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Medical > Orthopedics
Comprehensive Guide: Scoliosis Management in Special Needs Children
...children, including those with special needs. As a critical aspect of pediatric orthopedics, it is essential to provide these children with tailored scoliosis...including those with special needs. As a critical aspect of pediatric orthopedics, it is essential to provide these children with tailored scoliosis management...
Special Needs > Spina Bifida
Transition to Adult Care in Spina Bifida: Why Planning Starts at 14 Not 18
Your child's pediatric spina bifida clinic has been your anchor for...shunt, coordinates bladder and bowel care, tracks orthopedic concerns. Then your child turns 18, ages out...concerns. Then your child turns 18, ages out of pediatrics, and that entire support structure ends. Most...
News > Sports
Why Adaptive Sports Matter: The Proven Physical and Mental Health Benefits for Kids with Disabilities
qualitative findings from PMC all land in the same place. Multiple independent teams, different populations, different sports, same outcomes. Consistency ...0.007). Mental quality-of-life gains came in at SMD = 0.71 (p Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Move United's longitudinal studies, and qualitative...
Research > Genetics
When Genetic Testing for Autism Finds Nothing: What a Negative Result Means
...is one page long and says, in careful clinical language, that the lab found nothing to tell you. That page is one of the most misread documents in pediatric genetics. It does not say your child has no genetic cause. It says that the specific test that was ordered, read against the reference databases as...
Parenting > Adulthood
Transition from High School: A Year-by-Year Timeline for Planning Adult Life
...sequence of decisions that starts years earlier, and each one has a window that closes if you miss it. I've spent a career watching two systems, pediatric medicine and special education, hand a young person off to adulthood at almost the same time. Both transitions get treated as paperwork. Neither is...
Therapies > Speech
Virtual Speech Therapy: Does It Work as Well as In-Person Sessions?
...can evaluate before committing. What the Research Shows. Telehealth speech therapy has been studied longer than most parents assume, with adult and pediatric outcome data going back over a decade and accelerating sharply after 2020. The consistent finding: children working on articulation and expressive...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Mobility Equipment Maintenance: Keeping Wheelchairs and Walkers Safe
Routine maintenance checklist for pediatric wheelchairs, gait trainers, and walkers to prevent breakdowns and ensure safety.
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Trexo Robotic Gait Trainer: What Families Should Know About the Technology
...device does, who it helps, what the research says, and what it realistically costs to access. What the Trexo Robotic Gait Trainer Is. Trexo is a pediatric robotic gait trainer designed for home and clinical use. It supports children as young as 18 months and up to 100 pounds. The device consists of motorized...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Adaptive Strollers vs. Wheelchairs: Which Mobility Device Does Your Child Need?
Your pediatric therapist just suggested it's time to transition from your child's adaptive stroller to a wheelchair. Your child is four years old, still working...
News > Research
The FDA Just Gave a Rare Pediatric Gene Therapy Its Fastest Regulatory Track. Here's What Families of Children with NGLY1 Deficiency Need to Know.
FDA grants RMAT designation to GS-100 gene therapy for NGLY1 Deficiency based on early clinical improvements in motor function.
Assistive Tech > Mobility
When to Replace Your Child's Wheelchair: Fit Indicators and Insurance Timeline
...six months ago now leave your child's feet dangling. These signs indicate safety issues and confirm that your child has outgrown their wheelchair. Pediatric wheelchairs have a limited lifespan not because they wear out, but because children grow. Unlike adult wheelchairs expected to last five years or...
Special Needs > Multiple Sclerosis
Managing MS Fatigue in Children: What Parents and Schools Need to Know
...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 symptom in pediatric multiple sclerosis, but it's invisible. Teachers see a child who looks fine and assume the exhaustion is laziness or lack of effort. Parents see a...