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Service
Interpreter Services
Interpretive services are important to make sure you understand your child’s care. At Shriners Children's, we have Spanish interpreters and other translation services, free of charge.
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Service
Wheelchair & Seating
Shriners Children's wheelchair, seating and mobility program is a custom seating clinic available to children with seating needs. Practitioners, technicians and volunteers use tools like seat simulation, pressure mapping and hands on adjustments.
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Treatment
Tenotomy
Tenotomy is the cutting of a tendon. This and related procedures are also called tendon release, tendon lengthening, and heel-cord release, and is a part of the treatment process for Clubfoot at Shriners Children's.
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Patient Story
Angelina: The Adaptive Amputee
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/02/Adaptive-AmputeeAngelina became an amputee when she was 4. The life-altering lessons she has learned are now being shared on her Instagram page: The Adaptive Amputees.
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Treatment
Serial Casting
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/Pediatric-Care/Serial-CastingWhen a joint is unable to extend or flex, one of the connected muscles may be too tight or too short. To assist in turning the joint in the correct direction, Shriners Children's orthopedic specialists offer serial casting.
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Patient Story
Jennifer, Framing Personal and Professional Success
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2023/04/Framing--personal-and-professional-successAfter several treatments for arthrogryposis, Jennifer always knew that she would achieve her dreams.
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Patient Story
The Central Courtyard of Shriners Children's Mexico: Camila
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/05/Camila-StoryAfter an unfavorable prognosis of three days of life at birth, Camila, now 12 years old, has a clear goal: to become a professional athlete in wheelchair racing.
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Patient Story
Like Father Like Daughter
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/04/Like-Father-Like-DaughterRead about Kendyl and her father's loving care at Shriners Children's
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Video
Keoni's Story
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Videos/2023/08/KeoniKeoni was born with bilateral clubfoot, a condition for which he has received lifelong, ongoing treatment at Shriners Children’s Northern California.
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Patient Story
Is it Surgeon or Is it Mom? Why Not Both: Surgeon Mom?
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2023/11/Surgeon-MomBeing a mother and a doctor becomes hard to separate.