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Contact Information Call us at: (330) 559-5036 Fax us at: (567) 307-6008 Clinical Therapies2003 W Fourth Street, Suite 205Ontario, OH 44906 (map) Learn more about Paris A. LaCella Biography Paris LaCella, OTD, OTR/L, is an occupational therapist who graduated from The Ohio State University with a Doctorate in Occupational Therapy. Previously, she worked as an occupational therapy assistant within the school and pediatric home health settings. She enjoys working with children of all ages and is interested in working with those who have sensory needs....

Dance competition season is in full swing and just like other sports, there are long, grueling practices with repetition of skills to ensure the perfect athletic performance. Dancers need strength, power, balance, flexibility, functional movement, and core stability to be at the top of their game. Unlike traditional athletes, dancers are also artists. To make choreography look effortless and for the audience to understand the performance, a dancer needs to tap into their emotions to make movements an expression of a thought or concept....

The afternoon of June 18, 12-year-old Kimmi Desir of Reynoldsburg begins the field trip of a lifetime. Kimmi, a patient at Columbus Children’s Hospital where she received a bone marrow transplant for sickle cell disease, will participate in the June 19-20 National Association of Children’s Hospitals (N.A.C.H.) Family Advocacy Day in Washington, DC. Kimmi, along with other children and families from across the country, will speak with Congressional lawmakers in support of the children’s hospitals that saved/made an impact on their lives....

The facet joints are the links between the bones of the spine. They allow the spine to bend and twist and keep the back from slipping too far forward or twisting too far. Injury to one or more of the facet joints can cause pain and irritation known as lumbar facet syndrome. This is often caused by excessive rotation (twisting) or extension (arching) motions of the facet joint, which can wear down the cartilage and can place pressure on nerves as they exit the spinal cord....

The act and victimization of bullying continues to be a problem among today’s youth. While many children are experiencing this form of violence, it is more prevalent in children that are different from the social norm. As medical professionals continue to further their understanding of bullying, research shows a high rate of sexual minority youth who experience this harmful activity. A new study conducted by doctors at Nationwide Children’s Hospital found that sexual minority youth, or teens that identify themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual, are bullied two to three times more than heterosexuals....

When the time is right to talk to your parents about birth control there are a few small things you can do to help the conversation go smoothly. Plan ahead. Schedule a time where there will be no rush, no distractions and you both can give undivided attention. Be prepared. Make a list of topics and questions you don’t want to forget to talk about. Let them know why you want to go on birth control....

Columbus Childrens Hospital is the recipient of a $10 million gift from Abercrombie & Fitch, to be directed to a new emergency department and trauma center scheduled for construction on the hospitals downtown campus. The new facility will be a key feature within the replacement hospital building announced last fall as part of Columbus Childrens seven-year strategic plan.The children of Central Ohio are the real recipients of this most generous gift, said Jon Fitzgerald, president of the Childrens Hospital Foundation....

Aromatherapy (ah roh mah THAIR ah pee) is the use of pure organic plant extracts called essential oils. Aromatherapy is used for emotional, psychological and physical well-being. Essential oils are usually used on the skin or by breathing in the scent. Essential oils are very strong. They are not used full strength but mixed in with plain oil (almond, sesame, olive, soy, etc.), lotion or aloe vera before they are used....

Nationwide Children’s Department of Audiology works with patients and their families to diagnose hearing loss and provide intervention services. We work with children age birth to 21 years old. We have a staff of master’s and doctoral level board certified audiologists to assist with all types of hearing disorders. We provide specialty evaluations to meet the needs of all children, including auditory brainstem response testing in infants, auditory neuropathy, auditory processing disorders, hearing aid evaluations and more....

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-4385 Fax us at: (614) 722-4380 Pediatrics700 Childrens DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Carrie L. DeHoff Patient Care Locations Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital Academic and Clinical Areas Emergency Medicine Physician Team Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Faculty Primary Department Pediatrics Primary Section Emergency Medicine Education Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 07/31/2014 Board Certifications Pediatrics Residency Dayton Children’s Hospital Date Completed: 06/30/2014...

The cast keeps an injured area from moving while it heals. Movement can cause pain, delay healing or make the injury worse. Your child needs a cast or splint. They may get a splint before or after getting a cast. Casts and splints keep an injured area, like an arm or leg, from moving so that it can heal. Movement can cause pain, delay healing, or make the injury worse....

