India, Oct. 7 -- Cerebral palsy is one of the most common physical disability of childhood. It results from injury to, or abnormal development of, the developing brain before, during or shortly after birth, paediatrician Dr Suresh Shah shared with HT Lifestyle.

"The brain injury itself does not get worse over time, but what we do in the first two years of life makes an enormous difference," he stated. "A baby's brain is at its most adaptable in this window, so therapy started early can shape how a child moves, eats, speaks and learns for the rest of their life."

Unfortunately, in India, many children are still diagnosed at two or three years of age, after the most valuable window has passed. Dr Shah went on to share the early signs that...