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KBTX: Huntsville Golfer Turns Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis Into Teaching Career

KBTX: Huntsville Golfer Turns Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis Into Teaching Career

by | Mar 20, 2026 | General News, Neurology, Press Coverage

Hunter was born prematurely and diagnosed with cerebral palsy as an infant, undergoing years of intensive treatments and surgeries throughout his childhood. Despite these challenges, he discovered a passion for golf early on and built a career around it. With support from specialists like those at Scottish Rite for Children, he not only adapted but thrived. Today, he is dedicated to giving back by teaching golf and sharing his love of the game with others.

Watch the full story here.

CBS Texas: Young Dallas Stars Fan With Rare Bone Disease Shows Remarkable Resilience

CBS Texas: Young Dallas Stars Fan With Rare Bone Disease Shows Remarkable Resilience

by | Mar 9, 2026 | Press Coverage, Rheumatology

The Dallas Stars visited patients at Scottish Rite for Children where they met Jacob, a young fan being treated for a painful bone condition. Jacob and his family shared how difficult the diagnosis was to receive and how much joy hockey brings him. Jacob’s resilience — and love for the Dallas Stars — keeps him going.

Watch the full story here.

AP News: Teenage Girls Are Most Likely to Tear Their ACLs

AP News: Teenage Girls Are Most Likely to Tear Their ACLs

by | Mar 4, 2026 | Press Coverage, Sports Medicine

Last year, biomechanical researchers at Scottish Rite for Children began providing high school teams with resources typically only available or affordable at the professional and collegiate levels.

They created pre-season injury-prevention trainings, tailored for female athletes, to improve strength and movement quality. At the start of the eight-week program, each athlete gets a free motion-capture 3D-level assessment to identify weaknesses in strength, movement or balance. Another assessment at the end determines if the program reduced risk.

“My team and I got tired of studying ‘why, why, why’ when there’s so many different possibilities to answer that question. And we wanted to move into the ‘what is the solution,’” said Sophia Ulman, Ph.D., division director of the Movement Science Laboratory.

Read the full AP News story here.

Telemundo 39: Despite Her Arthritis Pain, Metroplex Teenager Lives Positively

Telemundo 39: Despite Her Arthritis Pain, Metroplex Teenager Lives Positively

by | Feb 13, 2026 | Press Coverage, Rheumatology

A local teen is turning pain into purpose after being diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Ivette, a patient at Scottish Rite for Children, continues to pursue her creative passions — from playing music to running her own floral business — learning when to rest but refusing to give up what she loves.

Lorien A. Nassi, M.D., pediatric rheumatologist at Scottish Rite for Children, shares her expertise, explaining that with proper treatment many young patients can live active, unrestricted lives.

Ivette’s message to other young people is simple: Speak up, take care of your health and don’t let a diagnosis control your life.

Watch her story on Telemundo 39.

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The Dallas Morning News: Dallas Researchers Get $2.3M to Study Rare Childhood Disease

The Dallas Morning News: Dallas Researchers Get $2.3M to Study Rare Childhood Disease

by | Jan 20, 2026 | General News, Hip Disorders, Press Coverage, Research & Innovation

Researchers at Scottish Rite for Children received a five-year, $2.3 million NIH grant to study osteonecrosis, a condition caused by reduced blood flow that weakens and destroys bone and affects nearly 20,000 Americans each year.

The study, led by Yinshi Ren, Ph.D., principal investigator and scientist at Scottish Rite for Children and assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center, will focus on how malfunctioning bone repair cells may contribute to osteonecrosis and Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease. Treatment for Perthes disease, a rare childhood hip disorder, does not slow the progression, rather it relies on surgery and other interventions to protect the joint. Ren’s research will potentially pave the way for new therapies.

Read the full story here.