A Dad’s Hope For His Daughter To Walk Better From Gait Testing Back in September of 2013, we heard from a family whose daughter has Cerebral Palsy explaining to us about the wonderful treatments and therapies available at Shriners Hospitals in Sacramento for children afflicted with various disabilities, regardless of a family’s ability to pay. (link to Sept. 2013 article) We wanted to follow-up with the family to see how their daughter is progressing. Here is our interview with dad and gallery of pictures of their daughter undergoing gait testing. SNIMC: What is gait analysis and why was it done?.

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Parents of special needs kids, here is your opportunity to give feedback to School Districts on what to spend on, to increase your child’s educational progress. As Districts prepare to finalize their budgets with Proposition 30 funds (Temporary Taxes to Fund Education), you must speak up on your child’s behalf.  Remember, your input today will make a difference in how well your child is prepared to succeed beyond 12th grade. California’s new way of funding schools referred to as Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) requires parental and community input in increasing student outcomes, especially in the areas of educating low-income.

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…various Orthopedic, Burns, Spinal Cord Injury and Cleft Lip and Palate conditions at Shriners Hospitals for Children. Financial affordability may not be an issue in the delivery of care.  The disorders and diseases that they treat are wide-ranging and diverse; therefore, this is not an all-inclusive list of conditions treated. My wife and I have a 9 yr. old daughter with cerebral palsy (CP). Her tight and weak muscles strain her physically; as a result, she experiences pain daily. Since her speech and language is delayed, she cannot express her feelings about the discomfort of having to wear braces.  Upon.

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