What is Physical Therapy:
Pediatric physical therapy is learning new movement or re-learning lost movement through sensory play as exercise.
A child can experience movement delays or loss of motor skills due to premature birth, birth injury, genetic and health conditions or through trauma and illness.
​
If your child has difficulty with motor milestones such as walking, crawling, running, climbing or even appears more “ clumsy” than most, a physical therapist will evaluate their abilities, strength, flexibility, coordination and create a personalized plan for play and parent interaction to help them gain movement skills.
A Therapist may also evaluate for the need for personalized equipment such as bracing, walkers or wheelchairs as well as specialized shoes or supports.
Specializes in:
​​
-
Motor Skill development infancy through adulthood
-
Coordination and motor control
-
Establishing/ Strengthening/ Correcting Mind-Body connections in Children with ADD/ ADHD/ PTSD/ Anxiety
-
Post-Concussion/ Post- Brain Trauma Rehabilitation
-
Sensory Processing Disorders/ Autism
Commonly treated diagnoses: