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What is Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation (OTC)?
Many medical conditions require treatment that can impact long term fertility and reproductive health. OTC is a procedure that may allow girls and young women the opportunity to have children later in life by removing and freezing ovarian tissue before these treatments start.
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Post Concussive Syndrome: When Concussion Symptoms Linger
It is expected that most children will return to typical functioning within 3-4 weeks following a concussion. A small portion of children can experience symptoms that continue for a longer duration. This is called Post-Concussion Syndrome (PCS).
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Rolling Techniques to Relieve Pain, Discomfort and Tension
Everyone has dealt with sore, tense or cramped muscles from time to time and as a physical therapist, I regularly see patients in our clinics who benefit from soft tissue work to help ease muscular tension and decrease pain.
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Massage Therapy and Music Therapy: Co-Treatment in Home-Based Care
Hospice and Home-Based Palliative teams help provide support to patients dealing with life-limiting and terminal illnesses. Two therapies proven to be effective in helping this patient population are music therapy and massage therapy
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Ankle Taping or Ankle Bracing: Which One Is Right for Your Athlete?
If you decide your child needs additional ankle support, the next question is whether bracing or taping is more beneficial. Individual preferences, circumstances and needs play a role in making that decision.
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Dating and Digital Abuse: Keeping Your Teen Safe Online
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Did you know that nearly 1.5 million high school students in the U.S. experience physical abuse from a partner in a single year? Aside from physical abuse, our youth are also experiencing digital dating abuse.
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What to Expect When Your Child Visits the Heart Clinic
There are a number of reasons why a pediatrician may ask for your child to see a pediatric cardiologist. While this can be a scary thing for a parent to hear, many common problems seen in the cardiology clinic are actually mild conditions and can be adequately evaluated, diagnosed and treated without extensive testing.
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What Can Peter Rabbit Teach Us About Food Allergies?
My children and I were excited to see the classic Tale of Peter Rabbit come to life on the movie screen. The Peter Rabbit we grew up with whimpered home to his mother with a belly ache after eating too much food from Mr. McGregor’s garden.
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Bedwetting: 5 Common Reasons Why Children Wet the Bed
It may be an inconvenience for parents, but bedwetting is a common problem in children. Some children struggle to stay dry throughout the night from the day they are born and others are able to stay dry for several months, or years, and begin wetting the bed again.
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Stem Cell Transplant: Who Can Benefit and Who Can Be the Donor?
A stem cell transplant is a treatment that involves infusing hematopoietic (blood-forming) stem cells from a donor into a recipient. The collection of infused stem cells is called the stem cell “graft.”