FOX 4: Mini Hooves of Love Visits Scottish Rite
Therapy mini horses from Mini Hooves of Love visited patients at Scottish Rite for Children for a special meet-and-greet to help celebrate Halloween. View the full story from FOX 4 below.
Hip Dysplasia in Some Linked to Poor Swaddling
Development dysplasia of the hip, also known as DDH, occurs in one in 1,000 births, and doctors at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children warn how improper swaddling can lead to the condition.
DDH is a relationship between the ball and the socket of the hip joint, in which the socket of the pelvis doesn’t fully protect the ball of the upper femur.
“Very commonly, the doctor doing the exam can actually push the ball in and out of the socket and feel the hip to be loose,” said Dr. David Podeszwa, at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.
When swaddling, a baby’s legs should be in a frog-like position and should have enough room to move around. Read the full story here.
Scottish Rite Hospital Doctors Make Friendly Competition out of Dallas Marathon
It’s part tradition, part friendly competition: Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children’s faculty vs. fellows.
Teams of five will relay the 26.2-mile BMW Dallas Marathon on Sunday.
“There’s a fellow team every year made up of fellows who are training to become specialists in pediatric orthopedic surgery, and they compete every year against the faculty and staff who are their educators and mentors,” said orthopedic surgeon Anthony Riccio.
Back in the day, Dr. Riccio ran on the fellows team. Since then, things have changed.
“Since 2010 I’ve been faculty, and now of course I’ve switched allegiances and run with the staff,” he said.
Their competition dates back at least 20 years that they know of, and almost every year, guess who’s come out on top? To see the full story, watch here.
FOX 4: Study finds concussion concerns for girls
Visit FOX 4’s website to watch Miller’s full interview and learn more about the importance of following proper concussion protocol.
A new study found girls were significantly more likely than boys to return to play
the same day following a soccer-related concussion, placing them at risk for more significant
injury.
The study examined young athletes, average age 14, who sustained a concussion while playing
soccer and who were treated at a pediatric sports medicine clinic in Texas. Of the 87 athletes
diagnosed with a soccer-related concussion, two-thirds (66.7 percent) were girls. Among them,
more than half (51.7 percent) resumed playing in a game or practice the same day as their injury,
compared to just 17.2 percent of boys.
“The girl soccer players were 5 times more likely than boys to return to play on the same day as
their concussion,” said Shane M. Miller, MD, FAAP, senior author of the abstract and a sports
medicine physician at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. “This is cause for concern,
especially with previous studies showing that girls suffer twice as many concussions as boys,” he
said.
“Consistent with our findings in other sports, young soccer players are returning to play on the
same day despite recommendations from medical organizations, such as the American Academy
of Pediatrics, and laws in all 50 states intended to protect their growing brains,” he said. “Despite
increased concerns about the risks of concussions, the culture among athletes to tough it out and
play through an injury often takes priority over the importance of reporting an injury and coming
out of a game or practice.”