Cerebral palsy is a condition caused by damage to the brain, usually occurring before, during, or shortly following birth. The cause for cerebral palsy includes illness during pregnancy, premature deliver or lack of oxygen to the baby.Cerebral palsy is characterized by an inability to fully control motor function. Depending on which part of the brain has been damaged and the degree of involvement of the central nervous system, some may occur: spasms; tonal problems; involuntary movement; disturbance in gait and mobility; seizures; abnormal sensation and perception; impairment of sight, hearing or speech; and mental retardation.
Children with Cerebral palsy have difficulty coordinating and producing purposeful, functional movements. Some people have to much muscle tone such as those with spasticity. Their muscles hold their limbs in rather stiff postures and it is difficult to relax these muscles. Thus, the rider cannot move his limbs easily except in the direction the spastic muscles pull. Other types of tone abnormalities include fluctuating tone, as seen in athetoid cerebral palsy and hypotonia, or too little tone.
"Children with disabilities are like butterflies with a broken wing. They are just a beautiful as all the others, but they need help to spread their wings"
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