Pediatric

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