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Mila's Story: Continuing Care During COVID-19

https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Milas-story-Continuing-care-during-COVID-19

When 13-year-old Mila from Greenfield, Massachusetts, a cross-country runner and gymnast, began to experience pain in her right hip this past fall, her primary care doctor referred her to the pediatric orthopaedic specialists at the Springfield Shriners Hospital.

Treatment

Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy

Selective dorsal rhizotomy is a neurosurgical procedure where certain spinal nerves are selectively cut in order to reduce spasticity in legs and improve muscle development.

Treatment

Physical Therapy with an External Fixator

https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Pediatric-Care/Physical-Therapy-with-an-External-Fixator

Physical therapy combined with an external fixator (EXFIX) can help create the best quality of life for a child treated at Shriners Children's for a limb length discrepancy.

patient wearing external fixator, physician

Treatment

Physical Therapy

https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Pediatric-Care/Physical-Therapy

Physical therapy at Shriners Children's helps children build confidence and strength, focusing on what is important to them and what they love to do in their daily lives.

patient with prosthetic legs and therapist

Patient Story

Young Patient Takes Her First Steps Thanks to New Prosthetic Leg

https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/01/Young-patient-takes-her-first-steps-thanks-to-new-prosthetic-leg

Referred to Lauren Hyer, M.D., at the Greenville Shriners Hospital through a Facebook support group when Taylor was 8, Rachel said the experience has been “absolutely life-changing.”

Patient Story

Dad's Words: Our Shriners Hospital Experience

https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/01/Dads-words-Our-Shriners-Hospital-experience

There is no instruction manual for parenthood, but even if there was, I don’t think it would have a section on how to react when your child tells you they want to die.

Specialty Clinics

https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Locations/Salt-Lake-City/Our-Care/Specialty-Clinics

Shriners Children's Salt Lake City holds specialty clinics for a number of the pediatric conditions we treat

Specialty Clinics

https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Locations/Portland/Patients-and-Families/Specialty-Clinics

Shriners Children's Portland Specialty Clinics, providing customized care and care plans for your child.

Male patient showing arm to a physician in exam room

Treatment

Bracing

https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Pediatric-Care/Bracing

Shriners Children's multidisciplinary team includes orthotists who create braces to meet the individual need of each child – whether to treat a complex condition or common injury.

female patient wearing leg brace, marshal arts kick

Treatment

Physical Therapy with an Ellipse Nail

https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Pediatric-Care/Physical-Therapy-with-an-Ellipse-Nail

Physical therapy combined with an Ellipse Nail can help create the best quality of life for a child with a limb length discrepancy treated at Shriners Children's.

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