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Medical > Orthopedics
Contractures in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Recognition, Prevention, and When to Escalate Care
Recognize early contracture signs in CP and know when to escalate from stretching to casting, botox, or surgery.
Medical > Orthopedics
Protecting Bone Health in Non-Ambulatory Children: A Parent's Guide to Preventing Fractures
Non-ambulatory children face 4–8x higher fracture risk. Learn when to request DEXA scans, nutrition targets, and medication options.
Medical > Orthopedics
Hip Surveillance in Cerebral Palsy: When Monitoring Becomes Surgery
Your child's orthopedist says they'll keep monitoring the hips. You hear that at every appointment....catch displacement before it becomes a crisis. This is the framework your orthopedist is using. Here's what the numbers mean and when intervention moves from...
Medical > Orthopedics
Enhancing Outcomes for Children with Orthopedic Disabilities through Early Intervention
...Early Intervention Important for Children with Orthopedic Disabilities? Children with orthopedic disabilities...Children with orthopedic Disabilities? Children with orthopedic disabilities often have challenges with movement,...occupational therapy are key services for children with orthopedic impairments. These therapies help children improve...
Medical > Orthopedics
Improving Outcomes for Children with Orthopedic Disabilities through Early Intervention
...Intervention Important for Children with Orthopedic Disabilities? Children with orthopedic...orthopedic Disabilities? Children with orthopedic disabilities may have trouble with...social skills for children with orthopedic impairments. Starting therapy early...intervention for a child with an orthopedic disability is individualized. It...
Medical > Orthopedics
Importance of Early Intervention for Children with Orthopedic Disabilities
...of Early Intervention. Early intervention is critical for children with orthopedic disabilities. It can make a big difference in their development and future...social/emotional, and self-help skills. Parents who suspect their child may have an orthopedic disability should talk to their pediatrician. The doctor can recommend...
Medical > Orthopedics
Comprehensive Guide: Scoliosis Management in Special Needs Children
...Needs. Scoliosis, a sideways curvature of the spine, affects many children, including those with special needs. As a critical aspect of pediatric orthopedics, it is essential to provide these children with tailored scoliosis management strategies that help them grow strong and healthy. Early diagnosis...
Special Needs > Cerebral Palsy
Hip Surveillance for Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Parent's Guide to the Monitoring Schedule
...this pathway until their child is already experiencing discomfort or an orthopedist flags a problem on an X-ray. But the monitoring protocol exists for a...migration percentage under 30% is generally considered stable. Above that, orthopedists start watching more closely or discussing intervention. Without monitoring,...
Special Needs > Cerebral Palsy
Navigating Spasticity Treatments in Cerebral Palsy: Botox, SDR, and Orthotics Explained
You've been to three appointments in the last month. The orthopedist mentioned Botox. The neurologist brought up selective dorsal rhizotomy. The orthotist fitted your child for new braces. Each specialist was confident....
Special Needs > Spina Bifida
Transition to Adult Care in Spina Bifida: Why Planning Starts at 14 Not 18
...bifida clinic has been your anchor for years. The team knows your child's history, manages their shunt, coordinates bladder and bowel care, tracks orthopedic concerns. Then your child turns 18, ages out of pediatrics, and that entire support structure ends. Most families start thinking about this transition...
Global Insights > Education
IEP or 504? How to Choose the Right Support Plan for Your Child
...autism, specific learning disability, emotional disturbance, speech or language impairment, intellectual disability, hearing or visual impairment, orthopedic impairment, traumatic brain injury, other health impairment, deaf-blindness, or multiple disabilities. Second, and critically, that disability must...
Education > Accommodations
The IEP Process Explained by an Attorney
...there is a certain population of kids who have what we generically call special needs. It could be anything from diabetes, to ADD, to autism, to orthopedic disabilities to blindness. Federal law requires that these kids, regardless of abilities or disabilities, are provided with free appropriate public...