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