Physical therapy treatment programs are always individualized to meet the needs of each child.
Examples of treatment include:
- Balance and coordination activities to decrease falls
- Developmental activities
- Endurance training
- Gait training for patients with walking difficulties using a variety of methods (hands on facilitation, gait trainers, or body weight supported treadmill)
- Exercises to increase muscle strength
- Functional mobility training (e.g., standing up, sitting in a chair)
- Modalities, such as application of heat and cold, electrical stimulation and ultrasound
- Posture re-education
- Recommendations for orthotic devices and/or adaptive equipment as needed
- Serial casting and splinting of lower extremities
- Soft tissue massage and joint mobilization
- Sport-specific activities
- Stretching exercises to improve muscle flexibility and increase range of motion
- Training in the use of equipment that helps replace lost function or promotes independent movement
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