A two-week camp run by the University of Queensland at the Queensland Children's Hospital is helping kids with cerebral palsy boost their life skills.
The two-week trial aims to get children moving and performing tasks – without a therapist providing physical assistance – to improve their independence and promote changes in the brain.
UQ Child Health Research Centre researcher and occupational therapist Dr Leanne Sakzewski [Sak-zew-ski] says the camp would provide insight into treating brain function in bilateral cerebral palsy, which affects both sides of the body and brain.a