You must be asking the wrong providers. E-stim, and functional E-stim are used quite often in pediatrics for the exact reason you mention. It's often used on children with brachial plexus injuries and cerebral palsy in our area. For the kids who are able to use it, it works wonders, at least that's for the last 6 years or so. Beth t. -----Original Message----- From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Trisha Cummings Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 7:08 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Emailing: stroke Hi Beth, Yes, but I was thinking about the fact they have a line demarcation = and no one ventures over - example - Amber got the electrical stim for = her right side - it was the best therapy - it reversed the atrophing by = encouraging bone and muscle growth and the paralysis - her hand went = from totally paralyzed to being able to pick up a couscous- and its the = same kind of theing they use on athletes for muscle healing and older = people for helping knit bones. Yet with the exception of the people who = actually use this - providers have all said ot that's only for older = people. I wonder what else could cross over these magic lines and be = helpful. Its that in the box thinking. Trisha -----Original Message----- From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Elizabeth Thiers Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 5:46 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Emailing: stroke The difference with kids is develop, develop, develop. It affects how children respond to certain medications, expectations of cognition and growth, etc Beth t