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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 15, 1961
Page
3
Spastic muscles cause twisting of limbs and abnormal gait with facial grimacing. The brain injury occurs at birth or in pregnancy and there is no cure. Treatment focuses on braces, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and vocational guidance to help spastic individuals reach their potential. Karen is shown in a physiotherapy room at the Spastic Centre Mosman.
Mrs Neil McLeod honorary Superintendent of The Spastic Centre Mosman is elected President of the Australian Cerebral Palsy Association becoming the first woman in the role. She travels to Vienna for the World Commission on Cerebral Palsy and to discuss a Pan-Pacific Cerebral Palsy Conference in November next year. Dr Claudia Burton-Bradley, Medical Director, attends and will present a paper as one of 25 invited specialists.
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