Pediatric physical therapy involves interventions to improve gross motor skills in newborns through adolescents to increase overall independence and mobility. Pediatric physical therapists perform assessments of age-appropriate gross motor tasks. Treatment is then tailored to the specific needs of every child and often includes improving strength, balance, flexibility, posture, endurance, coordination, control, tone management, and motor planning. They focus on …
Physical Therapist Credentials
Physical therapists (PTs) receive extensive education and training to work with individuals across the lifespan from newborns to elderly adults. The specific credentials for PTs can vary depending on when they earned their degrees. Clinicians who have been practicing since before 1998 are not required to have a doctoral degree in physical therapy. However, any individual who obtained their degree …
How does physical therapy treat torticollis?
What is Torticollis? Torticollis, otherwise known as “wryneck,” is a condition that results in a painfully twisted and tilted neck. Torticollis is when the sternocleidomastoid, the muscle that runs from the back of the ear to the sternum, is shortened on one side of the neck. A child with torticollis will experience their chin facing one shoulder while the top …
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