Physical and Occupational Therapy provides physical and occupational therapy assessment and treatment services to patients of all ages, including newborns and adults. Our specialists see patients with a variety of diagnoses including:
orthopedic injuries
acute or chronic neuromuscular problems
genetic disorders
developmental delay
cardiovascular and respiratory disorders
head injuries, spinal cord injuries
learning disabilities
sensory integration dysfunction
oral motor and feeding dysfunction
communication disorders
Occupational therapy (OT) provides services to patients who are at high risk for developmental delays due to marked prematurity or delays in fine motor skills, upper extremity dysfunction, visual perceptual difficulties, oral motor skills or activities related to daily living skills (i.e., bathing, dressing or feeding). Those patients with diagnoses including (but not limited to) head trauma, stroke, failure to thrive, brachial plexus injury and feeding and swallowing disorders are appropriate referrals for services provided by occupational therapy.
Physical therapy (PT) provides services to patients who are at high risk for developmental delays due to marked prematurity or delays in gross motor skills. Additional indications include limitations in bed or wheelchair mobility, transfers, gait, coordination/balance, or lower extremity losses in function. Patients in preparation for or following organ transplant, those with limited pulmonary or cardiac function, compromised skin integrity/open wounds/burns and/or pain are also appropriate for PT services.
Sports Physical Therapy
The Sports Medicine Physical Therapy Program at Texas Children's Hospital is designed to meet the needs of young athletes. From personalized sports physical therapy regimens to rehabilitation following injury and surgery, our sports-experienced physical therapists help young athletes get back in the game quickly and safely.
Our specialists understand how a child's musculoskeletal development must guide the rehabilitation process to provide safe and effective treatment. Our program manages a wide variety of overuse and traumatic injuries and conditions in children and young adults with the goal to return them to an active lifestyle as soon as possible and minimize the risk of future injury.
