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Spinal Dysfunction

Like a belt passing through the loops of a pair of jeans, the spinal cord runs through the spine (backbone). The spinal cord carries signals from the brain to the rest of the body. When there’s damage to the spinal cord or spine, it can affect the spine’s ability to move like it should (this is called “spinal dysfunction”). And that can have an impact on kids’ abilities to do many of the things we take for granted every day, like walking and using the bathroom. At ֲý Children's, we use a team approach to treat your child’s condition, while supporting your family at home, at school and in your community. 

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Spinal Dysfunction

Like a belt passing through the loops of a pair of jeans, the spinal cord runs through the spine (backbone). The spinal cord carries signals from the brain to the rest of the body. When there’s damage to the spinal cord or spine, it can affect the spine’s ability to move like it should (this is called “spinal dysfunction”). And that can have an impact on kids’ abilities to do many of the things we take for granted every day, like walking and using the bathroom. At ֲý Children's, we use a team approach to treat your child’s condition, while supporting your family at home, at school and in your community. 

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Spinal Dysfunction

Why Choose Us

At ֲý, our experienced experts help children with spinal dysfunction using state-of-the-art equipment for diagnosis and treatment. And we provide supportive services to help your family along the way.

Regional Care Highlights

Delaware Valley Highlights

Delaware/Greater Philadelphia

We offer complete spinal dysfunction care at ֲý Children’s Hospital, Delaware (Wilmington, Del.) and select satellite ֲý locations.

  • Ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country, year after year, for orthopedic care by
  • Nationally noted Spine and Scoliosis Center
  • Nobel Prize-winning EOS imagine technology (to deliver the lowest possible dose of radiation, making medical imaging safer)
  • Wheelchair clinic and assistive technology to help children with spinal conditions move around easier
  • On-site shops to make orthotics and prosthetics
  • Center for Sports Medicine helps kids with sports injuries recover and prevent injury
  • indoor aquatic therapy pools
  • Pediatric outpatient therapy services program to help kids maintain their recovery once they leave the hospital, one of the few in the region accredited by the
  • Home of pediatric orthopedics innovations like the Wilmington Brace (which set a standard for scoliosis care) and the Wilmington Robotic Exoskeleton (which helps kids with muscle weakness use their arms)
  • right across from our hospital’s campus, for an affordable home away from home during long hospital stays

Florida Highlights

Northeast Florida

We offer complete spinal dysfunction care at ֲý Children's Health, Jacksonville (working with Wolfson Children’s Hospital) and select satellite locations.

  • Expertise in a wide range of conditions
  • Orthotics and prosthetics shops
  • State-of-the-art imaging services
  • Close relationships with the University of Florida College of Medicine–Jacksonville and Mayo Clinic Florida

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We have many pediatric specialists and locations — find the care closest to you: