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Dr. Severson discusses helmets and sledding safety.
January 12, 2023

Going Sledding? Be Sure to Grab a Helmet

Sledding is an exciting winter activity for kids and parents alike. As you head out with your sled to enjoy the snow, take a helmet with you. Wearing a helmet could protect you from a nasty bump all the way up to a paralyzing traumatic brain injury.
Rehabilitation
June 21, 2022

Vang Helps Patients Achieve Independence

New Gillette Children’s adult nurse practitioner, Pang Vang, says she’s driven to help all patients achieve a better quality of life. She's part of Gillette's physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) team and her philosophy of care centers on building relationships.
Brain
April 25, 2022

Neurologist Inspired by a Photo

Gillette Children's pediatric neurologist, Charbel El Kosseifi, MD, says a photo of a young girl inspired him and changed his life. "I even dreamed of that photo," El Kosseifi shares. This new member of the neurology team is helping children care for their muscles, nerves and bones.
Injuries
April 5, 2022

The ArmeoSpring Makes Intense Therapy Seem Like Play

April is Occupational Therapy (OT) month and Gillette is highlighting the amazing work our OT team does every day to help our patients increase their independence with daily activities. Gillette is one of the only pediatric health care centers to have an ArmeoSpring machine. Our occupational therapists use this robotic exoskeleton to assist patients who are building strength as the result of trauma, cerebral palsy, neuromuscular conditions or stroke.
Brain
December 30, 2021

An Ordinary Day and an Extraordinary Recovery from TBI

Caleb Binkert wrapped up a preholiday evening shift as a cashier at a Target in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota on November 6, 2020. He put on his bike helmet, his reflective clothing and started biking home around 9:30pm. Caleb, 17, does not remember anything from that day as he rode through a crosswalk to continue his journey home. In an instant his life changed.
May 20, 2021

“It’s a Challenge and an Honor”: 20 Years of Speech Therapy at Gillette

Erin Ingvalson, speech therapist and speech clinical educator at Gillette Children's tells us about her work on the brain injury Rehabilitation team, collaborating with other rehab experts, and one of her fondest memories from her long career.
Rehabilitation
January 21, 2021

Gillette Provides a Higher Level of Care for Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)

January is National Winter Sports Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Awareness Month. Prevention and precaution are the keys to staying safe and minimizing injuries. If your child does become injured the team at Gillette Children's has a higher level of training to deal with pediatric TBIs.
Bones
Boy sledding in the snow during winter.
January 5, 2021

No Helmet, No Slide: Wear a Helmet While Sledding

Going sledding is fun, but it can also be dangerous. Wearing a helmet makes it safer.
July 28, 2020

Meet our 2020 Top Doctors

Mpls. St. Paul Magazine recently released its “Top Doctors list,” which includes the names of 24 physicians from Gillette Children's. The magazine determines award recipients based on a survey sent to physicians each year, asking them to nominate one or more doctors (excluding themselves) whom they would visit if they or a loved one needed medical care.
May 13, 2020

Play it Safe During COVID-19: Avoiding Fractures and Injuries

As the weather turns warmer and sunnier, families are eager to get outside for fresh air and exercise. While the escape from the four walls of home is a welcome relief, it’s important to make sure we’re all safe during our outdoor activities. Gillette is here to help if a child is injured.
January 15, 2020

Discipline and Heart: My Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury

After a car accident at age 16, Josie spent three months in a coma. He woke up at Gillette Children's, where months of rehabilitation renewed his determination to live life to its fullest.
Rehabilitation
Caleb Sandoval on Lokomat
October 1, 2019

Robotics Can Help Train Kids to Walk: The Role of Locomotor Training in Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation therapy helps patients learn how to maximize their abilities and become familiar with new ways of moving. Locomotor training, a form of walking therapy that involves body weight support, can help eligible patients increase function in their lower extremities and improve their mobility.
Gillette patient, Luke, plays basketball
June 13, 2018

Hopes, Not Expectations: This is Luke, Six Years Later

"If you set expectations, you are trying to control the wind. If you operate on hopes, you are continually adjusting the sails . Gillette helps us adjust the sails and add to the list of things that Luke CAN do.” - Sarah, Luke's mom. See what Luke's life is like, six years after a near-tragic window fall and traumatic brain injury.
Gillette patient Ronin with mom
May 29, 2018

Expansion of Complex Care Services at Gillette Streamlines Care for Families

In the United States, approximately one in twenty-five children is considered “medically complex.” What this means is that these are individuals who have multiple chronic and severe health conditions.
September 20, 2017

Who Andrew Runs For: The Hospital That Saved His Life

Twenty years after a traumatic brain injury, the Twin Cities Marathon will welcome Andrew Leitner to the starting line. With his running bib emblazoned, "Gillette 1" he pays homage to hospital that he volunteers for...and the one that saved his life.
Patient Stories
September 5, 2017

Therapy Two-A-Days: Connor Tackles Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury

Tall, red-haired and boisterous, it’s not a surprise to learn that Connor plays on the football team back in North Dakota, or that he’s pretty popular.
Cerebral Palsy
March 2, 2017

Caring for Karley: Growing Up After Anoxic Brain Injury

"If there is anything that I want people to understand, it’s that parents who have children who have disabilities want what any parent wants for their child."
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