The Cerebral Palsy Research Network (CPRN) announced that its next webinar in its MyCP webinar series would be about importance of body composition and strength in cerebral palsy (CP) on Monday, December 7, at 8 pm ET. Dr. Edward Hurvitz, Chairman of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Michigan will discuss his research into new measurements of strength for people with CP and role that strength plays in long term health. Dr. Hurvitz, also a member of the CPRN Executive Committee, will present for approximately 20 minutes and be available for Q&A after the presentation. Dr. Hurvitz’s research was recently funded by the Foundation for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Gabriella Molnar grant. This study is important because it may enable new standardized ways to measure strength in the CP population that can be easily added to routine care.

Interested participants need to register for the webinar to be sent instructions for joining. Webinars will be recorded and posted for later viewing. The MyCP Webinar series includes one presentation per month on different aspects of CPRN’s research studies. Please join us!

Click here to see Assessing Body Composition in CP