fortunately, apraxia can often be improved through a rigorous rehabilitation program. This article will discuss the causes of apraxia after...
4 GOOD WAYS TO MAKE YOUR TRAINING PLAYFUL
Most people know the feeling of not being motivated to do their workout. That feeling can be just as strong for children, as it can for grown-ups. It can often be more difficult for children to stay motivated by the means itself. They want to have fun while training. Therefore it is important, that you and your child create the possibility of playing while training together. We have found 4 good ideas for making training playful. 1. Use your imagination Children have a fantastic ability to enter into the spirit of the game, and create new universes with their imagination. You will...
FROM BEING BULLIED TO WINNING MEDALS
EIRUNN HAS CEREBRAL PALSY. WHEN EIRUNN WAS A CHILD SHE DIDN’T LIKE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. AS AN ADULT SHE WON A SILVER MEDAL IN TABLE TENNIS AT THE PARALYMPICS. Long inactive breaks at school. Bullying comments every time she tried to join the others. This was daily life for Eirunn Nesset Ellefsen, when she, as a child with cerebral palsy, had difficulties keeping up with the other kids in the schoolyard. Back then she didn’t like physical activity. She associated it with failure. Eirunn was born with paralysis of the left side of her body. After many years of school, where physical activity...