An MRI may be used to assess spines with scoliosis. Find out more about MRI procedures as well as when and why they are used.
Information about signs, symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention of muscle cramps.
Informed decision making is an important component of choosing whether to treat scoliosis. Learn about what can happen if scoliosis is not treated.
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) can be broken down into different subtypes. Learn about the subtypes of ALL and how they are identified.
Metatarsus adductus occurs when the outside border of the foot curves inwards. Learn more about why this happens and stretches and exercises that may help to straighten the foot.
Learn what to expect after your child with leukemia goes into remission.
Learn about how to talk to your child about serious illness and how to answer some of the common questions and concerns they may have.
Learn about the supports available to families coping with pregnancy and infant loss, including perinatal palliative care.
Learn how an MIBG scan is done and how it detects tumours in the upper body.
Learn about Precision Child Health, including how it can help to better predict, prevent, diagnose and treat disease.
Learn about pain assessment of younger school-age children. By this age, children begin to develop a sense of cause and effect concerning their pain.
Learn tips on how you can cope, after your child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).
Side effects after receiving a blood product are rare, but you should know what to look out for and who to contact if your child has any of these effects.
Diet and exercise directly affect your child’s sickle cell disease and how they feel. Read about how a healthy diet, enough water and regular exercise can help manage sickle cell disease.
This program is for teens aged 12 to 18 and their caregivers. It is designed to help teens learn how to better manage and live with sickle cell pain.
Learn about the medicines your child may take during a blood and marrow transplant.
An in-depth description of the option of shunts for children suffering from brain tumours.
An in-depth description of what is involved in a CT scan as part of the medical diagnosis of a brain tumor. Answers from Canadian Paediatric Hospitals.
To diagnose a child's seizures, the treatment team may need to do tests on samples of blood, cerebrospinal fluid or urine. Read about collecting procedures.
Find advice to help you with the extremely difficult task of helping your child cope and adjust to a brain tumour diagnosis.
Children with epilepsy can participate in most sports and physical activities. Read about sports risks and benefits for children with epilepsy.
Read about various anti-epileptic drug therapies available for your child.
Read about why poor appetite and weight loss may occur during brain tumour treatment and what you can do to help your child.
It is possible for children to experience side effects when on anti-epileptic drugs. These can include physical symptoms, like dizziness, and changes in mood.
Find in-depth information on the speech and language problems that can occur as a result of brain tumour treatment, and the ways that speech and language therapy can help.
