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Share Your Story: Pursuing My Dreams
Meet Jasmine, a patient in our complex adolescent foot and ankle clinic. Learn more about her journey below. Blog written by Jasmine, age 17 of Garland.Hi everyone! I’m Jasmine, a patient at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in the complex adolescent foot...
Reuters Health: Poor sleep linked to longer concussion recovery in kids
Read the original article on the Reuters Health website here. Getting a good sleep each night after a sports-related concussion might be linked to a shorter recovery time in adolescents, new research suggests. Young athletes who slept well after a concussion were...
FOX 4: Benjamin Waggoner shares his Eagle Scout journey
Read the original story on Fox 4's website here. This week was a big one for FOX 4 traffic reporter Chip Waggoner and his family. His son became an Eagle Scout. But it wasn't easy for him to earn the prestigious title. Benjamin Waggoner said he's waited for years...
Get to Know our SRH Staff: Laura Saleem, PT and Therapy Services Manager of our Frisco Campus
Meet Laura Saleem, Sports Physical Therapist and Therapy Services Manager of our Frisco Campus. Recently, Laura gave us a tour of the new sports therapy gym at our Frisco facility, Scottish Rite for Children Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center, on #SRHaccess...
NBC DFW: Friendship Started With Act of Kindness on Keller Marching Band
Read the original article on the NBC DFW website here. Grab your tissue box - our patient, Drew, and his friend, Kailey, are making us cry happy tears! Hear how their friendship formed at Keller High School and how they plan to work together to march in...
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...