CEREBRAL PALSY IS THE MOST COMMON LIFELONG PHYSICAL DISABILITY affecting more than 1 million Americans and over 17 million people worldwide. More than 10,000 babies in the U.S. are diagnosed with #cerebralpalsy each year. Learn more at gogreen4cp.org #cpawareness

Disability related microaggressions Courtesy of The RPS #cpisntme #disabledequality #cpawareness #normality #equalopportunities #Respect #cerebralpalsy #disability #cp #learn #understand #microaggressions

I’m sure most people don’t know that insurers (starting with CMS) often don’t pay for elevated chairs, which are LIFE CHANGING for our disabled community. Please, everyone chime in to support this.

Finally, a definition that accurately describes how I feel about PM&R #Physiatry23 Assoc. of Academic Physiatrists (AAP)

Another great year at #Physiatry23! Great turn out this year from BCM PM&R

Happy #mondaymotivation ! Love this one from Albert Einstein. Keep pushing and you will get there!!! #flexforaccess #cpawareness #cerebralpalsy #cerebralpalsyawareness

Join us in raising awareness of Cerebral Palsy, the most common childhood physical disability & our most common client diagnosis. According to the CDC, 1/345 US children have CP. Let's change the narrative of CP, increase disability visibility & advocate inclusion. #cpawareness

So fitting that I'm on my way to Chicago for the AACPDM program planning meeting on the first day of #CPawarenessmonth ♥️ Looking forward to learning from the 2023 team in preparation for 2024 💪🏽

Reading Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by DanielKahneman to learn about unacceptable variability - perfect example in medicine: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33402528/ #CPawarenessmonth Bhooma Aravamuthan MD DPhil

Many of us "experts" think we're great at diagnosing #dystonia in people with #cerebralpalsy during routine clinical practice. Spoiler alert: We're not. And getting better requires investment in systems-based change. Our paper on this out soon....!!!! Annals of the Child Neurology Society

Dr. Ajay Thomas moving the field forward describing cyclic alternating pattern of encephalopathy in children with new-onset seizures and encephalopathy (best seen utilizing qEEG). One anti-NMDARE, one FIRES. Grateful for curious minds exploring the significance of these patterns!

Great news for #cerebralpalsy researchers: use of an attached ultrasound probe causes minimal change in #gait patterns. That means we can learn even more about gait mechanics with the addition of muscle #sonography! rdiscovery.page.link/RsWSNzd6iyFXdc…

"We need to be humble in our ability to identify #dystonia" are the wise words from Bhooma Aravamuthan MD DPhil How can we identify dystonia in children with #CerebralPalsy in clinic? Tune in to find out and get a sneak peak into some exciting upcoming work!

Shear wave elastography can be used to easily measure the stiffness of spastic muscle! I love new ways of quantifying tone. So useful for outcomes research. #cerebralpalsy #spasticity rdiscovery.page.link/P22uEtXxbLQ5md…

Always grateful for Sruthi Thomas, MDPhDFAAP’s mentorship 💚 AACPDM