Cerebral Palsy Cures

Cerebral palsy has no cure. Unfortunately, most children born with cerebral palsy will be disabled for the rest of their lives. Also, parents of children with CP may focus the most on managing symptoms and alleviating pain--which can mean a lifelong investment in medical services, medications, and rehabilitation.

If your child's cerebral palsy resulted from a birth injury or other form of medical negligence, you likely qualify to obtain compensation from those responsible for your child's condition. Call the Cerebral Palsy Lawyer Alliance today at 888-894-9067 for a free consultation about how to seek compensation for you and your child.

Cerebral Palsy Treatments for Victims of Birth Injuries

When a birth injury or medical negligence causes cerebral palsy (CP), treatment becomes more than just a medical necessity—it becomes a lifelong need for care that could have been prevented. Families of children with CP often face overwhelming medical expenses, therapy costs, and the emotional toll of managing a complex condition. While no treatment can fully cure cerebral palsy, early interventions and ongoing therapies can significantly improve a child’s quality of life.

Medical and Therapeutic Interventions

The treatment plan for a child with cerebral palsy depends on the severity of the condition. Common interventions include:

Physical Therapy: One of the most critical forms of treatment, physical therapy helps improve muscle strength, coordination, and mobility. It can prevent muscle atrophy and improve independence.
Occupational Therapy: This helps children develop the skills they need for daily activities, such as dressing, eating, and holding objects. Adaptive techniques and assistive devices can be introduced to improve their functionality.
Speech and Language Therapy: Many children with CP struggle with speech and swallowing difficulties. Therapy can help improve communication skills and, in some cases, introduce alternative communication methods.
Medications: Doctors may prescribe muscle relaxants or anti-spasticity medications to manage muscle stiffness and movement difficulties. Seizure medications may also be needed for children with epilepsy, a common co-condition of CP.
Surgical Interventions: In severe cases, surgery may be necessary to correct bone abnormalities, lengthen muscles, or reduce spasticity. Procedures like selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) can help reduce pain and improve mobility.

Assistive Devices and Adaptive Technology

Many children with CP require assistive devices to move and communicate effectively. These may include:

Adaptive seating and positioning equipment for better posture and comfort
Orthotic braces and walkers for mobility support
Wheelchairs for increased independence
Communication devices for nonverbal children

No Cure Means Cerebral Palsy Is an Expensive Ailment to Care For

The fact that there is currently no cure for cerebral palsy means that your goals must shift accordingly. Though you can always hope for future medical breakthroughs, parents of children with cerebral palsy must focus on:

Reducing the severity of their child's symptoms
Alleviating pain to the greatest extent possible
Making progress on any limitations or symptoms that can improve with rehabilitation, medication, or other treatments

For many parents, achieving these goals in the most cost-effective manner possible is critical. At the Cerebral Palsy Lawyer Alliance, our goal is different. We want your child to have the best possible care, regardless of cost. The Alliance's lawyers will work to facilitate this goal by holding negligent medical providers financially responsible for the harm they have caused.

For Parents with a Heart, the Cost of Treating Cerebral Palsy Is Not Elective

One reason why cerebral palsy is such a cruel condition is that it affects the entire family. Parents have to see their child suffer debilitating symptoms (including painful ones) while feeling helpless. Therefore, parents of children with CP often do not hesitate to pay for any treatment that helps their child, which may include:

One or more surgeries
Medications (which may include anti-seizure meds, pain relievers, and several other medications)
Various forms of therapy
Medical equipment, including but not limited to braces
Experimental treatment approaches

Many parents will sacrifice their own well-being and financial security to help their child, even by an inkling. A cerebral palsy lawyer from our network will work to ensure you don't have to sacrifice and that your child gets the care they need at the same time. Medical providers who cause or fail to prevent cerebral palsy should pay for resulting hardship-it's that simple.

Understanding the Different Types of Cerebral Palsy from a Personal Injury Perspective

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurological disorder that affects movement, muscle tone, and posture. It is often caused by brain damage before, during, or shortly after birth, sometimes as a result of medical negligence or preventable birth injuries. Lack of oxygen during delivery, improper use of forceps or vacuum extractors, or failure to monitor fetal distress can all contribute to brain injuries that result in CP.

There are several types of cerebral palsy, each affecting movement and coordination in different ways. Understanding the specific type of CP your child has can help determine the best treatment options, including physical therapy, speech therapy, and occupational therapy.

Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Spastic cerebral palsy is the most common form, affecting nearly 80% of individuals with CP. It is characterized by increased muscle tone, causing stiffness and difficulty with movement. Children with spastic CP may struggle with walking, balance, and fine motor skills. The condition is further classified into subtypes:

Spastic Hemiplegia: Affects one side of the body.
Spastic Diplegia: Primarily affects the legs, making walking difficult.
Spastic Quadriplegia: Affects all four limbs and is often the most severe form.

