Children with disabilities represent a unique population within pediatrics. Pediatric rehabilitation focuses on maximizing the function and enhancing the lives of children with a wide range of conditions such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, stroke, brain injury, genetic abnormalities and other developmental disabilities.
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By Andrew Skalsky, MD, Director, Rehabilitation Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California