Pediatric Services
The pediatric team at DPT recognize the need for effective treatment that considers the whole child. Our goal is to work closely with the child’s caregivers, primary care physician and medical specialists to collaborate care successfully. We incorporate a variety of services and treatment techniques including therapeutic exercise, manual medicine, progression of gross motor skills through functional activity, motor planning, and neuromuscular education. Care is provided in a creative and nurturing environment. DPT pediatric clinicians consider our hands-on approach a valuable tool. We attend to a child’s sensory motor systems in an integrative manner. Each child will experience a thorough evaluation, followed by an individualized treatment plan.
If an infant or child has any of the following concerns, the child and family would benefit from our interventions:
· Plagiocephaly
· Torticollis
· Musculoskeletal imbalance
· Developmental delay or slow to achieve Gross Motor Milestones
· Neuromuscular conditions
· Neurologic disorder
What are some signs for concern?
- Changes in posture
- Decreased ability to play or perform expected activities.
- Asymmetry of the body
- Gross Motor Delay
- Weakness
- Decreased flexibility
- Altered walking patterns
· Abnormal muscle tone
· Asymmetry of body movement
· Complications of high-risk infancy
· Postural deviations
· Orthopedic injury
· Pain and debilitation
· Deconditioning
· Impaired function and limited activity
· Weakness
· Loss of flexibility or range of motion
· Altered walking or atypical movement patterns
Do these conditions cause harm to my baby?
If not addressed these signs could lead to several subsequent concerns.
Is there anything that I can do to help my infant or child?
1. Seek medical advice from your child’s physician to confirm a diagnosis.
2. Contact a physical therapist to perform a thorough evaluation. The earlier Physical Therapist is consulted the better for your child.