Physical therapists play a crucial role in helping children with spastic CP improve mobility, while occupational therapists work to develop fine motor skills needed for daily activities.

Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy

Dyskinetic cerebral palsy is marked by uncontrollable movements, including twisting, jerking, or slow writhing motions. These involuntary movements result from damage to the basal ganglia, the part of the brain responsible for coordinating movement. Children with this type of CP often have fluctuating muscle tone, meaning their muscles can be too tight one moment and too loose the next.

Speech therapy is often necessary for children with dyskinetic CP, as the same involuntary muscle movements can affect the face and tongue, making it difficult to speak and swallow. Assistive communication devices may also help children who struggle with verbal communication.

Cerebral Palsy and Spinal Cord Injuries

Although CP is primarily a brain injury, severe cases may involve damage to the spinal cord, further complicating a child’s mobility and function. In some cases, birth trauma—such as improper forceps use or excessive pulling during delivery—can cause both brain damage and spinal cord injuries, leading to a combination of neurological disordersand muscle tone abnormalities.

Children with spinal cord involvement may require extensive rehabilitation, including physical therapy to strengthen their muscles and improve motor function. Assistive devices, such as braces, walkers, or wheelchairs, may be necessary for mobility support.

The Role of Therapy and Medical Care

Treatment for cerebral palsy often involves a team of specialists, including:

Physical therapists to improve strength, flexibility, and coordination.
Occupational therapists to help children perform daily tasks, such as dressing and eating.
Speech therapists to assist with communication and swallowing difficulties.
Neurologists and orthopedic specialists to monitor brain and musculoskeletal development.

If your child’s cerebral palsy was caused by a preventable birth injury, your family should not have to bear the financial burden alone. Medical malpractice lawsuits can help secure compensation for medical care, therapy, assistive devices, and future needs. A birth injury attorney from our network can investigate whether medical negligence played a role in your child’s diagnosis and fight for the financial support your family deserves.

Types of Medical Malpractice That Can Cause Cerebral Palsy (and Other Birth Injuries)

The slightest error during pregnancy or childbirth can have catastrophic consequences. This is why it's so shocking when medical providers make not only errors but egregious errors that directly cause injury to an innocent child.

Some common forms of medical malpractice that can directly cause or contribute to cerebral palsy include:

Missed Diagnoses and Misdiagnosis During Pregnancy

Several possible causes of cerebral palsy may emerge during pregnancy, which include:

Abnormalities in fetal brain development
Infections
Strokes
Lack of oxygen to the brain
Lack of blood flow to the brain

Experts can help your lawyers determine if any such prenatal conditions contributed to your child's condition. Those same experts can help us determine if a medical provider should have detected such hazards and taken action (but failed to).

Failure to Spot Signs of Distress During Delivery

Medical providers are trained to spot signs of distress during delivery. These signs may emerge from the mother or child, both of whom the doctor should closely monitor.

If a medical provider fails to identify or respond appropriately to signs of distress, they may have committed medical malpractice.

Unsafe Use of Forceps and Other Delivery Devices

Brain trauma may cause cerebral palsy. If such trauma occurred (or might have occurred) due to the manner in which a doctor used a forceps device or other delivery tool, this is relevant to your medical malpractice lawsuit.

Failure to Order an Emergency Cesarean Section (C-Section) Delivery

When in doubt about the mother or baby's health, a C-section delivery may mitigate risk. If a doctor did not conduct a C-section delivery and your child was born with cerebral palsy, it's fair to question their tactics.

There are also bigger-picture forms of negligence that can contribute to birth injuries. This can include:

A medical facility hiring providers who lack credentials, have a history of malpractice, show signs of impairment, or are physically unfit
A medical facility failing to provide cutting-edge equipment, which can help the provider diagnose and address potential complications
Failing to maintain safe and sterile conditions
Failing to monitor and properly address providers who are impaired or too old to practice

Medicine is complex, so medical malpractice cases tend to be similarly complicated. Hire a lawyer with the legal and medical knowledge to lead your case effectively. Call the Cerebral Palsy Lawyer Alliance today.

Allow an Attorney to Lead Your Medical Malpractice Case

Parents of disabled children often feel that they have nowhere to turn. Exhausted from the demands of parenting a child who suffers debilitating symptoms, they often feel alone. You're not. Turn to the Cerebral Palsy Lawyer Alliance for tangible services to benefit you and your child.

