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Standing Frames for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Medical Benefits Beyond Walking
Assistive Tech > Mobility

Standing Frames for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Medical Benefits Beyond Walking

By Dr. Fiona Maddox
...the digestive system. Bone Density Develops Under...digestive system. Bone Density Develops Under Load. This...have significantly lower bone mineral density than their...significantly lower bone mineral density than their ambulatory...significantly lower bone mineral density than their ambulatory...cellular process that builds bone, and without it, bones...
Protecting Bone Health in Non-Ambulatory Children: A Parent's Guide to Preventing Fractures
Medical > Orthopedics

Protecting Bone Health in Non-Ambulatory Children: A Parent's Guide to Preventing Fractures

By Dr. Jack Davis
...walk, bone density...walk, bone density decreases...drives bone formation....time, bone density...time, bone density drops....children have bone mineral...have bone mineral density...mineral density comparable...Children Lose Bone Density....Lose Bone Density. Bone...Density. Bone is living...their density. When...pulled from bone. Density...bone. Density decreases....lower bone mineral...lower bone mineral density...mineral density than ambulatory...
Osteopenia and Celiac Disease
Special Needs > General Special Needs

Osteopenia and Celiac Disease

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...signs of bone loss? One...between healthy bone and osteoporosis...amount of bone mineral density....amount of bone mineral density. Osteopenia...bone mineral density. Osteopenia...cause of bone loss is typically...with low bone density is...low bone density is somewhere...extremely low bone density; some...low bone density; some research...important mineral is calcium,...Malabsorption of minerals like calcium...
Nutritional Deficiencies in Autism and ADHD: What Parents Should Monitor
Health > Nutrition

Nutritional Deficiencies in Autism and ADHD: What Parents Should Monitor

By Oliver Smith
...ADHD research shows similar patterns. Vitamin D supports immune function, bone health, and neurotransmitter production. B Vitamins: B6, B12, and folate...and leafy greens that provide these vitamins. Magnesium and Zinc: Both minerals show up as deficient in multiple autism and ADHD studies. Magnesium affects...
AFOs and SMOs for Children: Ankle and Foot Orthotics Explained
Assistive Tech > Mobility

AFOs and SMOs for Children: Ankle and Foot Orthotics Explained

By Dr. Fiona Maddox
...has been prescribed and why it matters comes down to how much support their ankle and foot require. What AFOs and SMOs Do. An SMO sits below the ankle bone. It cups the heel and wraps around the arch to stabilize the foot without restricting ankle movement. Think of it as foundational support: it keeps...
Managing MS Fatigue in Children: What Parents and Schools Need to Know
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis

Managing MS Fatigue in Children: What Parents and Schools Need to Know

By Ms. Amelia Peterson
Your child comes home from school exhausted. Not the kind of tired that follows a long day, but a deep, bone-level fatigue that no amount of rest seems to fix. You know it's the MS. The school thinks it's behavior. MS fatigue is the most common and most disabling...
Oksana Masters Won Five Medals at the 2026 Winter Paralympics. She Came to Italy Off a Season Lost to a Bone Infection.
News > Sports

Oksana Masters Won Five Medals at the 2026 Winter Paralympics. She Came to Italy Off a Season Lost to a Bone Infection.

By Brock Jefferson
...time on the shooting range. That's it. After missing all of 2024-25 to a bone infection, after rebuilding through the fall and winter, after traveling...season was supposed to be another year on the World Cup circuit. Instead, a bone infection ended it before it started. Not a training breakdown, not a competition...
Hip Surveillance in Cerebral Palsy: When Monitoring Becomes Surgery
Medical > Orthopedics

Hip Surveillance in Cerebral Palsy: When Monitoring Becomes Surgery

By Dr. Jack Davis
...femoral head out of position over time. In spastic cerebral palsy, tight hip flexors and adductors create constant inward and upward force on the thigh bone. The hip socket (the acetabulum) doesn't develop properly when the femoral head isn't seated correctly, which keeps the socket shallow and allows the...
2026 Winter Paralympics Day 7: Elliott Wins Banked Slalom Gold, Delson Wins Hers, Farmer Breaks the Record
News > Sports

2026 Winter Paralympics Day 7: Elliott Wins Banked Slalom Gold, Delson Wins Hers, Farmer Breaks the Record

By Brock Jefferson
...of each other. For Elliott, this was the redemption he talked about. The athlete this site profiled before the Games as racing Beijing with a femur bone through his skin called Milan his "redemption games." He got exactly that. Delson, 20, made her Paralympic debut with a gold medal. She won World Championship...
Oksana Masters Wins Biathlon Gold on Day 1, Her 20th Paralympic Medal
News > Sports

Oksana Masters Wins Biathlon Gold on Day 1, Her 20th Paralympic Medal

By Brock Jefferson
...Cortina d'Ampezzo with one modest goal: have a good time on the shooting range. Nothing more specific than that. She had missed all of 2024-25 to a bone infection, watching a full World Cup season go by from the sidelines. She rebuilt through the fall and winter, earned her spot on the 2026 U.S. Paralympic...
Kendall Gretsch Wins Biathlon Sprint Gold at the 2026 Paralympics, Masters Takes Bronze
News > Sports

Kendall Gretsch Wins Biathlon Sprint Gold at the 2026 Paralympics, Masters Takes Bronze

By Brock Jefferson
...found there, whenever they tuned in: Kendall Gretsch defended her Paralympic gold, and Oksana Masters stepped onto a podium in her first race since a bone infection took her entire 2024-25 season. Team USA opened Day 1 of the 2026 Games with two medals from the morning's first competition. Gretsch Defended...
What's on at the 2026 Winter Paralympics on March 7: The First Full Day of Competition
News > Sports

What's on at the 2026 Winter Paralympics on March 7: The First Full Day of Competition

By Brock Jefferson
...Masters opens her 2026 campaign in the same event. She's the most decorated Team USA Winter Paralympian, 14 Winter Paralympic medals across five Games. A bone infection sidelined her entire 2024-25 season. She came back and dominated the 2025-26 World Cup circuit. Saturday is her first competitive race at...

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