Alec and His Doctor

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

Sleep and Mental Health

Why does sleep matter to your child's mental health?

Caring for Skeletal Dysplasia

Podcast with Dr. Robert Bernstein explaining what skeletal dysplasia is, how common it is, warning signs, and treatment options.

Chloe's Story: Pediatric Spine Surgery at Shriners Children's

In this patient story, Chloe Berkich and her mom, Carrie Berkich, discuss Chloe's spinal condition, why they came to Shriners Children's Chicago, the treatments Chloe received and how she's doing now.

Weve Got the Upper Hand

Podcast with Dr. Krister Freese about conditions that affect a child's upper extremity and the different services provided at Shriners Children's Portland.

As Families Defer Pediatric Doctor Visits, Scoliosis Diagnoses May be Missed

As a physician, I am concerned about how the reduction in preventative care today will affect the state of our public’s health tomorrow. As an orthopedic spine specialist, I am especially concerned about how the current pandemic will affect preteens who are in the early stages of developing adolesce...

Rewriting Their Stories

“Mama Amy” is Amy Nicholas, an Arnold, Missouri, resident who, along with her husband, Greg, has served as host parent to five children from across the world over the past three years. She is one of three host mothers currently shepherding international children through surgeries and follow-up physi...

Photography and Medical Research Lead to Advances in Cerebral Palsy Care

Motion analysis is a technology used by Shriners Children's to treat cerebral palsy and other orthopedic conditions.

Trifecta of 'Nobel Prize' Awards

Farshid Guilak, Ph.D., has won what industry insiders call the Nobel Prize for orthopaedics – for the third time. The director of the Research Center at Shriners Hospitals for Children — St. Louis earned this year’s Kappa Delta award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons as he celebrates...

Former Patient Wants Others to Know They're Not Alone