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The Texas Children's Adolescent Medicine Clinic specializes in
medical care for teenagers and young adults (10-25 years of age).
The clinic provides general medical, gynecologic and counseling
services, and its staff has expertise in eating disorders. Referrals
to the adolescent medicine clinic include teenagers with common
gynecologic problems, such as sexually transmitted diseases, birth
control or dysfunctional uterine bleeding. Chronic fatigue and
chronic pain syndrome, such as chronic headache, chronic abdominal
pain and depression, are also commonly evaluated and treated. The
clinic staff also works closely with a nutritionist in giving
nutritional counseling to adolescents.
This service can be found at the following Health Centers:
Cy-Fair.
Children with acute or chronic respiratory conditions, including
asthma, chronic cough, cystic fibrosis and congenital malformations
of the respiratory tract, are treated. A pulmonary specialist,
asthma nurse educator and respiratory therapist work to diagnose and
treat the condition and educate the family about controlling it.
This service can be found at the following Health Centers:
Clear Lake,
Cy-Fair,
Sugar Land,
West Houston and The Woodlands.
Audiologists treat children with hearing loss, speech and language
delay, middle-ear disorders and academic difficulties relating to
these areas. Services include behavioral and physiological hearing
testing, hearing aids, assistive listening devices and customized
swim molds.
This service can be found at the following Health
Centers:
Clear Lake,
Cy-Fair and
The Woodlands.
Cardiologists evaluate and treat children from
birth
through young adulthood for conditions such as heart palpitations,
murmurs and chest pains. Pediatricians often refer patients to the
Health Centers when abnormalities are discovered, or need further
assessment. Diagnostic and interpretation services are available for
electrocardiograms, Holter monitors and 2D echocardiograms.
This
service can be found at the following Health Centers:
Clear Lake,
Cy-Fair,
Sugar
Land and The Woodlands.
Diabetes and endocrine specialists evaluate and treat children and
adolescents with diabetes, growth delay, thyroid disorders and other
glandular conditions.
This service can be found at the following
Health Centers: Clear Lake,
Cy-Fair,
Sugar
Land, West Houston and
The Woodlands.
Radiology services help diagnose problems so treatment can begin
promptly. Using the latest technology, the Picture Archiving
Communications System (PACS) transmits images to Texas Children’s
Hospital for interpretation by a board-certified pediatric
radiologist. All x-rays and ultrasounds are performed in the health
center, and within minutes, Health Center physicians can begin
treatment of fractures or determine appropriate treatments for
serious conditions.
This service can be found at the following
Health Centers: Clear Lake,
Cy-Fair,
Sugar Land and
The Woodlands.
Gastroenterology (GI) and nutrition specialists, dietitians and
behavioral therapists evaluate and treat children with eating
disorders or digestion problems, including diarrhea, constipation/encopresis,
GI reflux, food allergies, abdominal pain, obesity, anorexia,
bulimia, ulcers and Crohn’s disease. Patients requiring feeding
tubes and special formulas also can be monitored.
This service can
be found at the following Health Centers:
Clear Lake,
Cy-Fair,
Sugar Land and
The Woodlands.
Neurological specialists facilitate in the diagnosis, treatment and
follow-up care of neurological disorders in children. These include
epilepsy, motor problems, seizures, static encephalopathies,
cerebral palsy, developmental delay, headaches, brain tumors,
congenital malformations, weakness, movement disorders and
degenerative diseases.
This service can be found at the following
Health Centers:
Cy-Fair and Sugar Land.
Testing, diagnostic procedures and consultation services are
available to help guide the treatment of central nervous system
disorders. Areas of expertise include routine outpatient
electroencephalography and 24-hour ambulatory EEG.
This service can
be found at the following Health Centers:
Cy-Fair.
- Children’s Sleep Center
As part of the neurophysiology service, testing, diagnostic
procedures and consultations are available to help diagnose the
full range of pediatric sleep disorders in children. Testing
includes polysomnography and multiple sleep latency tests.
This
service can be found at the following Health Centers:
Cy-Fair.
Ophthalmologists provide diagnosis and treatment of eye problems.
Special expertise is available in the areas of amblyopia, congenital
cataracts, strabismus (crossed eyes, wall eyes or double vision),
eye movement disorders, ptosis (drooping of eyelids), tear duct
problems and retinoblastoma.
This service can be found at the
following Health Centers: Cy-Fair and
The Woodlands.
