Growing Up with Spina Bifida
Meet Brendan, parent, husband, and an adult with Spina Bifida. Brendan has the unique privilege of working for 180 Medical. Drawing on his firsthand experience of growing…
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Successful Bowel Management and Spina Bifida
For many people with Spina Bifida, bowel management is a part of everyday life. A bowel program can help manage constipation and bowel accidents, but successful…
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Learning Reference Sheet
Children with Spina Bifida may at times have challenges with reading, math, executive functions, and processing information. Because every individual with Spina Bifida is different, this…
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Natural Rubber Latex Allergy and Spina Bifida
People with Spina Bifida are at high risk for latex allergy. From birth, they should avoid natural latex products. Safer options include silicone, plastic, nitrile, or…
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Keeping Children with Spina Bifida Safe from Sexual Abuse
What families need to know Children with Spina Bifida, like all children, go through sexual development. As they get older, they share the same interests as…
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Spinal Cord Tethering
What is spinal cord tethering? Spinal cord tethering happens when the spinal cord gets stuck to the bones or tissues around it. Normally, the spinal cord…
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Traveling with a Disability
January 2026 Travel in the United States is getting easier for people with disabilities because of the Americans with Disabilities Act and better awareness of wheelchair…
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Precocious Puberty and Spina Bifida
Resource Early Puberty Children with Spina Bifida and hydrocephalus may start puberty earlier than other kids their age. What Is Puberty? Puberty is when a child’s…
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Symptomatic Chiari II Malformation
October 2024 Chiari type II malformation is often seen in people with myelomeningocele (also called open Spina Bifida). About 8 out of 10 people with spina…