Pediatric physical therapy assists in early detection of health problems and uses a wide variety of modalities to treat disorders in the pediatric population. These therapists are specialized in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of infants, children, and adolescents with a variety of congenital, developmental, neuromuscular, skeletal, or acquired disorders/diseases.
Treatments focus on:
- Improving gross and fine motor skills
- Balance and coordination
- Strength and endurance
- Cognitive and sensory processing/integration.
Children with the following developmental delays can be treated by pediatric physical therapists,
- Cerebral palsy
- Spina bifida
- Torticollis
Locations that provide Pediatric Physical Therapy are:
- Parlin

