What is a pediatric Physical Therapist (PT)? A professional specifically trained to improve a child's gross motor skills and function, while minimizing the effects of their disorder/disease
Pediatric physiotherapy addresses babies and children’s gross motor developmental needs.
Our physiotherapists are trained, experienced and have extensive knowledge about various pediatric conditions including:
- Torticollis and Plagiocephaly (group classes available)
- Gross Motor Developmental Delay
- Orthopedic conditions including:
- Legg Calves Perthes
- Hip Dysplasia
- Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
- Osgood Schlatter
- Fractures
- Scoliosis
- Gait abnormalities including in-toeing and toe walking
- Neuromuscular conditions including:
- Hypotonia/hypertonia
- Cerebral Palsy
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Spina Bifida
- Stroke
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Genetic Conditions including:
- Down Syndrome
- Cystic Fibrosis
Our treatment plan may include but is not limited to:
- Therapeutic exercises to increase strength of trunk and extremities
- Therapeutic ball activities to promote posture stability and core strength
- Activities to promote postural alignment
- Dynamic and static balance activities
- Manual stretching/range of motion for increased flexibility
- Neurodevelopmental treatment techniques to facilitate typical movement patterns and mobility
- Facilitation of righting, protective and equilibrium reactions
- Gait training.
- Activities to promote active movement control against gravity
- Transitional activities for strengthening, graded control, alignment and postural control
- Therapeutic taping
- Development and implementation of a home exercise program