Rehab Resources-Brookfield
PEDIATRIC Physical Therapy
Work to improve a child’s age appropriate strength, flexibility, range of motion, posture, balance and movement patterns. Provide assessments for adaptive equipment and orthotics. Assess a variety of aspects that affect and determine a child’s ability to be independent by enhancing their ability to participate in activities within the home, school and community. Improve gross motor milestone skills of rolling, crawling, sitting and walking.
PEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS
Improve upper extremity range of motion, coordination, strength, and endurance. Work towards improving a child’s ability to be an active participant in life’s meaningful activities by improving play skills, self-care, fine motor skills and sensory processing. Improving behavior state control to facilitate age appropriate attention, sleep and calming patterns. Provide assessments for adaptive equipment.
PEDIATRIC SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS
Improve a child’s ability to be understood and to communicate effectively via verbal and nonverbal language. Provide training in the use of augmentative communication systems. Address feeding and swallowing in infants and children. Provide speech training for children with hearing impairments. Improve speech fluency and reduce stuttering.
At Rehab Resources our rehabilitation professionals play a key role by helping children with many conditions:
Autism
Cerebral Palsy
Head Injury
Neuromuscular Conditions
Pervasive Developmental Disorder
Sensory Integration Dysfunction (ADD, ADHD, Learning Disabilities)
Down Syndrome
Spina Bifida
Coordination Difficulties
Speech
Articulating certain sounds
Picky Eating
Developmental Delay
Feeding/Swallowing – consuming age-appropriate foods and liquids
Communicate at an age-appropriate level – using words, phrases, and sentences.
Understanding spoken directions or questions
Organization of information
Behavioral Issues
Torticollis
Scoliosis
Toe Walking
Difficulty Walking
Developmental Delay
Rare and Unique Conditions Requiring Innovative Care
Movement, mobility, motor learning, balance, coordination, strengthening, recreation, play, and leisure
Posture and Positioning
Pain management
Assistive technology, orthotics, and prosthetics