Physical therapy helps children learn to successfully and independently perform gross motor skills and functional mobility skills. As a child develops these skills successfully, it creates a greater form of independence that helps achieve a higher sense of self-esteem.
Addressing a variety of mobility concerns, including weakness, decreased flexibility, poor posture, difficulty walking, decreased balance, and pain with movement, physical therapy can play an important role in helping children achieve their full potential.
Gross motor skills are the abilities required to control the muscles of the body for large movements such as crawling, walking, jumping, running, and more. They also include higher-level skills such as climbing, skipping, and throwing and catching a ball. By developing these skills through physical therapy, children can become more confident in their abilities and better equipped to participate in activities with their peers
They have expertise in movement, motor development, and body function (e.g., strength and endurance). They apply clinical reasoning during examination, evaluation, diagnosis, and intervention for children, youth, and young adults. As primary healthcare providers, PTs also promote health and wellness as they implement a wide variety of supports in collaboration with families, communities, and other medical, educational, developmental, and rehabilitation specialists.
Our physical therapists must be graduates of accredited educational programs and comply with the rules of state licensure and practice guidelines. Additional credentials related to specialization in content, skills, or other academic degrees may be used to recognize an individual’s advanced knowledge and skills.
If your child needs our services, we will work closely with you to select the best therapies for them, creating a customized program specific to your child’s needs and your family’s goals.
The LiteGait can support clients in standing, seated, or quadruped positions. It can be used over a treadmill or overground, and a child can engage with balance equipment, toys, and other children. Partial body weight-supported treadmill training has been shown to be effective in gait training for patients with neurological disorders.
Whole Body Vibration (WBV) is delivered via a mechanical vibrating platform. As the machine vibrates, it transmits energy to the individual standing, sitting, lying, or kneeling on the plate, causing the muscles to contract and relax many times each second. With frequencies ranging from 5 – 25 Hz, therapists can use the Hypervibe to address a variety of therapeutic goals, including balance training, mobilization and stretching of tight muscles, spasticity reduction, and strength and coordination building.
A modality aimed at improving strength, coordination, endurance, sensory feedback, and timing in muscles used to promote improved motor control and strength in patients. Electrodes placed on the skin over the targeted muscle provide a low-level electrical current and cause them to contract.
A procedure used to stretch and lengthen muscles. Serial casting uses a series of casts to hold and stretch muscles of arms or legs. Each cast is put on and worn for up to 7 days. Two to three casts can be worn over 3-4 weeks to improve the range of motion of a joint such as an ankle or wrist.
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