PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES
Physical therapy may address:
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Gross motor skills: Improving ability to use large muscles for body movements like sitting, crawling, standing, walking or running.
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Balance: Strengthening muscles needed for improved postural control and stability
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Mobility and Gait training: Improving walking patterns and overall movement
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Strength and Endurance: Building muscle power for movements like pulling themselves up to the couch from the floor or being able to walk longer distances without being carried
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Motor planning: Helping children conceive, plan, or carry out a new movement or play idea
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Coordination: Helping children use smooth and accurate movement patterns
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Equipment Training: Learning to use orthotics, walkers, or wheelchairs effectively.
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Does your child have difficulty with movement, coordination, or keeping up with their peers during physical activities? Being able to move and play safely is an important skill that gives children the opportunity to learn and explore the world around them.
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Pediatric physical therapy (PT) helps children and adolescents develop their gross motor skills and mobility by addressing range of motion, strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, and movement patterns.
WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM PHYSICAL THERAPY?
Reach out for an physical therapy evaluation if your child:
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Is not progressing through motor milestones such as rolling, sitting, crawling, standing or walking
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Demonstrates clumsiness and frequent falls
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Has poor endurance for typical play or walking longer distances
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Has poor core strength and difficulty sitting at school for longer periods
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Shows difficulty with more complex tasks like alternating feet to go up and down stairs, riding a bike or skipping
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Shows difficulty throwing or catching a ball
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Uses stiff or awkward movement patterns
CONDITIONS AND DIAGNOSES PHYSICAL THERAPISTS TREAT
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Developmental delays
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Cerebral palsy
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Prematurity
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Genetic Disorders
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Torticollis
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Plagiocephaly
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Brachial Plexus Injuries
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Hypertonia (high muscle tone)
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Hypotonia (low muscle tone)