Children and adolescents with acute or chronic problems relating to
the musculoskeletal system are evaluated for conditions such as
fractures, congenital problems, hip dysplasia, sports injuries and
gait abnormalities. Spinal problems such as scoliosis and
neuromuscular problems like cerebral palsy are treated. Casting and
imaging can be performed on site. Surgical procedures are scheduled
at Texas Children’s Hospital.
This service can be found at the
following Health Centers: Clear Lake,
Cy-Fair and
The Woodlands.
Diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care is provided for patients
with ear, nose, throat, and head and neck diseases and disorders,
including hearing loss, nasal and sinus disease, congenital and
acquired head and neck malformations or tumors, swallowing and voice
abnormalities and airway problems. Surgical procedures are performed
at Texas Children’s Hospital.
This service can be found at the
following Health Centers: Clear Lake,
Cy-Fair,
West Houston
and The Woodlands.
Pediatric surgeons evaluate the need for surgery and perform minor
surgical procedures, including circumcising infants, removing skin
tags and suturing minor lacerations. Complex procedures are
scheduled at Texas Children’s Hospital.
This service can be found at
the following Health Centers:
Clear Lake,
Cy-Fair,
Sugar Land,
West Houston
and The Woodlands.
This clinic's pediatric pulmonologists provide care for a wide range
of respiratory disorders in addition to
asthma and
cystic fibrosis.
This service can be found at
the following Health Centers:
Sugar Land.
Children and adolescents suffering from acute or chronic
neuromuscular problems such as cerebral palsy, brain and spinal cord
injury, and nerve and muscular problems can be treated. Available
services include bracing, anti-spasticity management and Botox
injections.
This service can be found at the following Health
Centers: Sugar Land.
This service treats children with rheumatic diseases, including
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, dermatomyositis, scleroderma,
Kawasake’s disease and rheumatic fever. A multidisciplinary team,
which includes pediatric rheumatologists, follows chronic patients
until adulthood.
This service can be found at the following Health
Centers: Sugar Land.
Scoliosis services treat children of any age with back problems
including scoliosis and kyphosis. Children with spine problems are
carefully evaluated and options such as exercising and bracing are
available.
This service can be found at the following Health
Centers: Cy-Fair,
Sugar Land and
West Houston.
Children, adolescents and young adults with acute and chronic
injuries are treated. Treatment focuses on rehabilitation of
musculoskeletal deficits and treating the underlying cause of the
problem with therapy and nonsurgical techniques.
This service can be
found at the following Health Centers:
Cy-Fair
and Sugar Land.
Texas Children’s Health Centers offer a full complement of
therapeutic services, including occupational, physical and speech
therapy. Our therapists specialize in assessing and treating
children with disabilities. They understand how children develop,
function and communicate.
- Occupational therapy
Treatments consist of play situations that teach children life
skills. These sessions
include a range of activities from feeding and dressing to
operating simple equipment. Occupational therapists help children
develop age-appropriate hand-eye coordination skills necessary for
normal childhood experiences.
This service can be found at the
following Health Centers:
Clear Lake,
Cy-Fair,
Sugar Land and
The Woodlands.
- Physical therapy
Physical therapists specialize in movement. They look at a child’s
strength, flexibility and balance and evaluate the specific
abilities of that child to coordinate muscles used to roll, sit,
crawl, walk, run, ride a bike or even climb a tree.
This service
can be found at the following Health Centers:
Clear Lake,
Cy-Fair,
Sugar
Land and The Woodlands.
- Speech therapy
Speech-language pathologists provide diagnostic evaluations
and treatment programs for communication problems. Evaluations may
include articulation, voice, fluency, receptive and expressive
language, auditory perception and oral motor ability.
This service
can be found at the following Health Centers:
Clear Lake,
Cy-Fair, Sugar Land,
West Houston and
The Woodlands.
Urology provides medical care for children with genitourinary
problems, including congenital defects of the urinary system,
abnormalities of genitalia, hernias, hydroceles, undescended
testicles, urinary tract infections, dysfunctional voiding patterns
and incontinence. Surgical procedures are performed at Texas
Children’s Hospital, while pre- and post-surgical care is available
at the Health Centers.
This service can be found at the following
Health Centers: Clear Lake,
Cy-Fair,
Sugar
Land, West Houston and
The Woodlands.
The wheelchair clinic is designed to measure, fit, modify and adapt
seating and mobility systems, including walkers, gait trainers and
bath equipment for any and all children. Evaluations are performed
by a physical or occupational therapist. Referrals are accepted from
pediatricians and other therapists, as well as school districts and
community social workers. A physician’s order/prescription is
required to obtain a wheelchair.
This service can be found at the
following Health Centers: Clear Lake,
Cy-Fair and
The Woodlands.
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