Physical Therapy

What is a Physical Therapist

A physical therapist utilizes various treatment interventions to increase strength, tone, range of motion, and decrease pain so kids can return to their daily activities in the community, home, school, and sports. A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant may work with a child who has a specific health impairment/disease, poor coordination, decreased muscle strength, muscle tone, or flexibility, delayed achievement of motor milestones (crawling, walking, jumping), functional mobility skills (ambulation, stair climbing, wheelchair mobility, transfers) or following an injury. Overall, they help children reach their full potential in the performance of gross motor and functional mobility skills.

Our physical therapists have wide range of experience with:

Delayed Milestones, Spinal Muscular, Atrophy, Orthopedic Conditions, Chromosomal and Genetic Abnormalities, Scoliosis, Torticollis, Developmental Delays, Toe walking, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy, Neurodevelopmental Treatment, Functional Mobility, Muscle tone and strength, range of motion, quality of movement.

Physical Therapy services may consist of:

• Gait training (Therapist may utilize a LiteGait® which allows the child to be safely supported while the child is learning to walk and allows the therapist to assist with the legs and pelvis to accomplish proper gait patterns.)
• Balance and coordination training
• Kinesiotape and therapeutic taping
• Therapeutic exercise
• Manual therapy
• Development and monitoring of personalized home exercise program
• Orthotic and adaptive equipment
• Alignment and postural training