We at Ability Camp have treated thousands of children with Cerebral Palsy over the last 10 years. The parents that come to us have tried every conceivable treatment for Cerebral Palsy imaginable and consistently tell us we have the most effective program available anywhere in the world. We offer Conductive Education combined with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. We are one of the only places to offer both under one roof.

What is Conductive Education?

Conductive Education started in Hungary 60 years ago. Conductive Education helps children and adults with motor disorders learn to overcome problems of movement resulting from disease or damage to the central nervous system. It approaches motor disorders as a problem of learning or relearning - a problem that will respond to the appropriate teaching. If they can move and they can learn, they can learn to move. By repeating tasks and integrating intentional movement with learning, the brain creates alternate pathways to send messages to muscle groups creating the desired movements.

What does Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy do?

At normal air pressure you are absorbing about as much oxygen as you can. Even if you were fed pure oxygen at this pressure you couldn't absorb more oxygen than you would get from normal air. However if the pressure was increased to about twice the pressure difference you would get on an airplane, you could absorb far more oxygen. This extra oxygen is said to increase the level of activity around the brain injury.

Are Conductive Education and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy more effective together?

If Conductive Education is trying to create alternate pathways in the brain and if Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is stimulating those areas, then it might make it easier to create those new pathways. The results aren't just theory, we have seen first hand over and over again. While the results can be good from either one, they are much better together.

How long does it take?

Our children's Conductive Education program is 5 weeks long. Children from 1 to 6 years old spend 5 hours a day, 5 days a week in Conductive education. Children from 7 to 14 years old spend 6 hours a day 5 days a week on Conductive Education. The 40 Hyperbaric sessions are one a day on weekdays and 2 a day on weekends, spread out over the same 5 weeks.

What kind of results can I expect from this?

If you are looking for some quick fix, then you are going to be very disappointed. While Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy itself does not demand a lot of effort, what gains you get are less likely to become permanent if it is not accompanied by effort to make use of the improvements gained. Conductive Education is the ideal way to cement those gains and make them permanent.

With Conductive Education we can teach your children how and what to do, to overcome problems of movement. We will custom tailor a program according to their individual needs and abilities. We will challenge them to do more than you ever thought was possible and they are going to love it. In our group setting they will be working alongside children their own age, with similar exercises and the same sort of challenges to overcome. Amidst the cheers and admiration of the friends they have made, they will put forth far more effort than they would in one on one therapy. They are going to see the results and gain a new sense of pride and accomplishment.

If you would be thrilled with incremental gains in many different areas, then we can help you with that. For instance; if they are using a walker that supports their weight the next step could be a walker that doesn't support their weight. If they are using a walker that doesn't support their weight, the next step would be canes with the 3 little legs sticking out. After that comes straight canes, then no canes. It is common for children to accomplish one of those steps in our 5 week program.

Don't get the wrong impression; we work on far more than just their gross motor skills. Our program includes feeding themselves, brushing their teeth, potty training, speech, social skills and many other things they need to start on the road to independence.

Even an incremental gain can make a huge difference in your child's life and make your life much easier too. If you feel that your child could be doing far better than they are now, but need help to make that happen, then you have come to the right place.

For more information and to receive a Free DVD call Brock at 1-800-442-6992 or email to brock@abilitycamp.com