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Biological Rhythm Influences Bone Formation or Removal When Responding to Applied Forces
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/08/Bone-ResearchHave you ever wondered if the time of day you exercise makes a difference? Morning may be best to increase bone mass.
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2025 Rose Parade Float Riders and About Our Float
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/12/2025-Rose-Parade-Float-Rider-ProfilesFor the 14th consecutive year, Shriners Children’s will participate in the 136th Rose Parade presented by Honda.
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COVID-19 Restrictions and Recreational Youth Sports
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/01/COVID-19-restrictions-and-recreational-youth-sportsIn California, youth recreational sports are still on pause for much of the state. While guidelines released back in August 2020 allow recreational sports to conduct modified skill-building conditioning and training, full-contact and normal competitive matches are still on hold.
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COVID-19 Update from the Shreveport Shriners Hospital
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/03/COVID-19-update-from-the-Shreveport-Shriners-HospitalShriners Hospitals for Children — Shreveport is actively responding to the unprecedented situation relating to COVID-19/coronavirus. As part of our efforts to help protect our patients, families and staff from exposure, the Shreveport Shriners Hospital has enacted measures that significantly limit a...
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DEXA Scan Technology Improves Patient Care
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/05/Prioritizing-the-Best-TechnologyFour Shriners Children’s locations have a DEXA Scan: Portland, Chicago, Montreal and Galveston.
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CHEO Research Institute and Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada Collaborate to Launch First-of-Its-Kind Joint Pediatric Metabolic and Genetic Bone Disorders Fellowship
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/12/CHEO-Research-InstituteFellows will work in each hospital over two years, thereby developing physicians with expertise in both endocrinology and genetics and allowing children living with rare bone disease to see a single expert instead of visiting clinics at multiple hospitals
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Metabolic Bone Disease
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/Pediatric-Care/Metabolic-Bone-DiseaseMetabolic bone diseases are generally caused by mineral or Vitamin D, bone mass or bone structure imbalances, and affect bone strength. Shriners Children’s provides treatment for more than 100 common to rare bone diseases.
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Arthrodesis
Arthrodesis, a joint fusion, is a surgical option used to treat joint fractures and conditions affecting joint’s mobility. If your child’s pain cannot be managed by other methods, our surgeons may suggest arthrodesis as a treatment plan.
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Pelvic Avulsions
Pelvic avulsions are fractures of the pelvis in which a tendon or ligament pulls off a piece of bone from the hip. These injuries are often seen in athletes who have tight muscles or fail to properly warm up and stretch prior to exercise.
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Care From Routine to Rare
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/01/Care-from-routine-to-rareOn a Tuesday afternoon late last year, Lindley Wall, M.D., checked on the progress of Chloe, a teenager whose broken arm she repaired after a tubing accident on the Lake of the Ozarks. A day later, J. Eric Gordon, M.D., charted the next steps in treatment for Camille.