"Even after an ACL reconstruction, teen athletes are prone to re-injury simply because they are active, participate in aggressive contact sports, and have less neuromuscular control than adults," says Dr. Wilson — assistant chief of staff. Our sports medicine team was...
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CBS: Mission Unstoppable
Division Director of Movement Science Kirsten Tulchin-Francis, Ph.D., puts her skills to great use by influencing the next generation of young women who are interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). As an IF/THEN Ambassador, she is...
NBC DFW: Scottish Rite Amputee Patients Gain Independence on Ski Slopes
Since 1981 Scottish Rite for Children has hosted the annual Amputee Ski Trip. Fourteen teenage patients, as well as medical staff and hospital chaperones, spend a week at the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD) in Winter Park, Colo. Lives are transformed...
Hometown Heroes: Leticia Desaloms
Once a week, Leticia Desaloms pops popcorn at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children and since 2011, she has volunteered 1,728 hours. Leti says it's important that she gives back to the hospital because it gives so much to every patient. Clarice Tinsley of FOX 4...
NBC Memphis: Tigers spread smiles to children at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
The hospital hosted the University of Memphis football team for the annual visit from one of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic teams. Players and coaches took an afternoon away from the football field to spread smiles by playing games with patients and friends. Tigers...
NBC DFW: Annual Cookies and Castles Event Raises Money for Texas Scottish Rite Hospital
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children was recently transformed into a scene from "Candyland". The annual Cookies and Castles, organized by the Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Delta Delta hosted hundreds of families and boasted 6,000 pounds of candy. Kids spent the...
Dallas Morning News: ‘It’s a special thing’ – Dallas Cowboys players make holiday visits to four local children’s hospitals
For decades, the Dallas Cowboys football team has made annual holiday visits to local children’s hospitals. This week, players and team cheerleaders posed for photographs and signed autographs at four Dallas area hospitals, including Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for...
D CEO Healthcare: Texas Scottish Rite Opens New Clinic at Baylor Scott and White in Frisco
Baylor Scott & White Sports Therapy & Research at The Star in Frisco will be the new home of a clinic from Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The Star is the home of Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters, and the clinic is meant to add pediatric sports...
William Z. Morris, M.D., Joins Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children’s Surgical Team
(DALLAS – December 2, 2019) – William Z. Morris, M.D., has joined the pediatric orthopedic surgical staff of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. Morris completed his fellowship at Scottish Rite Hospital in 2019. He will see general pediatric orthopedic surgery...
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Opens Clinic at Baylor Scott & White Sports Therapy & Research at The Star
(DALLAS – December 2, 2019) – Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children has opened a new clinic location at Baylor Scott & White Sports Therapy & Research at The Star, the Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters, in Frisco. Beginning this fall, our expertise in...