Central Texas Pediatric Orthopedics

Happy World PT Day to our incredible team! If your family has gone through PT with one of these folks, you know exactly what we mean when we say we are honored to work with them.

Feel free to share your story to help us show our appreciation! 💙

We're excited to announce that our new Round Rock location is NOW OPEN to see physical therapy patients! 📍

We'll now be to be able to provide a more convenient location for our patients coming from Georgetown, Pflugerville, Round Rock and Hutto. We look forward to seeing you there soon!

2051 Gattis School Rd., Suite 645
Round Rock, TX 78664

We are so excited to announce that this year’s Art of Giving Ambassador is Ella Gottschalk, Neurosurgery patient and daughter of our very own, Dr. Hilton and Jessica Gottschalk. Ella has been an enthusiastic part of many Trust events over the years and to say she is excited to help inspire others in support of Dell Children’s, is an understatement.

About Ella
It was May 30th, 2012 when Ella was diagnosed with hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis. The Gottschalk family were living in Chicago the day they watched their 3 month old baby girl be wheeled into her first life saving brain surgery. They remember the fear, remember seeing everything blurry because their eyes were filled with tears, they remember wanting to step in and take the pain and all she was going through - away from her. It was just 2 months later, the Gottschalk’s moved to Austin and discovered that Ella’s shunt was failing and at just 5 months old, would face another brain surgery but this time in Austin at Dell Children’s - their first introduction to the incredible world of Dell Children’s.

Fast forward to 2020, Ella had yet another shunt failure and another life saving surgery/revision at Dell Children’s. Every year on Ella’s “shuntiversary” in May, the Gottschalks try to make it a point to be grateful. Grateful for their friends, family, doctors and nurses who helped guide them through those dark and scary times.

That day every year they reflect on the the incredible doctors and their skills, the nurses who took all the time they needed to explain everything in detail, the amazing science of her shunt that literally keeps their daughter alive, and the unwavering support of our friends and family who dropped everything to be there.

Ella LOVES WITH EVERYTHING she’s got and FIGHTS WITH EVERYTHING she’s got. This girl... “Though she be but little, she is fierce.” - Shakespeare ❤️❤️❤️

We’re so proud of you, Ella!!

We are so excited to announce that this year’s Art of Giving Ambassador is Ella Gottschalk, Neurosurgery patient and daughter of our very own, Dr. Hilton and Jessica Gottschalk. Ella has been an enthusiastic part of many Trust events over the years and to say she is excited to help inspire others in support of Dell Children’s, is an understatement.

About Ella
It was May 30th, 2012 when Ella was diagnosed with hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis. The Gottschalk family were living in Chicago the day they watched their 3 month old baby girl be wheeled into her first life saving brain surgery. They remember the fear, remember seeing everything blurry because their eyes were filled with tears, they remember wanting to step in and take the pain and all she was going through - away from her. It was just 2 months later, the Gottschalk’s moved to Austin and discovered that Ella’s shunt was failing and at just 5 months old, would face another brain surgery but this time in Austin at Dell Children’s - their first introduction to the incredible world of Dell Children’s.

Fast forward to 2020, Ella had yet another shunt failure and another life saving surgery/revision at Dell Children’s. Every year on Ella’s “shuntiversary” in May, the Gottschalks try to make it a point to be grateful. Grateful for their friends, family, doctors and nurses who helped guide them through those dark and scary times.

That day every year they reflect on the the incredible doctors and their skills, the nurses who took all the time they needed to explain everything in detail, the amazing science of her shunt that literally keeps their daughter alive, and the unwavering support of our friends and family who dropped everything to be there.

Ella LOVES WITH EVERYTHING she’s got and FIGHTS WITH EVERYTHING she’s got. This girl... “Though she be but little, she is fierce.” - Shakespeare ❤️❤️❤️

We’re so proud of you, Ella!!

To all of the fabulous nurses at CTPO, thank you for everything you do for our practice and for the families in our community!

We are SO grateful to have you on our team!

