Pediatric Therapy

If your child has a developmental condition or delay that is impacting their daily lives, you may need to see a specialist. Our pediatric therapists are here to help your child learn and grow in a way that best fits their needs and abilities.

Our Approach Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Therapy

Our Approach

The pediatric therapists at Providence understand your concerns, and we’re here to help. We take a team approach to your child’s care that includes specialized assessment and treatment with physical, occupational and speech therapy.

We use tests to see if your child is developing on schedule with language and movement. We customize these evaluations to meet your child’s individual needs and goals. These tests help us develop a treatment plan that will work best for your child.

Physical Therapy

In physical therapy we try and help your child reach developmental milestones that they’ve missed due to congenital, developmental, neuromuscular, skeletal or other disorders.

We can assess your child’s:

Developmental gross motor delays
Genetic disorders
Gross motor development
Motor development
Musculoskeletal disorders like muscular dystrophy and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Neurological disorders like cerebral palsy and spina bifida
Torticollis/plagiocephaly
Wheelchair/equipment assessment

Treatments we offer include:

Aquatic therapy
Infant wedge modifications for gastroesophageal reflux
Orthotics

Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy teaches children how to manage their day-to-day activities without assistance. We focus on self-help like eating and getting dressed. We also work on your child’s focus and attention, social interaction, hand-eye coordination, calming techniques and other behaviors.

We can assess your child’s:

Developmental fine motor delays
Equipment needs
Feeding skills
Motor skill development
Neurological disorders
Self-care skills
Sensory processing/sensory feeding disorders
Visual motor/visual processing disorders

Treatments can include:

Aquatic therapy for sensory processing
Early intervention for developmental delays
Infant wedge modifications for gastroesophageal reflux
Yoga group

Speech Therapy

Speech therapy treats speech issues caused by medical conditions like articulation and fluency disorders. We treat a wide variety of disorders and delays, from speech intelligibility to teaching children to use their environment to communicate.

Assessment and treatment for speech and language skills include: