Physical Therapy is the practice of improving gross motor skills, strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination to increase a person’s safety and independence in navigating their environments, improve participation in preferred physical activities, or recover from injury. Pediatric physical therapists utilize play-based techniques to engage children and their families in activities that progress toward their therapeutic goals.

Physical Therapists can provide the following services and address the following areas:

• Comprehensive physical therapy evaluations
• Parent/Caregiver education within treatment sessions for optimal carryover
• Development of Home Programs, as needed
• Collaboration with Prosthetist/Orthotists and Assistive Technology Professionals to provide orthotic and equipment evaluations and recommendations
• Collaboration with entire care team to provide holistic care program
• Development of positioning programs and identification of equipment needs for optimal positioning
• Play-based approach to achieving developmental milestones
• Gross motor delays
• Strength deficits
• Problems with balance, including frequent tripping and falling
• Poor motor planning and coordination
• Increased or decreased muscle tone and spasticity
• Postural abnormalities
• Abnormal gait, such as toe-walking or in-toeing
• Cardiovascular and respiratory impairments
• Decreased endurance
• Orthopedic injuries or recovery from surgery 

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