Outpatient Services
Developmental Pediatrics
This treatment consists of a variety of methods that are play-based and developmentally appropriate.
Conditions we treat include:
- Torticollis
- Positional plagiocephaly
- Toe Walking
- Atypical postures and walking patterns
- Developmental delay
- Balance and coordination challenges
Physical therapy is based on goals established at the time of the evaluation and includes:
- Parent participation during treatment sessions and through home exercise programs
- Ongoing assessment of needs for adaptive equipment and orthotic devices, including consultation with the appropriate vendors and physicians
- Ongoing modification of goals that are function-related, child- and family-oriented, and developmentally appropriate
Frequency and duration of therapy is determined by your physical therapist, with collaboration from your medical team and the patient’s family.
Ortho and Sports Rehab
Our therapists work with young athletes in the 360 Sports Medicine program at Rady Children’s to help them make a safe and rapid return to sports and activities. They also work with other physicians in the community to develop individualized treatment plans. Therapy programs may include:
- Sport-specific training
- Spine stabilization and core strength to address the unpredictability of sport
- Dynamic balance training using a variety of balance boards, balls, and foam rolls
- Progressive resistive exercises (PREs) using weights, resistance bands and cords, and body weight training
- Total gym
- Treadmills, stair steppers, and stationary bikes
- Progressive plyometric training/closed kinetic chain
- Soft-tissue mobilization
- Joint mobilization
- Gait analysis and gait training
- Assessment and casting for foot orthotics
- Pilates
Physical therapy may incorporate various modalities, including:
- Microcurrent
- Iontophoresis
- Ultrasound
- Moist heat or ice
- Taping, including Kinesio tape and McConnell tape techniques
Treatment is based on goals established at the time of the evaluation. Progress is monitored and goals are updated and modified as needed. The frequency and duration of treatment is determined by your physician with input from the physical therapist.
Neuro Rehab
Neurorehabilitation focuses on helping children recover and improve their functional abilities following neurologic injuries. Through personalized treatment plans, we aim to maximize your child’s independence and quality of life by targeting both immediate needs and long-term developmental goals.
We also offer outpatient physical therapy services for various conditions, including:
- Pain (e.g., neck, back, knee, etc.)
- Deconditioning
- DME/Orthotics consultations
- Concussions
- Vestibular therapy
- TMJ
- …and more!
Multidisciplinary Clinics:
Physical therapists may provide consultation in various specialty clinics such as Down’s Syndrome, Muscle Disease, and Orthopedics.