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First Move-athon Raises Funds for Pediatric Orthopaedic Research
(Nov 24, 2009)
More than 120 participants attended the first annual "Move-athon: Making My Moves So Others Can" on November 14 and helped raise over $7,000 for Pediatric Orthopaedic Research. Hosted by the Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Division at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, children of all ages and abilities kept moving for four hours to help advance research to benefit children with musculoskeletal disorders.
The young participants enjoyed the music provided by a DJ and carnival-like games staffed by medical students who volunteered their time. Games and activities included dancing, hoola hoops, bean bag and ring toss, bowling, hopscotch, yoga, and drawing and painting. Also joining the volunteers were members of the Hospital's fitness center bringing yoga mats, steps, and physioballs to help keep the crowd moving and stretching.
Acclaimed mural artist Dan Fenelon of Morristown, New Jersey, brought three brightly colored and decorated wheelchairs he created to add to the fun as kids took turns taking rides. He also encouraged the children to help him create a mural that he donated to the department.
Many of the participants were current or past patients. "Our goal is to help kids enjoy being kids, and our research advances orthopaedic care for children," said David P. Roye, Jr., MD, Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at Morgan Stanley's Children’s Hospital, and St. Giles Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. "We were so pleased to share the fun and see such support of our work."
The Pediatric Orthopaedic Research Team at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital is at the forefront nationally in developing ways to measure the impact of treatments not only on a child's physical function, but also on their emotional health and quality of life. It is currently conducting research on the management of scoliosis in the very young, treatment of clubfoot, care for children with neuromuscular disease and the treatment of spinal deformities. The team's emphasis on Quality of Life research is internationally acclaimed, and its members have published scores of articles in leading professional medical journals and presented their findings at national and international conferences.
