Cerebral palsy abbreviated as CP is a group of disease which leads to non progressive neurological physical disabilities in the development of human posture and movement. Cerebral palsy is developed due to the disturbance in the development of infant or fetal brain. The rate of cerebral palsy in developed countries is approximately 0.2 – 0.25% i.e. per 100 live births, 0.2 – 0.25 births are influenced by cerebral palsy.

Cerebral palsy occurs during pregnancy or at birth or after birth. Generally this disorder occurs during pregnancy. The occurrence rate of cerebral palsy during pregnancy is 75%, where as at the time of birth it is 5% and after birth it is 15%. Right now most of causes of cerebral palsy are unknown, only 20% of causes of this disease are known. The known causes of cerebral palsy are malnutrition, infections, and head injury in very early childhood. Cerebral palsy is non progressive disease i.e. this disease should not increase but along with this disorder some secondary orthopedic disorders are also formed. For example scoliosis of the spine and hip dislocation. Currently there is no treatment for cerebral palsy.

Cerebral palsy is of four types or you can say it is divided in four categories according to different movement impairments. The types of cerebral palsy are-