Dermatomyositis

Dermatomyositis is a rare autoimmune disorder that inflames healthy muscle tissue, causing weakness. Treatment at Shriners Children's may include physical therapy, speech therapy, medication or surgery.

Exostosis

An exostosis is a benign tumor covered in cartilage that can grow in one or multiple areas of the body, normally around the knee or upper arm. An exostosis can be painless or can cause severe discomfort, requiring surgery.

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.

Montana High School Football Players Raise Close to $55k in Lieu of Montana East West Shrine Game

A World Away From Pain

Physical therapists firmly stretched Karley’s surgically lengthened right leg, trying to get the last 15 degrees of bend out of her knee. Meanwhile, Karley was in outer space chasing puppies.

Scrub Nurse Retires After Serving Kids for 21 Years

RN Pat Long cared for an entire generation of Shriners Children's patients. As she retires, she urges the team to "keep up the good work!"

Michelle Welborn, M.D., Awarded Diane Ruth Abramson Shriners Children’s Professorship

A new Shriners Children’s professorship has been awarded to a Portland spine surgeon.

Breaking Barriers: Social Workers' Critical Role in Advancing Patient Care

Shriners Children's social workers understand the importance of persistence and problem-solving when it comes to helping patient families overcome barriers.

Forty-three Years of Caring for Children in Cyprus

Shriners Children's has collaborated with the George and Thelma Paraskevaides Foundation to send physicians and clinical professionals to Cyprus.

Limb Length Discrepancies

Dr. Jeffrey Ackman explains treatment for limb length discrepancies at Shriners Children's.