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Sleep Apnea Clinic In partnership with Connecticut Children’s Sleep Center, the Sleep Apnea Clinic diagnoses and treats children affected by sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is when a person stops breathing while they are sleeping. Obstructive sleep apnea means something is blocking, or obstructing, the

Chronic Pain Program Pain usually serves as a natural warning that something is wrong with the body, but when it lasts a long time, pain no longer serves as a valuable alert. Instead, it can interfere with everyday activities and reduce the quality of your child’s life. Pain that causes children to

Palliative Care Pediatric palliative care is an active, total approach to relieve pain and suffering by embracing physical, emotional and spiritual elements of care with a focus on maximizing quality of life for children with serious illness and their families. Palliative care is appropriate for

Pain Psychology Services Chronic pain affects the body both physically and emotionally. Our pain psychologists focus on the mind-body connection when developing your treatment plan. We offer a variety of psychology services to help children and teens manage the stress, anxiety, and emotions that are

Center for Chest Wall Deformities Connecticut Children’s Center for Chest Wall Deformities provides expert evaluation and treatment for children and teens with chest wall abnormalities such as pectus excavatum (sunken chest), pectus carinatum (pigeon chest) and other structural differences in the chest wall. Our

Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center Connecticut Children’s is designated as a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center that evaluates and treats more than 56,000 children each year, with more than 15,000 children receiving care for injuries ranging from minor lacerations to life threatening multi-system injuries

Esophageal Atresia Program Connecticut Children’s Esophageal Atresia Program provides expert care for babies and children with esophageal atresia (EA), tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) and related conditions. Our multidisciplinary team offers comprehensive, long-term care to help children with EA thrive

Pediatric Thyroid Center Connecticut Children’s Pediatric Thyroid Center offers exceptional medical care for your child using a multi-disciplinary approach most ideal for the management of rare and complex conditions. This means the care your child receives will be carefully examined by multiple

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is a procedure using an artificial heart and lung to deliver oxygen to the body. This advanced technology replaces the function of vital organs in critically ill newborn babies and children of all ages. ECMO is a life-saving technique

Minimally Invasive Surgery Connecticut Children’s offers treatment modalities for endoscopy, laparoscopic surgery, as well as robotic surgery as part of our minimally invasive surgery program. Minimally invasive techniques and technology allow some procedures to be performed more quickly, with less pain

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Schroth Physical Therapy The Schroth method is a type of physical therapy for children with scoliosis, kyphosis, and other conditions of the spine and rib cage. It involves corrective breathing and strengthening exercises which aim to improve overall postural alignment, reduce pain, and slow or prevent

Ear Abnormalities At Connecticut Children’s Division of Plastic Surgery, we treat a wide array of ear conditions. Ear abnormalities can be a source of social and physical discomfort for children. Together, with you and your child, our team will develop the best treatment plan for your child’s

The Central Connecticut Cystic Fibrosis Center The Central Connecticut Cystic Fibrosis Center (CCCFC) is a collaborative effort between Connecticut Children’s and Hartford HealthCare to provide care and treatment to children and adults living with Cystic Fibrosis (CF), a hereditary chronic lung disease. Accredited by the

Cardiopulmonary Diagnostic Services Is that girl in a spaceship? No, she is doing a simple, pain-free breathing test under the watchful eyes of her doctor and respiratory therapist in Cardiopulmonary Diagnostic Services. Cardiopulmonary Diagnostic Services (aka the PFT lab) performs testing to analyze the function