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Exercise and cerebral palsy

Exercise and cerebral palsy

What is Cerebral Palsy? Cerebral Palsy (CP) is “a group of permanent disorders that affect movement and posture”1. The term “Cerebral” refers to the brain and “Palsy” refers to “lack of movement”1. Although CP is a permanent disability, significant functional and life...

Exercise and Bipolar disorder

Exercise and Bipolar disorder

What is bipolar disorder? Bipolar disorder refers to a group of mental health conditions that are characterised by periods of high (manic or hypomanic) and low (depressive) moods. It is a serious mental health condition that affects approximately 1.3% of all...

Why is exercise important for Autism?

Why is exercise important for Autism?

STATISTICS ABOUT AUTISM 1 in 150 people in Australia are living with autism spectrum disorder (or just simply, autism) and this number is on the rise. In 2009, 64,000 people had been diagnosed with autism, but in 2015 the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ survey of...