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Physical Therapy  Backus Children's Hospital offers experience, diversity, and
creativity within its physical therapy department. Licensed
physical therapists provide treatment for children and
adolescents on an individual and group basis. Services
include thorough assessment and intervention in the following
areas: • Gross motor skills • Splinting, casting, and bracing • Range of motion • Strength • Adaptive equipment • Posture and balance • Pain management • Endurance • Wound care • Mobility and walking • Muscle learning Many techniques are used to help children reach their highest level of independence, including gait training (walking); movement facilitation; normalization of muscle tone; weight bearing; balance and equilibrium challenges; range-of-motion exercises; facial muscle release; craniosacral therapy; home programming; aquatic therapy; massage; and play. Physical therapy can be especially beneficial to children with cerebral palsy, neuromotor problems, Down syndrome, congenital anomalies, spina bifida, traumatic brain injuries, burns, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic problems, neck tightness (torticollis), head and back pain, or muscular dystrophy. |
