Word from the President: Sheldon Berkowitz, MD, FAAP Legislative Session off to a Predictable Start The Truth about Children and Timeouts An Update on Sports and Activity Considerations During the COVID-19 Pandemic MNAAP Remembers Dr. Amos Deinard Talipes Equinavurs or “Clubfoot” Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: Modern Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment View the issue […]
Todd Milbrandt, MD, MS Mayo Clinic Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) encompasses a spectrum of disorders related to abnormalities of the developing hip and includes frankly dislocated hips, instability, and a shallow acetabulum. The current term defined by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) […]
Christopher Vara, MD Shriners Children’s Twin Cities At Shriners Children’s here in the Twin Cities, we are part of a nationwide group of hospitals and clinics that focus on diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal conditions from birth to adulthood. We are, often, one of the earliest specialty providers that parent(s) and children see, even right […]
With vaccinations and new data, many medical recommendations and best practices surrounding COVID-19 are evolving, including guidance on sports participation and returning to sports post illness. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently updated their COVID-19 Interim Guidance: Return to Sports and Physical Activity at the end of January. The American Medical Society for Sports […]
“Punishment is a widely misunderstood, chronically misused, and wildly overused method for changing behavior, but when properly employed it can be effective…within limits.” -Alan Kazdin, Ph.D., founder of the Yale Child Conduct Clinic Not long ago, a parent of a young child I was working with provided me with an unsolicited synopsis of a parenting […]
