Improving Strength, Balance, Coordination, and Movement
Our pediatric physical therapists (PTs) help children improve their strength, balance, coordination, and movement so they can participate in everyday activities with confidence. Through fun, play-based therapy, we help children build the physical skills they need to explore their world, keep up with their peers, and reach their full potential.
Every child receives an individualized treatment plan based on their unique strengths and needs. We partner with families, physicians, schools, and other members of a child’s care team to support progress both in therapy and at home.
Physical Therapy Can Help With:
- Gross motor delays
- Strength and muscle development
- Balance and coordination
- Walking, running, jumping, and climbing skills
- Infant motor development
- Tummy time and early movement skills
- Rolling, sitting, crawling, and walking
- Toe walking
- Gait (walking) differences
- Endurance and physical fitness
- Flexibility and range of motion
- Posture and body alignment
- Core strength and stability
- Muscle tightness and joint mobility
- Developmental coordination challenges
- Orthopedic injuries and recovery
- Sports injuries and return to activity
- Torticollis and plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome)
- Neurological conditions affecting movement
- Genetic conditions
- Balance disorders
- Adaptive equipment recommendations
- Orthotic and brace recommendations
- Wheelchair and mobility support
- Home exercise programs
- Support for children with developmental delays, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, spina bifida, muscular conditions, and other diagnoses that affect movement and mobility
Our Approach
Our physical therapists use evidence-based treatment, therapeutic exercise, and play-based activities to help children reach their goals while having fun. We focus on building confidence, encouraging independence, and helping children participate in the activities they enjoy most.
Our goal is to help every child move with greater strength, confidence, and independence so they can succeed at home, at school, on the playground, and in their community.
