Conditions We Treat

Chronic Ankle Instability

Chronic ankle instability happens when your ankle keeps giving way, especially after many sprains. This makes it hard to walk or play sports without your ankle feeling weak or wobbly. It can happen even when you’re just standing still.

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Chronic Constipation

Many kids will experience occasional bouts of constipation during their childhood. Chronic constipation is a slightly different, yet much more challenging condition to treat.

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Chronic Illness and Transplantation Issues and the Teen

Detailed information on chronic illness and transplantation issues and the teen.

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Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction

In CIP the intestines react as if there is a true obstruction or blockage. When tests are performed, no physical evidence of blockage is found.

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Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)

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Chronic Renal Failure

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Chronic Respiratory Disorders

Detailed information on chronic respiratory disorders in children

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Chronic Sinusitis

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Chylothorax

When lymphatic fluid (or lymph) collects around the chest wall and lungs, it can cause chest pain or make it hard to breathe. This condition is called chylothorax.

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Classification and Treatment of Burns

Burns are classified as first-, second-, or third-degree, depending on how deep and severe they penetrate the skin's surface.

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Classification of Burns

Burns are classified as first-, second-, or third-degree, depending on how deeply and severely they penetrate the skin's surface.

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Clavicle Fracture

A clavicle fracture is common in children after a collision or fall onto the shoulder. Most clavicle fractures that occur in children can be treated without surgery.

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Helping Hands Patient Education Materials

Written and illustrated by medical, nursing and allied health professionals at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Helping Hand instructions are intended as a supplement to verbal instructions provided by a medical professional. The information is periodically reviewed and revised to reflect our current practice. However, Nationwide Children's Hospital is not responsible for any consequences resulting from the use or misuse of the information in the Helping Hands.