Conditions We Treat

Sever's Disease

Sever’s disease is a painful condition of the heel that occurs in growing children. It happens when the tendon that attaches to the back of the heel pulls on the growth plate of the bone of the heel.

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Sexual Abuse

Sexual abuse is any act of a sexual nature upon a child.

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Adolescents

A detailed look at STIs and teens, from protection and treatment to different types of STIs.

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Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

This Helping Hand™ explains how STIs can spread as well as how they're treated and what you can do to help prevent them.

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Seymour Fractures

Seymour (SEE moor) fractures are usually the result of a crush injury. This often happens during sports, such as when a ball hits the end of the finger. The joint nearest the end of the finger is hurt as well as the nail.

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Shin Splints

Shin splints are a painful condition that affects the front and/or sides of the lower leg.

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Shingles

Shingles is an infection caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox.

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Short Bowel Syndrome

Short bowel syndrome is exactly what the name sounds like - a condition in which the bowel is too short generally due to surgical resection.

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Shoulder Injuries

This Helping Hand™ explains different types of shoulder injuries and how they're diagnosed and treated. 

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Shoulder Sprain

A shoulder sprain is a stretching or tearing of the Acromioclavicular (AC) ligament. This is located where your collar bone and shoulder meet, often called the AC joint.

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Shprintzen Sydrome

Shprintzen Sydrome is also known as 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.

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Sialorrhea (Drooling)

Sialorrhea, also known as hypersalivation or drooling, means excessive saliva flow. Anterior sialorrhea is when patients have forward spillage of saliva from their mouths onto their faces and clothes. Posterior sialorrhea is when patients have spillage of saliva from their mouths down their airways.

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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.