We're so proud of our Physical Therapy team! They received an award last week from the Texas State University Physical Therapy Program honoring the team as a VIP (Very Important Partner) for 2022 🏆

The plaque reads “In recognition of an ongoing relationship of extraordinary professional, clinical, and academic support for physical therapy education. . ."

Special thanks to Kevin McHorse, Caitlin Lee & Brian Kratz for representing the team at the ceremony-- we are so grateful to have such an incredible PT team! 🙌🏼

Trampoline Safety

How common are trampoline accidents? At CTPO we see an average of 4-5 trampoline injuries ... PER DAY! 😮

Check out this interview with Dr. Brain Kaufman for tips on how to keep your kiddos safe!

https://www.fox7austin.com/video/1061182

Trampoline Safety A shocking amount of injuries occur on backyard trampolines. Fox 7 Austin's Libbi Farrow spoke with specialists on some safety tips.

Getting To Know Caitlin Lee

Wrapping up Caitlin’s welcome week, head over to our blog for a deeper dive! Learn about her most heartwarming experience as a PT as well as her best advice for parents!

We’re so lucky to have Caitlin join our team and can’t wait for you all to meet her!

https://www.ctpomd.com/post/getting-to-know-caitlin-lee

Getting To Know Caitlin Lee Forming connections with people and getting to impact lives in a positive way is one of the greatest privileges a person could have. When you get to do it for your job like Caitlin Lee, well it just doesn't get any better than that! Connecting with her patients and their families while playing a pos...

Managing the MADness Episode 5 - Treating Kids Fairly with Kevin McHorse

We’re so proud to have Kevin on our team!!

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

Managing the MADness Episode 5 - Treating Kids Fairly with Kevin McHorse In this episode, you'll meet Kevin McHorse, a physical therapist for young athletes and father of two. We discuss his approach to raising two athletic daught...

Today, we want to thank the dedicated physicians at CTPO. Thank you for showing up every single day to provide the very best compassionate care for the families in our community. We are so grateful for the time and energy you spent mastering your field of expertise and truly appreciate all that you do—today and every day.

Ready for kids to hit the playground this spring? Avoid injuries with these tips

Spring is coming, which means your child will likely be spending much more time outside! As they head towards the nearest playground, take a minute to check out this Statesman interview with Dr. Sargent for tips on how you can help your child avoid the most common playground injuries.

https://www.ctpomd.com/post/ready-for-kids-to-hit-the-playground-this-spring-avoid-injuries-with-these-tips

Ready for kids to hit the playground this spring? Avoid injuries with these tips Nicole Villalpando - Austin American-Statesman Every year, about 220,000 kids younger than 14 show up in U.S. emergency rooms with injuries from a playground. That's just the ones who go to the ER. Others seek care at their pediatrician's office, an urgent care center or a pediatric orthopedic surge...

Adult Orthopedics Vs. Pediatric Orthopedics

Have you ever wondered why it's important for your child to see a Pediatric Orthopedist instead of an Adult Orthopedist? Check out this video and blog with Dr. Gottschalk for a discussion on the differences between the two and why it is so important for your child to receive care specific to them.

https://www.ctpomd.com/post/adult-orthopedics-vs-pediatric-orthopedics

Adult Orthopedics Vs. Pediatric Orthopedics By: Hilton Gottschalk, MD, FAAOS "It takes a certain person to work with children, to work with parents as that parent comes in with their child either injured or with a genetic condition and being able to just empathize and sometimes in my case sympathize with that parent and with that kid and what...

Special thanks to our guest lecturer, Dr. Scott Rosenfeld along with Dr. Matthew Schmitz, and one of the true legends in pediatric orthopedics, Dr. Kaye Wilkins, for presenting at the 6th Annual Kaye Wilkins Pediatric Fracture Course.

Faculty and attendees joined us from all over the country in an effort to provide better pediatric orthopedic care for our communities!

Our offices will be closed Friday, February 4, due to winter weather. We will call patients with scheduled appointments to reschedule.

