A new DVD to help you think outside the square

Muscle weakness is preventable - and treatable - in people with cerebral palsy. But everyday activities like walking just aren't enough. Latest research shows that strength training can increase strength with added bonuses.

What is this DVD about?

This new DVD explains what people with cerebral palsy need to know to treat and beat muscle weakness. Based on extensive research that has revolutionised thinking about the management of cerebral palsy, you will see three young people participating in a strength training program for the first time. Instructions about simple, effective workouts are interspersed with valuable information which shows how strength training fit with the current management of cerebral palsy.

Who developed the DVD?

This DVD was developed by a team with extensive clinical and research expertise. Professor Karen Dodd and Dr Nicholas Taylor from La Trobe University's School of Physiotherapy, with Professor Kerr Graham, Director of the Hugh Williamson Gait Laboratory at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, have recently led several exciting research projects investigating the effects of strength training for people with cerebral palsy. More than 15 research papers have been published from this research.

Awards

The DVD won the Fred P Sage award for best multi-media product at the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine 60th Annual Meeting in Boston in 2006, and has also been a finalist in the 2005 Sport and Recreation Education awards, and the 2006 ATOM (Australian Teachers of Media) awards in the category of best training DVD and best educational resource.