What are the Benefits of Physical Therapy?
Physical Therapy promotes age-appropriate gross motor skills, helps prevent/non-surgically correct deformities and increase range of motion and strength. It can assist patients to return to recreational and sport activities, increase independence in school and home, elicit positioning to improve functional level. Therapists can recommend and train in the use of orthotics, adaptive equipment, and assistive technology and educate family with regard to the disease or disorder and provide activities to assist the child in functioning at the highest level.
Occupational Therapy can improve fine motor coordination and help regulate level of arousal for participation in functional activities. It can assist in increasing socialization, organization skills, and self confidence, help prevent deformities recommend and train in the use of orthotics, adaptive equipment, and assistive technology. Therapists can educate family with regard to the disease or disorder and provide activities to assist the child in functioning at the highest level.
