Latest Foundation News

Gary Lynn, CPIRF’s Community Ambassador, was chosen by the Houston, Astros to represent the team at the Major League Baseball All Star Game July 14th in St. Louis, MO. Gary Lynn, CPIRF’s friend extraordinary, has spastic, ...
The Today Show, inspired by CPIRF’s “Robot’s a New Hope” video about Robotic Research For Cerebral Palsy, filmed children at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and at Blythedale Children’s Hospital where CPIRF is ...

Events

The American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine will hold their 63rd Annual Meeting September 23-26, 2009 at ...

Friday - June 26, 2009 Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, Illinois. Shriners Hospital would like to extend you an invitation to join us in Chicago on Friday, June 26th for a day long Pediatric Lokomat Workshop. Hear doctors, researchers and ...

The Honorable Paul Volcker & The Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation (CPIRF) Celebrate “Families Of Distinction”
 
The Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation (CPIRF) hosted “Families of Distinction,” on Sunday night to recognize individuals and families for their commitment to educ...

Fact Sheets

01-July-2009
By Dr. Richard Lauer; While cerebral palsy (CP) is characterized by impairments in the development of movement and posture that are attributed to disturbances that occurred in the developing ...