Gelisim News

Patients with Cerebral Palsy (CP), known as paralysis of brain, hold on to life through special education and physiotherapy support. With early diagnosis and treatment, many patients can hold on to life. Simay Atıcı and Selcen Kankul are among these patients. Now they are physiotherapists to patients with cerebral palsy like themselves.
 
Simay Atıcı stated that she decided to become a physiotherapist after the diagnosis of CP and said that her biggest dream was to help patients with CP: “I studied the physiotherapy and rehabilitation department because I wanted to work with individuals like myself. During my university years, I took part in social responsibility projects related to cerebral palsy and tried to support as much as I could.”

Selcen Kankul, who has been in physical therapy for a long time, said that she was attracted to the idea of becoming a physiotherapist during these treatments: “My dream was to be an example to children like me as a CP, to be hope. I could empathize, understand them, know what they were thinking. I will continue to hope for the patients.”
 
At the end of the event, Mervenur Sökmen, Chairman of the Physiotherapy Club presented a plaque and certificate of appreciation to Simay Atıcı and Selcen Kankul, faculty members of the Physiotherapy Department for their participation.
 
What is CP?
 
Cerebral palsy (CP) is seen in 17 million people worldwide. Experts describe the disease as ‘cerebral palsy’. In Turkey more than 16 babies is born with CP every day, and more than 6 thousand children a year get a diagnosis of CP. This problem can be accompanied by different conditions such as vision, hearing, perception problems and epilepsy along with movement disorder. 1 out of every 4 children with CP cannot speak, 1 out of 3 children cannot walk, 1 out of 2 children is mentally disabled, 1 out of 4 children has epilepsy.