Thank you so much for your patience and stay safe!

Our offices will be closed Thursday, February 3, due to winter weather. We will call patients with scheduled appointments shortly to reschedule.

Thank you so much for your patience and stay safe!
❄️❄️❄️

Dr. Hilton Gottschalk Named as a Top Doctor of 2022

Congrats to Dr. Gottschalk for being named a Top Doctor in Texas for 2022 by TX Top Doc!

TX Top Docs is an organization of members with over 50 years of experience working in the medical field and reviews all applicants anonymously to select which doctors will be awarded Top Doctor each year.

We’re so happy to have Dr. Gottschalk with us at CTPO and cannot wait to see all the wonderful things he will do in 2022 and beyond!

https://www.ctpomd.com/post/tx-top-doc-names-dr-hilton-gottschalk-as-a-top-doctor-of-2022

Dr. Hilton Gottschalk Named as a Top Doctor of 2022 Congratulations to Dr. Hilton Gottschalk for being awarded as a Top Doctor in Texas by TX Top Doc! About Dr. Hilton Gottschalk Dr. Gottschalk is a Board-Certified Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon and is President and CEO of Central Texas Pediatric Orthopedics. Dr. Gottschalk attended Texas A&M Universit...

Happy 2022 to all our wonderful patients! We hope your year will be both safe and wonderful!

Wishing you all a happy and healthy holiday season from all of us here at CTPO!

Wishing all of our wonderful staff and amazing patient families a happy and healthy Thanksgiving!

We are so thankful for you!!

Special thanks to Dell Children’s for inviting Dr. Ellington out to speak with the Lonestar Soccer Club last week! This talk was a part of Dell Children’s ongoing series of Doc Talks to parents during training sessions to educate them on common injuries and concerns among their young athletes.

Dr. Ellington and Lonestar’s Athletic Training team Doc Talk focused on overuse injuries in youth soccer players. We were so thankful to be invited and look forward to more in the future!

We’re so proud of all the work Dr. Brian Kaufman invests in our community. He was featured this week along with little Mariana and mom Natalia in the Austin American Statesman for Season of Caring!

More adorable pictures of Mariana here:
🥰
https://www.statesman.com/picture-gallery/news/2021/10/31/season-caring-photos-castillo-family/6228244001/

'A sport that gets overlooked': Cheerleaders risk concussion, broken bones, joint injuries

Special thanks to Dr. Sargent for sharing her insight with the Austin American Statesman to help keep our cheerleaders safe! 📣

"Dr. Catherine Sargent of Central Texas Pediatric Orthopedics recommends that 30% of practice should be focused on warming up, stretching, and strengthening the core muscles and the muscles around the hips, shoulders, arms and legs."

Read more:
http://ow.ly/vb4Z50Gu7CB

'A sport that gets overlooked': Cheerleaders risk concussion, broken bones, joint injuries Good training, conditioning, safety, time off and nutrition can be key to avoiding injury for cheerleaders, and all athletes.

Did you know 20,000 - 80,000 female athletes sustain an ACL injury every year? 😮 Female athletes are 5x more likely to sustain a non-contact ACL injury than their male counterparts.

At CTPO we're committed to helping prevent ACL injuries and offer programs to strengthen the knees and keep athletes in the game.

Today Kevin McHorse, Sarah Beaulieu and Jimmy Simmonds visited Austin High School to begin implementing a knee injury prevention program.

Interested in starting an ACL injury prevention program at your school? Feel free to reach out!

Getting to Know Jimmy Simmonds

Wrapping up Jimmy's spotlight, head over to the blog to learn more! See what the most rewarding part of his job is and what his favorite heartwarming memories are. We're so lucky to have a rockstar like Jimmy here at CTPO!

https://www.ctpomd.com/post/getting-to-know-jimmy-simmonds

Getting to Know Jimmy Simmonds Overcoming an injury or problem is both the hardest and most rewarding part of physical therapy, both for the patient and the physical therapist themselves. Seeing patients succeed in therapy and experiencing their joy in knowing that they have overcome this obstacle in their life and can get back t...

