In the early 1980’s Shriners Hospitals for Children locations in Philadelphia, Chicago and Sacramento, CA, launched the nation's first pediatric SCI rehabilitation programs. Since then, the Chicago Shriners Hospital has delivered expert specialty care to nearly 1,000 youth with SCI. Inpatient and outpatient services, directed by physicians specializing in pediatric spinal cord injury, are provided, regardless of ability to pay.
The primary goal of our Chicago, IL based pediatric SCI program is to assure that youth with an SCI participate fully in their communities, attain independence and live satisfying lives free from medical complications. In order to achieve these goals, the program provides a wide range of services including activity-based rehabilitation, exercise programs, adaptive sports, aquatic therapy and animal-assisted therapy.
These activities build strength and stamina, increase social interaction and build confidence and independence to the fullest extent possible.
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