Back Injuries

Shriners Children's specialists have vast experience treating back injuries that occur while being active or playing sports. We're here to provide the right combination of care and treatment to get your child back to play.

Sports Medicine

Shriners Children's provides pro-level care for injured young athletes in our sports medicine clinics. Seeing a doctor right away can stop an injury from getting worse and help avoid long-lasting damage.

Shriners Children's Medford Clinic

Shriners Children's Medford Clinic is an extension of Shriners Children's Portland, conveniently located for families in southern Oregon.

Patient Springs Back After Spine Surgery

As an active gymnast, Madeline underwent a routine physical at practice one day and the examiner discovered a noticeable curve in her spine and an unevenness in her shoulders and hips. After learning of the curve, her family went to the Portland Shriners Hospital for scoliosis treatment.

Burn Care

Shriners Children’s treats all levels and types of burns, including chemical burns, electrical burns and flame burns. Our pediatric burn care treatment plans are personalized and can include wound care, scar management and reconstruction.

Shriners Children's Tri-Cities Clinic

The Shriners Children's Tri-Cities Clinic is convenient for those who live in central Washington.

Shriners Hospitals for Children Encourages Patient's Love for Swim Team and Horseback Riding

When Maren was 2 years old she was diagnosed with cancer in her spine. Maren would spend a difficult year battling cancer that left her with a spinal cord injury and paralyzed from her mid-spine down. Maren’s doctors encouraged her parents to seek out Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern Calif...

Vertebral Body Tethering Leads to Patient Doing Backflips

Back In the Game

Podcast with Dr. Jeremy Bauer to discuss common sports injuries. He shares information on fractures, treatment options available and tips to prevent them.

Kiera's Successful Surgery Sends Her Leaping Back to Ballet

When Kiera turned 11, she began to experience back pain. While her pain wasn’t necessarily severe, it was adequate enough to warrant a trip to her primary care provider. Once her physician noticed not one, but two curves in Kiera’s spine, she was immediately referred to the Portland Shriners Hospita...