The goal of our therapists is to assist children in reaching their highest functional level. This goal is achieved by facilitating the skills and movements needed to perform age appropriate self-help, play and recreational activities. Our therapists are part of a team, who work closely with the child’s physician, other therapists, teachers and the most important team member, you the parent or caregiver.
Physical therapy focuses on the development or regaining of gross motor skill, lost due to neurological insult, genetic disorder, injury, burn, or other cause. Gross motor skills include activities such as head control, sitting, standing, crawling, walking, running, throwing, and kicking.
Occupational therapy focuses on the development or regaining of fine motor skills and sensory integration lost due to neurological insult, genetic disorder, injury, or other causes. Fine motor skills include activities such as grasp, handwriting, scissor skills, dressing skills, and other self-care skills. Treatment also focuses on Sensory Integration.
Infants and children with the following diagnosis/deficits may require PT:
Infants and children with the following diagnosis/deficits may require OT:
Sensory Integration (S.I.) is the way a child receives, learns, and organizes sensations from their body and the environment to complete meaningful activities.
Occupational therapists provide treatment to children who are hypersensitive (defensive) or hypo-sensitive (seeking) to help regulate and filter sensory input.
Tactile - child is fearful or avoids light touch, getting messy, having their hair brushed, or prefers to keep shoes on.
Proprioception - child is fearful of movement due to poor postural control, has a decreased awareness of pain and danger, craves rough housing, or frequently bumps into things.
Vestibular - child avoids playground equipment, appears clumsy, or constantly craves motion I.e. running, jumping, rocking, and/or spinning.
Auditory - child is fearful of loud noises or disregards noises.
