Our skilled physical therapists work with you and your child to improve general strength, balance, mobility and coordination.  It is our goal to enhance your child’s overall motor and self-help skills.  Therapists evaluate current motor skills through formal assessment, clinical observation, and parent report.  As part of a comprehensive therapy plan, therapists provide support services that are based in play and incorporate your family’s daily activities.  Specialized equipment may also be used to support a child’s development, as needed.

Areas of physical activity that can be targeted by a physical therapist include:

• Gross motor developmental testing
• Motor skill development and application to natural settings
• Coordination and balance development
• Strength and endurance development
• Neurodevelopmental movement progressions
• Complex medical condition management like:
  • Spasticity management
  • Bracing management
  • Equipment/wheelchair management
  • Positioning
  • Transfer training for caregivers
  • Functional skill independence.
• Inclusive play like preparation for adaptive sports and mobility or adaptation for increased joy and time in the community
• Toe walking and other gait deviations
• Injury recovery
• Surgical recovery
• Social motor skills for children of all neurotypes

For more information regarding physical therapy services or to make a referral , please call (425) 289-7526, email us at kidsclinicreferral@kindering.org,  or visit KidsClinic Pediatric Therapy Referral online at kindering.org/referrals.