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Pediatric Physical Therapists provide treatment for children who have delayed gross motor skills and/or lack flexibility, strength or endurance. Our physical therapy program is on a one-on-one basis with a licensed physical therapist. Each session is individualized to meet both the child and parent's needs. Treatments may include exercises and or therapeutic activities that are specifically geared toward improving strength, balance, coordination,and endurance. Therapy goals are established with the parents to focus on helping children improve their function, mobility, relieve pain and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities.
Therapists teach parents and children to use adaptive equipment, such as crutches, walkers and wheelchairs and also evaluate and make recommendations for orthotics.
How to identify if your child could benefit from a Physical Therapy Evaluation:
- Delayed or difficulty with gross motor skills
- Not rolling, crawling or walking as compared to other children their age
- Using one side of the body more that the other
- Poor posture
- Balance problems
- Lack of strength or endurance compared to other children
- Activity level that is unusually high or low
- Over or under reaction to touch or noises
- Need for orthotics
Therapy is designed to seem like play to the children, yet the therapist draws upon extensive training in specialty areas to provide challenging therapeutic activities aimed at developing greater capabilities.
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