Revista de fisioterapias novedosas

Abstracto

Adults with Cerebral Palsy in the UK and Ireland have Access to Physiotherapy Services, and they are Happy with them.

Joe Nicolas

CP or cerebral palsy is a neurodevelopmental condition that lasts a lifetime. Motor, cognitive, hearing, and speech impairments, as well as epilepsy, are the primary symptoms of CP. The engine hindrances related with CP keep on influencing action and interest as the individual develops into adulthood . Adults with CP are less physically active and more prone to develop non-communicable diseases than individuals without CP. In addition, a lot of individuals with CP struggle with musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, deterioration in their walking speed, a reduction in muscle endurance, strength, and flexibility, loss of balance, and an increase in falls. According to a recent study in the United States using a larger cohort of adults with CP and musculoskeletal diagnoses, older adults had a significantly lower use of physiotherapy services but a higher prevalence of soft tissue disorders (87%), joint pain (61%), and bone or cartilage disorders (50%), compared to adults without CP.