From Bolivia to Philadelphia: Samir’s Story

Samir, a patient at Shriners Children’s Philadelphia, is originally from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and lives with skeletal dysplasia – specifically, campomelic dysplasia.

Nutrition Advice for Healing and Health

Clinical dietitian on proper nutrition to help children prepare for surgery, heal and be healthy.

Cast Care for Children

Podcast with Gerald Cotton, OTC, about when children need a cast. How to care for it and how to prepare your child.

Multidisciplinary Orthopedic Care

Molly Grant, MSN, APN, CPNP, explains the multidisciplinary approach to orthopedic issues in children at Shriners Children's Chicago. Grant is also the mom of a patient.

Alec and His Doctor

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

Music Therapy

At Shriners Children's, we use a holistic approach to treatment. Providing music therapy is just one of the ways that we care for the overall well-being of children.

Pediatric Orthotic and Prosthetic Services (POPS)

Shriners Children’s Pediatric Orthotic and Prosthetic Services (POPS) designs, fits and manufactures orthotics and prosthetics for children from infants to young adults.

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.

Orthotic and Prosthetic Services Help Teen Girl Pursue Her Passions

Hip dysplasia in children

Shriners Hospital is a pioneer in Latin America and has a hip clinic aimed at patients 3 months of age and older with this pathology, and offers treatment follow-up. Regarding the subject, we interviewed Dr. Roberto Galvan, who is the Chief of the teaching department of the hip pathology clinic, so ...