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.
The therapists and ABC have changed the lives of our family. Three years ago, my son began speech therapy at ABC. He had an unrepaired sub-mucosal cleft palate. He spoke only in vowel sounds, and very few people could understand him. After a surgery and many hours of hard work at ABC, my son is close to meeting all his speech/language goals. We could’ve never done it without our wonderful speech therapist, or the friendly staff at ABC. Thank you. - Parent