Neurology Services

Physicians at Shriners Children's can provide early diagnosis, intervention and treatment for neurological disorders as well as ongoing care for a neurological component of a child's condition.

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.

Blount's Disease Care

The pediatric orthopedic physicians of Shriners Children's can diagnose Blount’s disease, also known as bowed legs, and recommend the best options for treatment – like bracing or surgery.

The Opioid Epidemic and the Pediatric Population

Podcast with Dr. Ellen Raney explaining how the ongoing opioid epidemic affects the pediatric population, as well as different approaches for pain management that physicians are using when dealing with children in pain.

Torticollis

Torticollis is a muscle condition in the neck that causes a child's head to tilt to one side and the chin to tilt to the other. Shriners Children's physicians typically treat it with physical therapy or, depending on the severity, surgery.

Alec and His Doctor

Podcast with Alec and Dr. Peter Smith about Shriners Children's and osteogenesis imperfecta care.

Spine Brace 101

Learn what to expect when your child has a spine brace in podcast with Dr. John Ghazi, MD, and Bill Craggs.

First of its Kind Legislative Bill Extends Physical Therapy Visits

Legislators serving in the Utah State Legislative Session will soon gather at the Utah State Capitol to consider myriad matters of importance. They do so knowing they may never bear witness to the individual beneficiaries of the policies they put in place..

Chloe's Bad Break

Chloe knew something was wrong in the first few moments after she surfaced in the middle of the Lake of the Ozarks. Seconds before, the 16-year-old Wentzville, Missouri, girl had been thrown from a tube dragged by a speed boat. She looked at her left arm, floating in the water, and willed it to move...

Orthotic and Prosthetic Services Help Teen Girl Pursue Her Passions