Our Physical Therapists:
Our Physical Therapists use a variety of treatments to help build strength, improve movement, and strengthen skills needed to complete your child’s daily activities.
measure your child›s flexibility and strength
Our Physical therapists will:
- Analyze the way the child walks and runs (a child’s gait)
- Identify potential and existing problems
- Consult with other medical, psychiatric, and school personnel about an individual education plan (IEP)
- Provide instructions for home exercise programs
Our Physical therapists will work with your child using various techniques and guidance:
- Developmental activities such as crawling and walking
- Training to build strength around an injury
- Flexibility exercises to increase range of motion
- Balance and coordination activities
- Adaptive play
- Aquatic (water) therapy
- Safety and prevention programs
- Instruction on how to avoid injuries
- Improving circulation around injuries by using heat, cold, exercise, electrical stimulation, massage, and ultrasound