Read about your newborn baby's first movements and reflexes after birth. The grasping reflex, crawling reflex and startle reflex are discussed.
Read about the Apgar score, which is used to assess a newborn baby's well-being using five categories: heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, reflexes and skin colour.
Learn about the methods of diagnosis, an important stage in understanding the cause of your child's seizures.
Helpful tips on holding and dressing a baby. Though they are not as fragile as they look, it is important to handle your baby gently for them to feel safe.
Chorea is chaotic, random, repetitive, purposeless movements that usually involve multiple body parts. Sydenham's chorea (SC) is the most common form of acquired chorea in children.
Learn about dystonia, a brain disorder that causes muscle stiffness and abnormal postures.
When assessing a child's scoliosis, several measurements may be taken. Learn about how Adam's test, balance, leg length and height are used in assessment.
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disorder that causes muscle weakness and muscle atrophy (shrinking), and can affect a child’s ability to speak, walk, and breathe.
Learn about how Botox therapy can be used to treat spasticity in your child using image guidance.
Learn how a baby's system of attachment develops over the first year of life. Attachment will solidify as a baby's memory develops.
An in-depth look at what is involved in a neurological exam as part of the medical diagnosis of a childhood brain tumour.
Learn about benign acute childhood myositis, a condition that causes muscle pain in children with viral infections.
Diarrhea causes frequent, loose bowel movements. Read about the causes of diarrhea in babies and children and how to prevent dehydration.
Learn about visuomotor skills, which are the control of small muscles in the fingers. Vision and movement work together to produce actions.
Find out how a bowel management program can help keep your child clean if they have problems controlling their bowel movements.
If your child gags when given pureed foods that are not smooth, it may be because of a sensitive gag reflex. Read tips for overcoming a sensitive gag reflex.
A tremor is an involuntary, rhythmic muscle movement. Learn about different types of tremor and how tremor is treated in children.
Read about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of neonatal seizures.
An MRI may be used to assess spines with scoliosis. Find out more about MRI procedures as well as when and why they are used.
An overview of the causes, symptoms and treatment of this group of disorders that affect movements, balance and posture.
Learn about the most common cause of ataxia in children.
Learn about somatization, the connection between the mind and body and how to get help if somatization becomes a problem.
Breath-holding in children can be scary but is usually harmless. Read on to learn more.
Find out about the causes of constipation in children with cancer and how you can treat constipation, as well as some strategies for preventing constipation.
Read about causes and symptoms of focal impaired awareness seizures and how they are treated.
