DD
Hypotonia
(low tone) real loose muscle tone, hard to move muscles against gravity
hypertonia
(spastic CP) tight contracted muscles, exaggerated muscles
monoplegia
1 limb (1 arm or 1 leg)
triplegia
3 limbs (1 arm & 2 legs usually)
Atacia
a lose of balance. stand with legs apart, rarest form
instruction
able to be independently mobile
quadriplegia
all involved
diplegia
all upper 4 arms less
double hemiplegia
both sides but one side more involved (arms are more involved on the MORE side
Cerebral Palsy
brain centered & lack of muscle control
Athentosis
fluctuating (up & down) tone, sometime hyper & sometimes hypo (one or the other)
hemoplegia
half of body (left or right side)
cephalo-caudel
head to tail - head movements occur before other extremities
paraplegia
legs only
non progressive
not going to get worse
anoxia
umbilical cord wrapped around neck
atrophy
when a part of your body is unable to move
Mass to specific
when you move one part of your body before the other
gross to fine
you are able to use your whole body before you use your fine motor skills
management
you have to move their body