PHYSICAL THERAPY
Physical Therapy services focus on enhancing or restoring a child’s mobility and functional competency. Easter Seals licensed physical therapists utilize therapeutic exercises, therapy regiments, assistive devices and special techniques to encourage independence at home, school and in the community. They help evaluate your child’s muscle tone and movement patterns which support the development of motoring skills such as sitting, crawling, walking, running and jumping.
Physical Therapy services include evaluation, individual therapy, and community-based therapy programs.
In addition, our therapists have expertise in:
- Baby treatment
- Threshold Electrical Stimulation (TES)
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
- Kinesiotaping
- Gait Assessment
- Lite-Gait Therapy
- Orthotic Evaluation
- Seating and Positioning
- Spasticity Management
- Club Foot Treatment using the French protocol
- SuitABILITY -- an intense exercise program utilizing the universal exercise unit (the "spider") combined with the Therasuit
- IntelliStretch Therapy
- TAAP
Our staff is excited to help your infant, child or adolescent learn the skills they need, to live an independent life.