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Radiation Burns
A sunburn is the most common type of radiation burn. It can take hours for a sunburn to present and can be serious. We treat all the types of burn injuries with the latest innovations.
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Pseudo-Obstruction
Shriners Children’s treats this rare disorder that causes coordinated contractions in the stomach to become altered and inefficient. When this happens to children, their body stops getting the nutritional requirements it needs.
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Elbow Injuries
Elbow injuries are common in active children and can range from mild to severe. Specialists at Shriners Children's will assess your child's elbow injury and develop a customized treatment plan.
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Torticollis
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/Pediatric-Care/TorticollisTorticollis 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.
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Neurofibromatosis
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/Pediatric-Care/NeurofibromatosisShriners Children's physicians treat kids with neurofibromatosis by encouraging healthy growth and development and managing complications should they appear.
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Idiopathic Scoliosis
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/Pediatric-Care/Idiopathic-ScoliosisThe most common type of scoliosis, idiopathic scoliosis is as individual as each child. The care team at Shriners Children's, with their extensive experience, is with you every step.
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Infantile Scoliosis
Infantile scoliosis is an abnormal curve of the spine to the right or to the left, in the shape of a C or S, and affects children age 3 and younger.
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As Families Defer Pediatric Doctor Visits, Scoliosis Diagnoses May be Missed
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/01/As-families-defer-pediatric-doctor-visits-scoliosis-diagnoses-may-be-missedAs 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...
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Shriners Children’s New England Shares Speech and Language Development Strategies
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/06/Speech-and-Language-Development-StrategiesAll parents look forward to the milestones of their baby’s first year, wondering when the big moments might happen, including the sound of their first words.
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At Shriners Children's Philadelphia, Occupational Therapists Make a Difference Every Day in the Lives of Their Patients
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/04/OT-MonthApril is Occupational Therapy Month, and Shriners Children’s Philadelphia is celebrating the contributions of their dedicated team.