What is Physical Therapy?
Pediatric physical therapists (PTs) work with children and their families to assist each child in reaching their maximum potential to function independently and to promote active participation in home, school, and community environments.
Pediatric physical therapy:
- promotes independence
- increases participation
- facilitates motor development and function
- improves strength and endurance
- enhances learning opportunities
- eases challenges with daily caregiving.
Our Pediatric Physical Therapists provide evaluations and treatment for:
- Gross motor development as it relates to coordination, balance, motor planning & postural stability
sensory and neuromotor development - use of assistive technology
- muscle and joint function
- strength and endurance
- cardiopulmonary status
- posture and balance
- mobility
We have experience evaluating and treating:
- Sensory processing disorder (SPD)
- Autism spectrum disorder (autism, PDD, Aspergers Syndrome)
- Gross motor and coordination disorders
- Fragile X
- Cerebral Palsy
- Developmental Delay
- Mood/Emotional Disorders
- spina bifida
- torticollis
- developmental delay
- TBI (traumatic brain injury)
- hypotonia / hypertonia
- genetic conditions- such as down syndrome or angelman’s syndrome
- muscular dystrophy
- post-operative diagnoses- patients that have broken bones or had surgeries on joints (little ones can have major surgeries too!)
- juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
- developmental coordination disorder
Does My Child Need PT?
Signs To Look For
If your child is experiencing 3 or more problems on the checklist, physical therapy intervention may be helpful
Infant & Toddler
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