For weeks before foot and ankle surgery, 12-year-old Malia Marinos talked a lot about the color of her cast. “She was thrilled when they had neon green,” said her mom, Karen. Little did they know, the doctor had an idea to make the cast even more special for Malia. Karen recounts that after surgery Dr. […]
A Common Sense Approach To Treating Pain
The headlines about prescription opioid addiction and fatal overdoses are enough to scare any parent whose child needs pain medication. But you needn’t fear giving your child prescribed painkillers, said Dr. Ibrahim Farid, chair of anesthesia and pain medicine at Akron Children’s Hospital. Opioid medications pose little risk of addiction if they are used as […]
