Physical Therapy
What is Physical Therapy?
A Physical Therapist (PT) is a highly-educated licensed health care professional who can help patients reduce pain and improve or restore mobility caused by illness, disease, or injury. Physical therapists can teach patients how to prevent or manage their condition so that they will achieve long-term health benefits. PTs examine each individual and develop a plan, using treatment techniques to promote the ability to move, reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability. In addition, PTs work with individuals to prevent the loss of mobility before it occurs by developing fitness- and wellness-oriented programs for healthier and more active lifestyles .
Does my child need Physical Therapy?
Physical Therapy can help your child with if you notice problems with any of the following:
Balance
- May be clumsy or fall often
- Appears unsafe on a playground
- Drops things often
Strength
- Often tired during the day
- Unable to open doors or carry books
- Unable to sit correctly in a chair
- Unable to get up from the floor easily
- Poor posture
Coordination
- Child is older than 15 months and not walking
- Bumps into things or trip often
- Walks with a limp or uneven pattern or complains of pain while walking