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Condition
Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome
Thoracic insufficiency syndrome is a chest wall deformity that interferes with breathing and lung development. Shriners Children’s offers a number of services to treat the syndrome and any spine disorders causing it.
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Podcast
Bracing Prosthetics and POPS
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Podcasts/2021/05/Bracing-Prosthetics-and-POPSBraces, prosthetics and prosthetic devices - what to expect and on-site services at Shriners Children's.
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Podcast
Chest Wall Conditions in Female Patients
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Podcasts/2023/04/Chest-WallPediatric surgeon Kimberly Ruscher, M.D., discusses chest wall conditions in female patients.
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Podcast
Cast Care for Children
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Podcasts/2022/05/Cast-Care-for-ChildrenPodcast with Gerald Cotton, OTC, about when children need a cast. How to care for it and how to prepare your child.
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Podcast
Introducing Chinmay Paranjape
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Podcasts/2024/03/Introducing-Chinmay-ParanjapeMeet Chinmay Paranjape, M.D., the newest addition to the medical staff at Shriners Children’s Portland!
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Service
Functional Electrical Stimulation Machines
Functional electrical stimulation machines use low-energy electrical pulses to artificially generate body movements such as grasping, walking, and standing in children who have been paralyzed.
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Condition
Infantile Scoliosis
Infantile scoliosis is an abnormal curve of the spine to the right or to the left, in the shape of a C or S, and affects children age 3 and younger.
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Information for Patients & Families
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Locations/Twin-Cities/Patients-and-FamiliesComprehensive information, details and options for patients and families at Shriners Children's Twin Cities
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News
Michelle Welborn, M.D., Awarded Diane Ruth Abramson Shriners Children’s Professorship
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/11/Michelle-Welborn-Awarded-ProfessorshipA new Shriners Children’s professorship has been awarded to a Portland spine surgeon.
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Podcast
Sports Medicine for Children
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Podcasts/2021/05/Sports-Medicine-for-ChildrenDr. Davidson discusses sports injuries and treatments in children.