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-4385 Fax us at: (614) 722-4380 PediatricsEmergency Medicine700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Chelsea B. Kadish Education Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 10/01/2022 Board Certifications Pediatrics Fellowship Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Date Completed: 09/30/2023 Fellowship Nationwide Children’s Hospital Date Completed: 09/15/2022 Residency NYU Langone Medical Center Date Completed: 06/30/2017 Medical School Tulane University School of Medicine Date Completed: 05/01/2014...

MEDIA ADVISORYWHAT: Columbus Childrens Hospital Reach Out and Read Program Book Drive Celebration WHEN: Tuesday, March 20, 2007; 1:50 p.m. media opportunityWHERE: Ohio at Kent Elementary School Gymnasium1414 Gault St.Columbus, Ohio 43205ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: With more than 3,100 Reach Out and Read (ROR) Programs nationwide, Columbus Childrens Hospital is proud to be among the largest. Each year, Childrens ROR along with community partners, hold a three-month community-wide book drive collecting new and gently used books to raise literacy awareness throughout central Ohio....

Twin girls born joined at the pelvic and hip region are recovering after separation surgery Thursday, Sept. 3, at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The girls are named Acen and Apio, but on Thursday they were carefully labeled “blue” and “red” to help surgeons know which monitoring equipment belonged to each sister as they carefully separated their spines, muscle and tissue. The surgery began at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday and concluded at 11:30 p....

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 355-8260 Fax us at: (614) 355-8363 Email Emily A. White, OTR/L Clinical Therapies433 N Cleveland AveWesterville, OH 43082 (map) Learn more about Emily A. White Biography Emily White, MS, OTR/L, BCP is a developmental occupational therapist working in the outpatient department at the Westerville Close To Home location. She graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago in July 2016 with her Master’s of Science in Occupational Therapy....

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 292-1472 Fax us at: (614) 688-3553 Dentistry305 W 12th AveSte 4015Columbus, OH 43210 (map) Learn more about Erin L. Gross Academic and Clinical Areas Dentistry Physician Team Primary Department Dentistry Primary Section Pediatric Dentistry Education Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 01/24/2014 Board Certifications Pediatric Dentistry Residency Nationwide Children’s Hospital Date Completed: 06/30/2011 Contact Information Dentistry Call us at: (614) 292-1472 Fax us at: (614) 688-3553...

About 1 percent of all emergency room visits are prompted by near-death experiences in infants, such as extended periods without breathing or sudden changes in skin pallor or muscle tone. What causes these frightening experiences is often unknown, but the result can be long hospital stays and neurological impairment. Now, a study of these apparent life-threatening events — called ALTEs for short — suggests that infants who experience them have abnormal regulation of esophageal and airway function compared to healthy babies....

Funding from the Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy Society FSH Society, Inc. will help researchers determine the role a seldom-studied gene plays in the development and progression of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), a debilitating muscular dystrophy often originating in the face, shoulders and upper arms.In order to help uncover the genetic mechanisms behind FSHD recently considered to be the most prevalent muscular dystrophy affecting men, women and children Scott Harper, PhD, principal investigator in the Center for Gene Therapy at The Research Institute at Nationwide Childrens Hospital and assistant professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, has been awarded the first FSH Society Jacobs Family Research Fellowship Grant (FSHS-JJFR-001)....

Clinical Experience The Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant inpatient teams are divided into three separate hematology, oncology and bone marrow transplant services. Fellows spend a total of 12 weeks on each of the Hematology and Oncology services during their first year, providing inpatient and consultative care. Twelve weeks are also devoted to the Bone Marrow Transplant service in the first year, with eight weeks of required inpatient experience and the other four weeks of either inpatient or outpatient training, at the fellows’ discretion....

Inhalation Anesthesia in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Reference Materials Module 1 - Inhalation Anesthesia in the Pediatric ICU Module 2 - Continuous Infusion, General Anesthesia and Other Intensive Care Treatment for Uncontrolled Status Epilepticus Module 3 - Isoflurane for Refractory Status Epilepticus A Clinical Series Module 4 - Isoflurane Therapy for Status Asthmaticus in Children: A Case Series and Protocol Module 5 - Therapeutic Applications and Uses of Inhalational Anesthesia in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit If you have any questions, please contact Todd Karsies, MD, Associate Director of Respiratory Care – PICU, at Todd....