Pediatric Physical Therapy
Delayed Gross Motor skills
Hypotonia (Low Muscle Tone)
Hypotonia (Low Muscle Tone)
As a child grows, gross motor skills of the arms, trunk and legs are developed as part of a child's motor learning. Between the ages of 0-5, a child learns to sit, crawl, jump, skip and hop.
Gross motor delay is an umbrella term for a child who may not be hitting these age-appropriate movements.
Physical therapy can help learn and develop
As a child grows, gross motor skills of the arms, trunk and legs are developed as part of a child's motor learning. Between the ages of 0-5, a child learns to sit, crawl, jump, skip and hop.
Gross motor delay is an umbrella term for a child who may not be hitting these age-appropriate movements.
Physical therapy can help learn and develop these skills through exercise, activity and coordination training to allow for more participation with a child's peers.
Hypotonia (Low Muscle Tone)
Hypotonia (Low Muscle Tone)
Hypotonia (Low Muscle Tone)
Hypotonia describes low tone. It may or not be related to other medical conditions, such as Down Syndrome or Cerebral Palsy.
Children with hypotonia may have difficulty holding their head up, moving their arms and legs around, sucking or swallowing during feeding or standing or sitting without support.
Through patient activities and family
Hypotonia describes low tone. It may or not be related to other medical conditions, such as Down Syndrome or Cerebral Palsy.
Children with hypotonia may have difficulty holding their head up, moving their arms and legs around, sucking or swallowing during feeding or standing or sitting without support.
Through patient activities and family education, a physical therapist can assist with improving muscle strength, recommend in home or community adaptations and develop motor skills.
Osgood Schlatter's
Hypotonia (Low Muscle Tone)
Osgood Schlatter's
Often appearing during adolescence or periods of growth, Osgood Schlatter's Disease is an injury to the knee due to overuse and/or stress. It can cause pain and/or swelling with activity.
Physical therapy may assist with stretching and strengthening, activity modification, and return to sport or activity training with improved symptom management.
Scoliosis
Sensory Processing, Bilateral Coordination and Integration
Osgood Schlatter's
Scoliosis is a rare condition when the spine abnormally twist or curves. Adolescents are more commonly affected.
Physical therapy may assist with stretching and strengthening, pre and post bracing interventions, and functional movements to reduce effects or impact from curvature.
Sensory Processing, Bilateral Coordination and Integration
Sensory Processing, Bilateral Coordination and Integration
Sensory Processing, Bilateral Coordination and Integration
Bilateral Coordination is the body's ability to use one or both sides of the body. Difficulty coordinating the body may lead to difficulty tying their shoes, standing on 1 foot, catching a ball or riding a bike.
Sensory Processing is the ability to process and organize varying input from one's body and environment. Sensory Processing disor
Bilateral Coordination is the body's ability to use one or both sides of the body. Difficulty coordinating the body may lead to difficulty tying their shoes, standing on 1 foot, catching a ball or riding a bike.
Sensory Processing is the ability to process and organize varying input from one's body and environment. Sensory Processing disorder may result in issues understanding and responding to certain stimuli.
Toe Walking
Sensory Processing, Bilateral Coordination and Integration
Sensory Processing, Bilateral Coordination and Integration
Toe walking is when an individual primarily walks on their toes with decreased heel contact on the ground.
Prolonged toe walking can lead to tightness in heels and calves, ankle, knee and low back pain, or improper bone or joint development.
Physical therapy can improve efficiency and quality of gait through range of motion, strength, balance and flexibility.
Torticollis and Plagiocephaly
Torticollis and Plagiocephaly
Torticollis and Plagiocephaly
Torticollis is a condition where often one side of the neck muscles are tight or contracted causing a rotation or tilt to one side.
Plagiocephaly is a term for flatness on the side of back of a child's head.
Following a thorough evaluation, physical therapy will provide education and interventions to improve and develop range of motion, strengthening, positioning and gross motor skills.