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Service
Wheelchair & Seating
Shriners Children's wheelchair, seating and mobility program is a custom seating clinic available to children with seating needs. Practitioners, technicians and volunteers use tools like seat simulation, pressure mapping and hands on adjustments.
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Patient Story
Dad's Words: Our Shriners Hospital Experience
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/01/Dads-words-Our-Shriners-Hospital-experienceThere 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.
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Patient Story
Mila's Story: Continuing Care During COVID-19
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Milas-story-Continuing-care-during-COVID-19When 13-year-old Mila from Greenfield, Massachusetts, a cross-country runner and gymnast, began to experience pain in her right hip this past fall, her primary care doctor referred her to the pediatric orthopaedic specialists at the Springfield Shriners Hospital.
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Patient Story
Former Patient Credits Shriners Hospitals for Children — Greenville for a Pain-Free Life
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/01/Former-patient-credits-Shriners-Hospitals-for-Children-Greenville-for-a-pain-free-lifeNearly a decade ago, Allie’s parents discovered something was wrong when their then teen daughter wasn’t enjoying the active lifestyle she was known for.
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Treatment
Cecostomy/Chait
A cecostomy tube, or Chait catheter, is a soft tube used to clean and flush out the bowel system. It’s a comfortable and convenient treatment that helps prevent constipation and fecal incontinence.
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Treatment
Alternatives To Rectal Enemas
Our team provides individualized diets, laxatives and psychosocial therapy to provide relief for children with constipation.
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Condition
Fecal Incontinence Care
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Pediatric-Care/Fecal-IncontinenceAt Shriners Children's, we provide specialized care for children with fecal incontinence and other colorectal and gastrointestinal (GI) health problems.
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Condition
Rectal Prolapse
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Pediatric-Care/Rectal-ProlapseShriners Children's provides specialized care for children with rectal prolapse and other colorectal and gastrointestinal (GI) health problems.
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News
Pediatric Motility Specialist Joins Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California Pediatric Colorectal Program
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Pediatric-motility-specialist-joins-Shriners-Hospitals-for-Children-Northern-California-pediatricShriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California recently welcomed Pediatric GI Motility Disorders Specialist Maheen Ahmed Hassan, M.D., to its medical staff. Dr. Hassan brings exciting new capabilities to the services provided in the hospital’s pediatric colorectal center.
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News
Overtraining in the Pediatric Athlete
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/04/Overtraining-in-the-Pediatric-AthleteOvertraining can often lead to chronic injuries due to the repetitive stress put on the bones and joints without sufficient time for recovery.
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