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Physical and Occupational Therapy

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The Acute Outpatient Rehabilitation Program is an interdisciplinary rehabilitation program that includes Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Pathologists, and Social Workers. The goals of this team are to assist patients with return to their prior level of function; provide education to patients and family about the patient’s new functional status; and assist patients and their families with a smooth transition back to school, home, and the community. This treatment is intended to provide intensive short term therapy services, typically lasting around three months in length.

Does your child like the water? Does your child like to swim, splash and play in the tub or wading pool? Does your child have difficulty moving on land? Are your child’s arms or legs stiff, floppy or weak on land? Does he or she tire easily on land? Does he or she have pain in his joints with some movements?

Pediatric Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy

What is Pediatric Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy?

A therapy service provided by a specialized Physical Therapist that address pelvic floor dysfunction. The pelvic floor is a group of muscles that lay at the bottom of your pelvis and support the pelvic organs, such as your bladder and bowel. These muscles need to work together to control the release of Urine or Stool and to delay emptying until it is convenient.  At times, Pelvic floor muscles can become dysfunctional and learn bad habits, which can lead to painful or embarrassing symptoms, such as leaking or smearing of urine or stool. 

In pelvic floor physical therapy, your child will work with their physical therapist in order to learn how to relax or strengthen their pelvic floor and surrounding muscles in order to have improved control over bowel and bladder function.

What to expect on the first visit

The Physical Therapist will first talk with you and your child about their symptoms and main concerns. This time allows the therapist to build open communication and rapport with you and your child. Following discussion, an assessment of your child’s breathing mechanics, posture, strength, coordination, and mobility will occur. Throughout this assessment, education regarding tips and tricks, as well as exercises may be given for you to complete at home with your child to ensure progress and success with pelvic floor physical therapy. 

Schroth-based physical therapy treatment for scoliosis is a conservative treatment used to improve the posture of patients with Scoliosis. The treatment uses thinking ability, muscle coordination, sensory skills and movement awareness to provide better support for the spine.

Katharina Schroth designed these exercises during the early 1900s to treat her own scoliosis. They have been the main type of scoliosis management in Germany and Europe since the 1920s.

We offer a rotating clinic, twice a week, directly at the vendor site to address all durable custom equipment needs. National SeatingTM and Numotion® are the two contracted vendors offered for offsite TCH Main Campus Clinic. All other vendor appointments are held at the hospital. A prescription, signed and dated, from a physician, stating PT/OT Evaluation, patient’s date of birth, and patient’s diagnosis is required for scheduling an appointment.

Therapeutic listening is a home-based program that uses sound training in combination with sensory integrative therapy techniques. Sound training uses electronically altered music to improve listening skills.

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