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Patient Story
With Great Bracing Comes Great Responsibility
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/With-great-bracing-comes-great-responsibilityLiam and Sarah, who is a professional photographer, have learned to embrace Liam’s scoliosis treatment by using his braces to create fantastical photos of Liam depicted as his favorite superheroes.
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News
Higgy Con 2024 – Scoliosis Strong
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/08/Higgy-Con-2024-Scoliosis-StrongShriners Children’s patients, staff and scoliosis families gathered in suburban Chicago for the second year of Higgy Con, an annual conference that brings together families from all over the world.
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News
Shriners Children’s Southern California Encourages Awareness During National Scoliosis Awareness Month
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/06/National-Scoliosis-Awareness-MonthJune is National Scoliosis Awareness Month, and the medical staff at Shriners Children’s are reminding parents about the importance of scoliosis screenings in children and adolescents.
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News
As Families Defer Pediatric Doctor Visits, Scoliosis Diagnoses May be Missed
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/01/As-families-defer-pediatric-doctor-visits-scoliosis-diagnoses-may-be-missedAs a physician, I am concerned about how the reduction in preventative care today will affect the state of our public’s health tomorrow. As an orthopedic spine specialist, I am especially concerned about how the current pandemic will affect preteens who are in the early stages of developing adolesce...
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Patient Story
Ju Anne and Her Story Towards Scoliosis Recovery
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/10/Ju-AnneJu Anne is a scoliosis patient at the Mexico Shriners Hospital
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Patient Story
Quick Action Leads to Successful Outcome After Alyssa’s Scoliosis Diagnosis
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/07/Meet-AlyssaWhen Alyssa went in for a routine scoliosis screening at her school, she never dreamed she would need treatment.
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Video
Scoliosis: Recovering from Spinal Fusion
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Videos/2022/07/Scoliosis-and-Recovering-from-spinal-fusionAt Shriners Hospitals for Children, we help our patients become proactive when it comes to recovering from surgery. In this video, we show our patients which exercises they can do the day after a spinal fusion. Spinal fusion is one of the ways to treat scoliosis.
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Service
Intraoperative Neuromonitoring
Shriners Children's uses neuromonitoring during spinal surgery. This lets our surgeons monitor the nerves and muscles in the lower part of your child’s body during surgery. This helps the spinal surgeons avoid the risk of damage to your child’s nerves.
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Interpreter Services
Interpretive services are important to make sure you understand your child’s care. At Shriners Children's, we have Spanish interpreters and other translation services, free of charge.
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Care Management
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Pediatric-Care/Care-ManagementThe care management team at Shriners Children's consists of registered nurses and social workers who act as resources for families throughout their plan of care.
