Physical Therapy

What is Physical Therapy?

Pediatric Physical Therapy is a health and rehabilitation profession that provides services to children who have congenital, genetic, or acquired conditions that affect the child’s motor function, including positioning, sitting, functional mobility, and walking. Physical Therapists work closely with the child and his or her parents to help the child build optimal motor function for daily activities, community life, reduce severity of orthopedic complications, and reduce pain.

What are the benefits?

Improvements in a variety of functional areas including, but not limited to:

Gross motor skills and coordination
Muscle tone
Head and trunk control
Bracing/orthotics
Posture
Strengthening
Balance and symmetry
Joint mobilization
Sensory integration
Communication skills
Cardiovascular endurance
Relief from pain, contracture, and muscle spasms
Circulation

Who can participate?

Individuals from infant through age 21 with a physician’s prescription who have been evaluated by a McKenna Farms physical therapist and determined eligible for Physical Therapy services. We provide services for a variety of diagnoses including, but not limited to:

Cerebral Palsy
Spinal Bifida
Down syndrome
Traumatic Brain Injury
Stroke
Autism
Developmental Delay
Sensory Integration Dysfunction
Scoliosis
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Learning and Language disabilities
Multiple Sclerosis

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