Children receive physical therapy to learn to move better! Physical therapists work on strength, balance, coordination, and mobility to help children develop and progress towards goals that are individually designed for them.
Hands On physical therapists treat many diagnoses, including, but not limited to:
- Developmental delay
- Cerebral Palsy
- Torticollis
- Spinal cord injuries
- Down syndrome
- Autism
- Spina Bifida
- Toe walking
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Seizure disorders
- Juvenile arthritis
- Children with undiagnosed “clumsiness”
- Muscular dystrophy
- Hypotonia/low muscle tone
- Delay in walking
Hands On physical therapists find fun ways to make exercising feel like play! Their goal is to help kids move in the community as independently as possible. Specialized treatment strategies may include:
- Kinesio Taping®
- Aquatic Therapy
- Muscle strengthening
- Balance training
- Therapeutic Listening™
- Home program development
- Orthotic fitting and training
- Gait training
- Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT)
- TheraTog® Fitting