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Podcast
Helmet Therapy for Babies
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Podcasts/2024/01/Helmet-Therapy-for-BabiesMarisa Foss, MSN, APN, CPNP, and India Jacobson, CPO, discuss head shape concerns in newborn babies, the evaluation of, and treatments available.
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Patient Story
Mason's Story: An All-Star On and Off the Field
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/02/Masons-story-An-all-star-on-and-off-the-fieldBorn without a left forearm and hand, Mason has received more than a dozen prosthetic devices through the efforts of the hospital’s orthotics and prosthetics department and medical staff. As a baby, the devices helped him balance so he could stand and learn to walk.
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Patient Story
From Donor to Dad
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/09/From-donor-to-dadThe recreational therapy/child life staff plays a vital role in helping make the hospital seem less scary to patients by promoting positive coping skills. They use what’s called “medical play” before surgery, complete with a special doll and real medical equipment, to help reduce fears of what is to...
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Patient Story
Patient Ambassador Featured on 2020 Holiday Card
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/12/Patient-Ambassador-featured-on-2020-holiday-cardPatient ambassador, Katie, is the featured artist on our 2020 holiday card. Katie was born with spina bifida and has been a patient at Shriners Healthcare for Children — Florida since she was 3 years old.
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Patient Story
Colton: Patient Ambassador
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/12/Colton-Patient-AmbassadorColton, from West Springfield, Massachusetts, became a patient at the Springfield Shriners Hospital in 2012 when he was 3 years old. He was born with a condition known as spina bifida, specifically L2-L3 myelodysplasia, a birth defect that occurs when the spine and spinal cord do not form properly.
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Service
Upper Airway Imaging
The upper airway includes the nose, nasal cavity, mouth, throat (pharynx) and voice box (larynx). Upper airway imaging looks for narrowing in these areas, which can be common for children with craniofacial and neuromuscular conditions.
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Service
Dental Radiology
Shriners Children's offers dental radiology which uses painless X-ray machines such as pan ceph and CBCT, to show surgeons 3D views of a child's jaw bone, teeth and other facial structures. This helps with evaluation and treatment planning.
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Podcast
Limb Length Discrepancies
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Podcasts/2021/07/Limb-Length-DiscrepanciesDr. Jeffrey Ackman explains treatment for limb length discrepancies at Shriners Children's.
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Podcast
Gait Analysis Research Improves Care
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Podcasts/2021/05/Gait-Analysis-Research-Improves-CareGerald Harris, Ph.D., PE, explains how motion analysis is improving care for cerebral palsy, and bone disorders.
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Service
Radiology and Imaging
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/Pediatric-Care/Radiology-and-ImagingShriners Children's radiology and imaging services are a noninvasive way for physicians to see what's going on inside a child's body. Our radiology and imaging professionals work to do this in the safest way possible.