Director & PT - Southport

Author: Erin Dorsey, DPT

 

One common misconception about physical therapy is that we simply treat the old and infirm. However, physical therapy can begin at birth as a useful treatment to promote development, function and participation in age-appropriate activities including school, athletics and activities of daily living. Pediatric physical therapy encompasses treatments to promote the child's physical development to promote health and function. Some modes of treatment include patient & family education, strengthening, balance & gait training, flexibility, coordination and motor control, endurance training and positional therapy.

 

Pediatric physical therapy can be provided in a number of settings including hospitals, outpatient clinics, inpatient rehab, school and preschool, community settings and even at home. Moore is considered an outpatient physical therapy clinic and has provided treatment for infants, toddlers and adolescents for a variety of diagnoses.