October is National Physical Therapy Month and we are celebrating with the APTA #choosePT
Pediatric physical therapy is not just rehabilitation of injuries or therapy for “little adults”. While it certainly includes rehabilitation from sports injuries, post-surgery, broken bones and other conditions, it more commonly addresses “habilitation” rather than “re-habilitation”. That is, we are working with children to develop gross motor skills for the first time, rather than regain skills after a loss. This “habilitation” often occurs when there is a gross motor delay related to late crawling and late walking. At times, a delay is present in conjunction with a medical diagnosis, such as cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, mitochondrial disorder and spina bifida, to name just a few.
STAFF:
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MIDTOWN OFFICE Gail Fennimore PT, PCS, C/NDT Jill Pfund DPT Amy Sturkey LPT, C/NDT |
PINEVILLE OFFICE Katie Eggleston DPT Erin Krueger DPT, ATRIC Jessica Turchin MPT, ATRIC |
SPECIALTY SERVICES INCLUDE:
- Adaptive Equipment Assessment & Management
- Aquatic Therapy at Harris YMCA
- Constraint Induced Movement Therapy
- Craniosacral Therapy (CST)
- Karate Groups
- Kinesiotaping® & Strapping
- Learning To Ride A Bike
- Neurodevelopmental Treatment‚Ñ¢ (NDT)
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)
- Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation
- Serial Casting
- Sports Rehab & Training
- Total Motion Release® (TMR)
Learn more about our physical therapists on our website and our blog.
