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Alternative and Supplemental Therapies

Running Analysis Program Connecticut Children’s two-dimensional running analysis in Farmington, Connecticut is a comprehensive program consisting of multiple running trials on a Noraxon™ pressure treadmill. The Noraxon treadmill has the ability to capture the force generated from each foot upon landing

Continence Program Urinary incontinence (enuresis) can be very stressful for the patient and family. Urinary incontinence can cause stress, social anxiety, and embarrassment for the child leading to missing out on activities with friends and family, such as sleepovers, summer camps, or school trips

Kidney Stone Program Connecticut Children’s Reductions of Children’s Kidney Stones (“ROCKS”) Clinic provides a full range of diagnostic evaluation and therapeutic innovations for children and adolescents affected by kidney stones, including those who’ve had them previously and those who are at risk

Maternal-Fetal Urology Program Antenatal urologic abnormalities are co-managed in close partnership with physicians at Hartford Hospital, the University of Connecticut Health Center, and Danbury Hospital. Maternal-fetal medicine specialists, neonatologists and other pediatric subspecialists collaborate closely

Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery Connecticut Children’s uses endoscopy, laparoscopic surgery, and state-of-the-art robotic surgery to treat a range of common and complex urologic conditions affecting children. Minimally invasive surgical techniques and technology allow many procedures to be performed with

Myelomeningocele Program Connecticut Children’s Spina Bifida Program provides multidisciplinary and transdivisional care for children with myelomeningocele. Patients are cared for by multiple subspecialists including Urology, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Gastroenterology and Nephrology. Children with

Posterior Urethral Valves (PUV) Program Connecticut Children’s PUV Program is a multidisciplinary effort that combines the expertise of nephrology and urology to address the unique needs of children with PUV and chronic kidney disease. PUV is the most common cause of severe types of urinary tract obstruction. It is

Reconstructive Surgery Program Supported by multidisciplinary collaborations and a sophisticated pediatric video urodynamics suite, Connecticut Children’s urologists provide medical and surgical management for patients with congenital differences of the urologic system, neurogenic bladder and posterior

Transitional Care Program As our patients grow older, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center aims to prepare adolescents and young adults for independent healthy lives. Our Transitional Care program focuses on urologic conditions which may require life-long care, with the goal of empowering our patients to

Urodynamics

Clinic for Variations of Sex Development Connecticut Children’s is dedicated to improving the quality of life for children of all ages with variations of sexual development. Multidisciplinary specialists from our divisions of Genetics, Urology, Psychiatry, Psychology and Endocrinology (GUPPE) provide personalized

Aortic Valve Stenosis Aortic valve stenosis (also known simply as aortic stenosis) is a condition that affects the aortic valve, a part of the heart that plays an important role in how blood is pumped to the body. The aortic valve connects the heart’s lower left chamber to the body’s largest artery

Arrhythmia (Abnormal or Irregular Heart Beat) Normally, the heart muscle squeezes and relaxes in a steady, predictable pattern, controlled by electrical signals. When something goes wrong with the heart’s electrical system, the heart may feel like it’s beating too fast (sinus tachycardia), too slow (bradycardia), or out of

Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) An atrial septal defect (ASD) is a hole between the upper chambers (atria) of the heart. The most common is called an ostium secundum ASD, located in the center of the wall separating the atria. Depending on an ASD’s size and location, it can allow blood to mix between the atria