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As a pediatric occupational therapist for over 20 years, I have dedicated my professional career to serving persons diagnosed with motor disabilities, primarily cerebral palsy.  Not only am I a practitioner, I am also a mother of an adult diagnosed with athetoid cerebral palsy following a birth injury.

CBD can be an appealing natural option for managing cerebral palsy symptoms and improving overall quality of life. This natural remedy possesses minimal side effects while at the same time altering the negative effects of the disease process for a person combating any of the following physical or mental challenges:

Chronic pain from increased muscle spasticity or dystonia: CBD helps to regulate the inhibitory and excitatory neurotransmitter that are necessary to reduce muscle spasticity consequently allowing for increased overall range of motion and mobility as well as decreased pain.

With the diagnosis of cerebral palsy comes other associated affects, one of which is epilepsy. Forty two percent of persons diagnosed with cerebral palsy have a co-occurrence of epilepsy. The anti-epileptic effects of CBD allow for our children to have less effects of the seizure involvement on the body like uncontrolled jerking movements of the body, loss of awareness, rigid and tense muscles.

Lastly, with the diagnosis of cerebral palsy there is a higher risk of developing depression and anxiety disorders as a consequence of the pain and fatigue experienced daily. Consumption of CBD oil can help to minimize these effects leading to an increase in the overall quality of life.

Working with children and adults that are physically demanding has taken a toll on my own muscle strength, causing overall inflammatory response and stability issues. Taking the CBD oil personally has allowed my ailing muscles the ability to relax and recuperate from the constant strain they are taking. The benefits of taking CBD oil, whether for my clients or for me personally, have greatly increased our overall quality of life on a daily basis. -- Lara DePoy, MS/OTR

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I have a 5 year old little girl that has been diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety. She has emotional highs and some major emotional crashes. She was an incredibly restless sleeper--talking, singing, flipping, flopping, having conversations, yelling at her siblings all while asleep. She was even having horrible night terrors. I could count on one hand the number of times she slept through the night since she was born.  

We started giving her 5 mL of CBD oil once a day. Since starting the oil, she no longer has night terrors. She sleeps through the night 2-3 times per week. Even on the days she doesn't sleep through the night, she sleeps more soundly and still and may only wake up one time. We have noticed a world of difference in the short time she has been taking the oil and it has become part of her routine that we will not give up. -- Courtney Payne