Important information on some of the side effects that your child may experience from brain tumour therapy.
Read about some of the advantages of having surgery to correct scoliosis, as well as some of the advantages of not having surgery.
Palliative care includes reducing the physical, psychological, social and spiritual suffering that is associated with serious illness. Learn about the role palliative care providers can have in your child’s care.
Read about the long-term consequences of pain on a child, the importance of a child's pain management. A discussion of pain myths is included.
Read about some of the disadvantages of having surgery to correct scoliosis, as well as some of the disadvantages of not having surgery.
Find out about the range of OCD signs and symptoms in children and teens and how the disorder is diagnosed.
An overview of the causes, symptoms and treatment of this group of disorders that affect movements, balance and posture.
Learn about techniques for pain management and the treatment of pain.
Suggestions for parents and caregivers of a young person with a developmental disability who has just started or is about to start menstruating. Menstrual suppression of periods is also discussed.
Learn how cold therapy of the mouth (oral cryotherapy) is used during cancer treatment or blood and marrow transplant to prevent oral mucositis.
Being active can help you feel better both physically and mentally and improve overall health. Learn how you can stay active during cancer treatment and after.
Teens learn how to find accurate information about hemophilia.
Learn about other types of pain, including recurrent, procedural, and palliative pain. Read about how they are treated. Lumbar punctures are discussed.
Tube weaning is the process of safely transitioning from a feeding tube to eating and drinking by mouth. Learn about tube weaning, assessing oral feeding readiness, managing associated risks and follow-up care.
Find tips to help you find the positives in your life instead of focusing on the negatives, which can increase your positive emotions over time and reduce your pain.
This page describes the use of chemotherapy for rhabdoid tumours.
Parenteral nutrition is liquid nutrition that is given to your child through an intravenous (IV) infusion if their digestive system cannot absorb or tolerate adequate food or fluids by mouth or through a feeding tube to be able to grow and thrive.
Find out how inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are each diagnosed and treated.
An in-depth discussion of chemotherapy for children suffering from various types of brain tumours.
While DDH cannot always be prevented, there are hip healthy practices that may reduce the risk of developing DDH. Read about the practices and equipment that may help.
Learn about organ and tissue donation by children with a heart condition.
Teens living with hemophilia can learn how orthopaedics fix damaged joints and why it is often the last option.
An overview of the many different health-care professionals that are involved in the care of a child with a brain tumour.
