Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy (PT)

The Physical Therapy department is a vital part of the rehabilitation team at Little Angels Center. The therapists, in conjunction with the families, work together to maximize the child’s function.  The therapists establish goals and treatment strategies to improve the child’s functional status.  We assess the child’s strength, flexibility, posture, gait, balance, coordination, and overall gross motor development to allow them to safely access their environment.

The physical therapy staff provides individual and group therapy services across a variety of environments to include home-based, center-based, school-based and office-based services.

We employ knowledgeable staff qualified to assess and treat:

• Gross Motor Delays
  • Creeping
  • Rolling
  • Crawling
  • Walking
• Postural Alignment Deficits
• Gait Deviations
  • Walking
  • Limp
• Strength Deficits
  • Muscle
  • Manual Muscle Testing
  • Gross Strength Assessment
  • Therapeutic Exercise
• Range of Motion Deficits
  • Upper Body Mobility
  • Upper Extremity Mobility
  • Range of Motion (ROM)
  • Upper Body
  • Soft Tissue Mobility
  • Lower Extremity Mobility
  • Lower Body Mobility
  • Mobilization
  • Cervical Mobility
  • Joint Mobility
• Proprioceptive Disorders
  • Motor Planning
• Vestibular Disorders
  • Balance
  • Coordination
• Coordination Disorders
  • Balance
• Congenital Disorders
  • Plagiocephaly
  • Torticollis
  • Cerebral Palsy
• Motor Planning Disorders
  • Ataxia
  • Apraxia
• Orthotics
  • Ankle Foot Orthotics (AFO)
  • Upper Extremity Splints
  • Benik Braces
  • Resting Hand Splints
• Durable Medical Equipment
  • Walkers
  • Crutches
  • Standers
  • Prone Mobile Standers
  • Gait Trainer
  • Supine Standers
  • Wheelchairs

Little Angels Center’s Sensory-Motor Gyms are equipped with a variety of therapeutic modalities to provide the child with opportunities to motor plan and sequence gross motor activities.

The physical therapy staff utilizes a variety of therapeutic strategies and equipment to include:

• Manual Therapy
• Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT)
• Kinesiotaping
• Therapeutic Exercise
• Gait Training
• Physioballs
• Therapeutic Swings
• Rock Climbing Wall
• Climbing Ladders
• Vestibular Equipment
• Slides