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Take Flight: A Comprehensive Intervention for Students with Dyslexia
What is Take Flight? Take Flight: A Comprehensive Intervention for Students with Dyslexia is a curriculum written by the staff of the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorders at Scottish Rite for Children. Take Flight builds on the success of the...
Individualized Care for ACL injuries
The experts at our Center for Excellence in Sports Medicine see hundreds of young athletes for the treatment of knee and anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, injuries every year. Our multidisciplinary team knows working together to tackle every angle of an ACL...
Botulinum Toxin: How Botox Injections Help Treat Children with Cerebral Palsy and other Neuromuscular conditions
At Scottish Rite for Children, our experts in Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine care for patients with cerebral palsy using a variety of treatment methods. Treating the symptoms of CP can take many forms, and one common treatment for spasticity, or abnormal...
Get to Know our Staff: Sandra Hatchel, Inpatient Nursing Unit
What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children? I am a registered nurse on the Inpatient Unit. What do you do on a daily basis or what sort of duties do you have at work? As a R.N., I am kind of a jack-of-all-trades. I do all the tasks needed to...
Coaching Kids: Top Tips for Coaches
Here are simple tips to integrate into coaching messages for kids. Building a solid foundation of good habits will help them well-beyond this youth sports season. Teach athletes to eat a healthy snack with carbs before games and practices. Encourage athletes to...
Share Your Story: Connor’s Comeback
Meet Connor, a strong and determined athlete whose journey with Scottish Rite for Children began when he was just 10 years old. His scoliosis was first noticed by his mom when she noticed his clothes hung differently. She asked his pediatrician, who referred them...
Share Your Story: Bria’s Big Break
Bria is a 12-year-old girl who stays busy with a variety of activities. From cheerleading, playing on her trampoline, hanging out with her friends and swimming, she is always on the move. After being diagnosed with Osgood-Schlatter disease, a condition that causes...
Get to Know our Staff: Arena Sayavong, Research
What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children? I am the clinical research coordinator for the Center for Excellence in Hand. What do you do on a daily basis or what sort of duties do you have at work? I maintain the many hand studies we have...
Healio Orthopedics Today: Accelerated severity of illness score may enhance predictions for pediatric osteomyelitis
Accelerated severity of illness score may provide an enhanced predictive model for cases of complicated osteomyelitis in children, according to data presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting. “The accelerated severity of illness score has...
Ayden the Inspiration – Resilience and Determination Despite Trauma
Cover story previously published in Rite Up, 2023 – Issue 2. by Kristi Shewmaker Ayden, age 13 of Valley View, describes himself as outdoorsy. He learned to ride horses before he could walk. Every day after school, he feeds his flock of sheep that pasture next...
Surmounting Setback Through Strength
Published in Rite Up, 2023 – Issue 2. Running intensely down the long runway, Lawrence launched into a roundoff, followed by five no-handed back handsprings and then a back handspring into a double pike. Landing sharply on the mat with all of the pressure on her...
Meet Falco – Our Frisco Facility Dog
What is your role at Scottish Rite for Children?I am a facility dog in the Day Surgery Center at the Frisco campus. Tell us about yourself.My name is Falco, and I am a black retriever. I’m named after SuperSmashBrosTM characters from Nintendo®. I have 10 siblings,...
Expert Care for Extra Fingers and Toes
Published in Rite Up, 2023 – Issue 2. “Holden is very much the baby of the family,” says Ashley, his mother. “He likes being the center of attention and being constantly held. He’s also a little mischievous.” The youngest of three children, Holden, of Dallas,...
Get to Know our Staff: Emily Cardona, Human Resources
What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite for Children? Human Resources generalist What do you do on a daily basis or what sort of duties do you have at work? My duties include assisting with benefits inquiries and leaves of absence, such as FMLA,...
WFAA: You’ve heard all about therapy dogs. This therapy cat is raising spirits at a Dallas pediatric hospital
Society is often divided into two groups: dog people and cat people. Sometimes, people fall into both categories. But it can take a lot to win someone over from the other side. Sarah Dutton has seen it happen time after time. Every couple of weeks, she...