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What is Sports Physical Therapy?
With the opening of Scottish Rite for Children Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center in Frisco, we are especially excited about our sports therapy gym that was designed to focus on the young and growing athlete. The area is filled with equipment and people that are...
Sports Can Benefit Children with ADHD
How are ADHD, sports and concussions linked? How can parents best guide their children to lead an active and healthy lifestyle, while calculating the benefits versus possible risks of participating in sports? For children diagnosed with attention deficit...
DFW Child: Sports are good for kids with ADHD–and more dangerous
Read the original article on the DFW Child website here. From the time he was a toddler, Jamie Maness was a burst of energy. “Climbing on everything, getting into everything, risky behavior, no fear,” his mother, Debbie Maness, says. When the Plano boy was 6 years...
D CEO: Scottish Rite’s Frisco Facility is Open for Business
Read the original story on D CEO's website here. The Scottish Rite for Children Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center started accepting its first patients this week, and the entire building is a testament to movement and recovery. Color-coded floors, bands of...
Speak Now for Kids: Physical Therapy Month with Emmitt
View the original story on the Speak Now for Kids website here. October is National Physical Therapy Month, and we invite you to read about our amazing little patients who have benefited from physical therapy services at our children’s hospitals. Today’s blog is...
Share Your Story: A Ballerina’s Recovery
Meet Julia, a sports medicine patient who had surgery to correct her ankle. Julia was diagnosed with Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD) at nine years old. Learn more about her journey to recovery below.Julia, our 9-year-old daughter, leads a very active childhood. She...
Dallas Morning News: The Rite stuff for Frisco
View the original story on the Dallas Morning News website here. FRISCO — In this boom-town that brands itself Sports City USA, a massive new hospital will aim to keep kids on the field. Work crews have been putting the finishing touches on the new Scottish Rite...
#SRHaccess Facebook Live Recap: Concussions
On this week’s Facebook live, staff physician of the Center for Excellence in Sports Medicine, Shane M. Miller, M.D. joined us to discuss sports-related concussions in honor of #TeamUpSpeakUp Day and Sports Medicine Month. Watch the Facebook live. What is...
Prince William Times: Haymarket mom launches national nonprofit for rare hip disorder affecting children
View the original story on the Prince William Times website here. It was Halloween 2016. Colleen and Drew Rathgeber were taking their three children on a neighborhood candy walk. After “tricking” out five houses, their middle child, Kaelan, complained of an aching...
Art Without Obstacles: Artist Desmond Blair is different, not disabled
View the original story on the CW 33 website here. Three years ago, we told you the story about a Dallas artist born without hands who creates breathtaking pieces. His name is Desmond Blair. And a lot has changed since that very first interview. "The cool thing...
Hometown Hero: Lyndsey Jones
Watch the full video. Lyndsey Jones is 16 years old. During her young life, this teenager has had nine surgeries. Puddles is her plush toy that’s been with Lyndsey for 11 years. In and out of the hospital, Puddles was there to comfort her. Last September at camp,...
#SRHaccess Facebook LIVE Recap: Limb Lengthening – Intramedullary Lengthening
On this week’s Facebook live, Co-director of the Center for Excellence in Limb Lengthening David A. Podeszwa, M.D. joined us to discuss intramedullary lengthening – a form of treatment for our limb lengthening and reconstruction patients. Watch the Facebook live....
A Collaborative Research Program Advances Care for Children Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy
At Scottish Rite Hospital, our team is dedicated to providing individualized, expert care to each child. The hospital’s Neurology department is focused on providing treatment to orthopedic patients who have related neuromuscular diseases and neurological disorders....
Scottish Rite Hospital Provides Multidisciplinary Care Through New NSP Clinic
At Scottish Rite Hospital, providing premier patient-centered care is at the forefront of our mission. Through the hospital’s six centers for excellence, our doctors and researchers collaborate to study the common to the complex of orthopedic conditions to find new...
Scoliosis Awareness Month: Casting for Scoliosis
Casting is a form of treatment for scoliosis and is used to prevent the curve from getting larger when children are young and growing rapidly. The cast works like a brace to control curve progression, but cannot be removed. Casts can be used when doctors are unable...