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Spinal brace (orthosis): Daily wear schedule

Your child needs to follow a three-week schedule to get used to full-time wear of their spinal brace. Read the day-by-day instructions on when your child should wear their brace and how to care for their skin.

Thoracic-lumbo-sacral orthosis (TLSO)

Learn how to wear and take care of a thoracic-lumbo-sacral orthosis (TLSO).

Milwaukee brace (cervical-thoracic-lumbo-sacral orthosis)

Learn how to wear and take care of a Milwaukee brace (cervical-thoracic-lumbo-sacral orthosis [CTLSO]).

Scoliosis: Caring for a spinal brace (orthosis)

Proper care and cleaning of the spinal brace (orthosis) and your child’s skin are necessary to prevent the growth of bacteria and skin breakdown. Learn how to care for a spinal brace.

Spinal brace (orthosis) after thoracoplasty surgery

Some scoliosis patients will have surgery called thoracoplasty. Learn about the san-splint spinal orthosis, the post-operative spinal brace that patients wear after thoracoplasty.

Scoliosis: Treatment with a spinal brace (spinal orthosis)

A spinal brace holds your child’s spine in place, decreasing the chance that the curve in their spine will get larger as they grow. Learn more about getting fit for, and wearing, a spinal orthosis.

Undershirts for a spinal brace (spinal orthosis)

A spinal brace is worn over a cotton undershirt. Learn about making stockinette undershirts.

Foot and ankle: Clubfoot - Treatment with a boots and bar orthosis

Clubfoot is a malformation of the foot present at birth that causes the foot to be turned inward and downward. Learn about how it is treated with the boots and bar orthosis, and how to take care of your child.

Needing a brace after scoliosis surgery

Following scoliosis surgery, some teenagers may need to wear a brace. Learn about how the brace is made, and why and when it is used.

Spinal surgery: Caring for yourself at home

Use the information provided in this brochure to properly care for yourself at home after spinal surgery.

Spinal muscular atrophy

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disorder that causes muscle weakness and muscle atrophy (shrinking), and can affect a child’s ability to speak, walk, and breathe.

Flat head syndrome (positional plagiocephaly and brachycephaly): Treatment with a corrective helmet

Learn how a corrective helmet is worn and helps correct the shape of your child's skull over time.

Managing your medications after a transplant

Child's daily routine after a blood and marrow transplant

Learn about your child's daily routine at home, after the blood and marrow transplant.

Pavlik harness

Learn how to care for your baby and use the Pavlik harness orthosis.

Managing daily tasks when your child has cancer

Learn strategies to help you manage daily tasks inbetween caring for your child with cancer.

Supporting your child with a neurodevelopmental disorder through the COVID-19 crisis

Learn about strategies and ways to help your child with a neurodevelopmental disorder cope during the COVID-19 crisis.

Scoliosis: Treatment with a body cast

A body cast is a special type of cast that helps treat your child’s spinal curvature or protect spinal instrumentation after surgery. Learn how to take care of your child while they wear the cast and after it is removed.

Physical methods to improve fatigue

Discover how to improve fatigue with daily exercise, saving your energy when you feel tired and getting a good night's sleep.

Sticking to your medication schedule after a transplant

Rivaroxaban

Learn about rivaroxaban, a blood thinner used to prevent and treat blood clots in children. Includes use, dosing, side effects and safety tips.

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL): chemotherapy phases

Learn what happens during each of the five phases of chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

Spina bifida

June is Spina Bifida Awareness Month. Learn about the four different types of spina bifida, their causes and how it is diagnosed.

Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) deficiency

ACTH deficiency is a type of hypopituitarism hormone deficiency in which not enough cortisol is produced by the adrenal glands. Learn about how it is diagnosed and managed in children.