Some of the reasons to hire a cerebral palsy lawyer from the Alliance include:

Our mission is to help families affected by cerebral palsy: The Alliance's lawyers don't just happen to handle cerebral palsy cases. Consider our name. They are totally dedicated to helping clients affected by cerebral palsy. Our team knows the realities of CP and will work hard to secure fair compensation for you and your child.
Our intolerance for medical providers who endanger patients: Medical errors are an American epidemic that does not get enough attention. More specifically, the victims of medical errors often feel voiceless, and the Cerebral Palsy Lawyer Alliance's mission is to give them a voice. In addition to securing the compensation you need, we hope a substantial verdict or settlement will discourage future medical negligence.
Our resources (which allow us to take on deep-pocketed defendants): Medical malpractice cases are typically complex. You will need a strong case to successfully secure fair compensation from an insurer or negligent medical provider. Strong cases cost money. Allow the lawyers in our network to fund the kind of high-caliber medical malpractice lawsuit you deserve.
The need to focus on your child (not a medical malpractice lawsuit): Your time is not infinite, and your child needs you. Let your lawyer lead the case; you focus on your child.

As our name suggests, lawyers in the Alliance have spent many years representing children and parents facing the high cost of cerebral palsy. The Alliance's lawyers have the legal knowledge, relevant experience, and willpower to build the case you and your child deserve.

Pay No Upfront or Out-of-Pocket Cost to Hire a Medical Malpractice Lawyer

For parents facing a growing pile of medical bills and unknown future costs related to their child's disability, you may have many questions. For one, you might ask: Can I really afford to hire a lawyer, given the financial stress we are under?
Yes. The Cerebral Palsy Lawyer Alliance knows how financially daunting a diagnosis of cerebral palsy is. This is why The Alliance's lawyers offer you a contingency fee agreement, which means:

The Alliance will cover all expenses related to the medical malpractice lawsuit.
The Alliance's lawyers will make any investment to improve your case, including but not limited to hiring expert witnesses.
You will pay us zero upfront fees or costs.
Your attorney will only receive a fee if they secure a financial recovery for you.

Life becomes significantly harder when your child is born with cerebral palsy. Through this fee structure, as well as our valuable legal services, The Alliance's lawyers want to bring you some overdue relief.

Damages in Cerebral Palsy Lawsuits

When it comes to seeking fair compensation for those affected by cerebral palsy, The Alliance's lawyers consider two parties:

The child
The parent(s)

Recoverable Damages for Children with Cerebral Palsy

The line between a child's damages and a parent's damages is thin. While medical care may be for the child, for example, the parent often bears the case. That said, some examples of damages that should entitle you to compensation include:

The cost of all your child's cerebral palsy-related medical care
The cost of any braces, wheelchairs, lift devices, and other medical equipment your child needs
The cost of mental health treatment, which they may need as they get older
The cost of rehabilitation
Pain and suffering, which is always considerable in cases of cerebral palsy

These services are meant to help your child. However, compensation for these services will help you greatly as a parent, sparing you from the heavy financial weight of medical care and other items and services.

Recoverable Damages for Parents Affected by Cerebral Palsy

Parents' ability to comprehend their child's pain makes cerebral palsy a cruel condition for the entire family. As a parent, you should demand and receive fair compensation for:

Your pain and suffering
Any mental health treatment you need (you may suffer depression and other types of pain and suffering due to your child's condition)
Any income you lose if you have to adjust your career to help care for your child
The total cost of caring for a child and an adult child with a disability

The lawyers in our network exercise the utmost sensitivity and compassion when evaluating your and your child's recoverable damages. The Alliance's lawyers will respect your privacy, but also want to learn about your experience. Only in this manner can your lawyer build a comprehensive case and fight for the compensation you need.

What to Expect from Your Cerebral Palsy Lawyer

In addition to compassion, you should expect a host of legal services from your lawyer. Your lawyer will be responsible for recovering the compensation you and your child deserve, which means they are responsible for the following:

Uncovering all evidence of medical malpractice: Your attorney will secure all evidence that suggests or proves that medical providers let you and your child down.
Documenting both your and your child's damages: Your lawyer will secure medical bills, doctors' testimony, invoices for any mental health services you have received, and documentation of your child's symptoms. If any other documentation helps prove the cost of your and your child's damages, they will include that documentation in your case.
Calculating the total cost of your family's damages: Your lawyer will consider your and your child's current and future damages. Once they have determined the financial value of each, they will know how much your settlement or verdict should be worth.
Hiring any experts whose opinions add credibility to your case: Cerebral palsy cases are immensely complex. Your lawyer will likely need to calculate the lifelong cost of your child's disability, as well as prove medical malpractice beyond a doubt. Experts' credible insights can help us with these and other case-related responsibilities.
Negotiating a settlement for you: Our team will demand that a liable insurance company or the negligent medical provider pay you a fair settlement.
Leading any lawsuit you decide to file: Most medical providers have medical malpractice insurance. Your lawyer may first seek compensation from their insurance provider. However, if the insurance company will not fairly compensate you for your damages, they can file a lawsuit.

If liable parties will not offer a fair settlement, your lawyer will promptly file your lawsuit.

Call the Cerebral Palsy Lawyer Alliance Today for a Free Consultation

You should not have to wait for the financial support you and your child need and deserve. Allow our team to fight for your financial recovery starting now. Contact us today!
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