Growing Pains in Kids

Growing pains are real because many children experience musculoskeletal pain, but the most common cause for this type of pain are ligaments that are loose.

What’s wrong with my daughter? A mom describes the misery of an elusive diagnosis

People with Ehlers-Danlos have a genetic defect in their connective tissue, which provides support to many body parts.

Femoroacetabular Impingement

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is treated with rest, activity modification, medication, physical therapy, steroid injections or sometimes surgery.

Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease

Legg-Calvé-Perthes is treated with medication, physical therapy, crutches, casts and braces, and sometimes surgery.

Knee Ligament Repair and Reconstruction

CHOC's orthopaedic surgeons specialize in repairing and reconstructing knee ligament tears in teens and children.

Crohn’s Disease

Crohn's disease is type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It is a chronic condition that may recur at various times over a lifetime.

Integrative Health

CHOC combines integrative, holistic treatments with regular medical treatment, including acupuncture, massage, aromatherapy, hypnosis, biofeedback and more.

Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)

At CHOC, we treat developmental dysplasia of the hip with the Pavlik harness. In some cases we recommend a hip abduction brace (cruiser brace) or surgery.

Chrondoblastoma

To treat chondroblastoma, we may surgically remove the tumor or perform bone grafting or joint replacement/reconstruction.

Hepatitis

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver and can result in liver cell damage and destruction.

Cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle that reduces the heart’s ability to pump blood effectively.

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)

Surgery is often used to correct slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) including internal fixation, bone-graft epiphyseodesis or corrective osteotomy.

How to treat neurological conditions with physical therapy

Physical therapy helps people improve their movement. You may think of physical therapy as something you use after a sports injury or after certain types of surgery. However, physical therapy helps with a variety of health issues.

Giant Cell Tumor

The goal for treatment of a giant cell tumor is to remove the tumor and prevent damage to the affected bone.

Researcher Profile: Dr. Francois Lalonde

Pediatric orthopaedic surgeon and researcher Francois Lalonde, MD, leads CHOC’s hip disorder program, so it comes as no surprise that one of his long-term research projects involves Legg-Calve-Perthes disease.

Celiac Disease

When people with celiac disease eat foods containing gluten, their immune system responds by damaging the small intestine.

Schroth Method: Physical Therapy for Scoliosis

The Schroth Method is an innovative form of physical therapy that treats scoliosis without the need for surgery. It is available at CHOC in Orange, California.

Parent Advice Line

After Cancer Treatment Survivorship Program

We provide multidisciplinary treatment for the long-term after effects of cancer treatment including fertility issues, education, employment rights and more.

Online Referral Portal

Referral guidelines and forms are available to assist physicians in the evaluation and management of pediatric patients.

7 common childhood respiratory diseases

The human respiratory tract is open to the outside world to let air in and carbon dioxide out, making it an easy point of entry for germs that can potentially cause illness.

Chronic Inflammation and What it Means in a Child

Chronic inflammation can be manifest in many ways - fatigue, fever, rash, joint pain or swelling, sores in the mouth, chest pains and abdominal pain.

Myofascial Release

Myofascial release involves a gentle form of stretching and compression.

Pediatric Rheumatology

CHOC Rheumatology specialists are committed to the early intervention necessary to maximize quality of life for children with rheumatic diseases.

Living with Spina Bifida

The primary goal of managing spina bifida is to prevent infection and to preserve the spinal cord and nerves that are exposed outside of the body.