Calling all athletes, parents, coaches, athletic trainers and administrators! ⚽️🏀🏈⚾️🏐

Can you help us understand the availability and awareness of injury prevention programs? This survey only takes 5-15 minutes and will help us identify where we can improve access and education regarding youth sports injury prevention and safety.

It can be filled out multiple times if you are the parent of multiple youth athletes or coach multiple different sports.

Thank you so much for your consideration of this important project!

https://redcap.link/InjuryPrevention

We hope everyone has a great July 4th weekend and celebrates safely!

Getting To Know Sarah Beaulieu

As scoliosis awareness month continues, we want to further highlight Sarah who leads our Schroth therapy program here at CTPO. Head over to our blog to see what inspired her to become a physical therapist and what her favorite approach to working with patients and families is!

We're so lucky to have Sarah here at CTPO and can't thank her enough for all that she does!

https://www.ctpomd.com/post/getting-to-know-sarah-beaulieu

Getting To Know Sarah Beaulieu The road to recovery in physical therapy is an ever-changing one, as every patient's journey is different and requires a new approach each time. Even with the same type of injury, each child needs a unique, individualized treatment plan catered to their needs as no two children are the same. This is...

Special thanks to Dell Children’s for inviting Dr. Ellington and Dr. Sargent to speak at the C**t McCoy Youth Football ProCamp last weekend! The camp offered tips and hands-on instruction, including lectures, fundamental football skills stations, and non-contact games to campers from top high school and college coaches from around Central Texas.

Dr. Ellington spoke about sports injuries caused by overuse and Dr. Sargent talked about the prevention of sports injuries for kids and teens. We were honored to participate and look forward to taking part again next year!

With June being Scoliosis Awareness Month, we wanted to shine the spotlight on the incredible spine experts here at CTPO and all the work they do to improve the lives of our scoliosis patients. Thank you Dr. Kaufman, Dr. Murdock, Dr. Sharpio and Dr. Williams for your dedication. We’re lucky to have some of the nation’s leading scoliosis specialists right here at CTPO!

Head over to our spine page to learn more about their amazing work!

https://www.ctpomd.com/pediatric-spine

How do kids typically break their bones in summer? Depends on their age

Pick up a copy of today's Austin American Statesman to learn from CTPO's Dr. Chris Souder about preventing fractures this summer.

Wishing you all a wonderful summer! ☀️

http://ow.ly/dQyV50F4M81

How do kids typically break their bones in summer? Depends on their age Beware the monkey bars, bikes, trampolines and skateboards

Increased Fractures During Summer Months

With kids out of school and the endless fun summer activities beginning, there is an increased risk for fractures and injuries.

In today’s blog Dr. Gottschalk goes over the most common activities that cause fractures, how to prevent them and what to do if you suspect your child might have a fracture.

Wishing you a happy and injury-free summer!

https://www.ctpomd.com/post/increased-fractures-during-summer-months

Increased Fractures During Summer Months As the weather heats up and the rain showers decrease, it is time for the outdoor activities to begin. With this warmer weather and newfound freedom come some un-welcomed consequences. Especially this summer, when we are all reaching “pandemic fatigue” and “Zoom fatigue.” I can hear the gent...

This Memorial Day we honor those who have served this country. We can't thank you enough for all you do! Have a safe and fantastic weekend!

At CTPO we’re committed to ongoing research and cutting edge patient care.

Help us congratulate Dr. Matt Ellington and Dr. Chris Souder who were selected to present at the 2021 POSNA Annual Meeting this weekend to report on their findings.

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Calling all athletes, parents, coaches, athletic trainers, and administrators!
⚽️🏀🏈🎾🏐

We're researching sports injuries and need your help. If you have a moment, would you please fill out the questions in the link below?

Thank you for your help!

https://redcap.link/InjuryPrevention

Happy National Nurses Week! We're so thankful for everything nurses do and are lucky to have some amazing ones here at CTPO! We appreciate you everyday!