People with cerebral palsy often experience posture and gait problems throughout their lives. Spasticity is a common secondary condition to cerebral palsy and many people with spasticity dislocate their hips. The more severe the spasticity, the greater the chance of dislocation. If left untreated, this can severly hinder that person's ability to walk.
Improving a person's gait can help prevent undue strain to the hip and other lower body joints. Sometimes simple exercises can correct gait problems, other times surgery is necessary. The links provided below will direct you to the latest research and studies being done on how to diagnose and correct gait problems.
