Vertebral Body Tethering Leads to Patient Doing Backflips

Physical Therapy

Physical therapy at Shriners Children's helps children build confidence and strength, focusing on what is important to them and what they love to do in their daily lives.

Laser Surgery

Shriners Children's uses innovative laser surgery to treat scars, resulting in the best outcomes and overall experience for your child.

Shriners Children’s Northern California Becomes Second in Nation to Achieve Highest Level of Musculoskeletal Surgical Verification

Level I Specialty Children's Surgery-Musculoskeletal verification requires pediatric hospitals to meet strict standards.

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..

Carolyn's Story

Carolyn’s journey with the Boston Shriners Hospital began in March of 2019, following a kitchen accident in her home state of Connecticut.

Dad's Words: Our Shriners Hospital Experience

There is no instruction manual for parenthood, but even if there was, I don’t think it would have a section on how to react when your child tells you they want to die.

Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy

Selective dorsal rhizotomy is a neurosurgical procedure where certain spinal nerves are selectively cut in order to reduce spasticity in legs and improve muscle development.

Physical Therapy with an External Fixator

Physical therapy combined with an external fixator (EXFIX) can help create the best quality of life for a child treated at Shriners Children's for a limb length discrepancy.

Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery

In laparoscopic surgery, a surgeon makes small incisions into which small surgical tools and camera are inserted. In Robotic surgery, the surgeon uses computer controls to manipulate the robot.