PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY
Provides treatment for a variety children who present with delayed gross motor skills, limited flexibility, weakness or poor endurance. Our physical therapy program provides one to one therapy 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 sessions are built around functional play activities to engage the child and enhance functional development and improvement.
Therapy goals are established with the parents and child to focus on helping the child improve their function, mobility, relieve pain and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities.
How to identify if your child could benefit from a Physical Therapy Evaluation and Intervention
- Delays or difficulty with gross motor skills (rolling, crawling, walking, running, jumping)
- 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
- Complaints of muscle and joint pain
- Recent Orthopedic Injury incurred during play or sports activity
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If you have experienced an injury or currently suffer from chronic pain, our Physical Therapy department can help you.
Our Physical Therapists can assist you by completing a comprehensive evaluation and developing a treatment plan that can enable you to return to the activities you enjoy.
We offer flexible scheduling to meet your work or school schedule.
We will assist you in finding transportation to outpatient visits as needed.
Therapy can be provided in your home or in our newly remodeled outpatient clinic.
Do you have a loved one that is currently receiving therapy in a Skilled Nursing Facility but is planning to return home soon? Give us a call to set up out-patient therapy services.
Do you have a loved one or do you reside in an Assisted Living Facility and feel you could benefit from aquatic or physical therapy? Give us a call to schedule and evaluation.
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Kelli , DPT
kellipt@progressivebeginnings.net
Graduate of University of Southern California
Speciality Areas and Courses Completed Include:
Pediatric Intervention
Balance and Gait Assessment
Use of Physical Modalities and Agents
Aquatic Therapy
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