Always finding innovative solutions to provide in-home pediatric therapy
Physical | Occupational | Speech | Feeding
Our services
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Improves development of gross motor skills, functional ability, and movement by focusing on strength and coordination, balance, range of motion, and mobility.
Children with the following issues could be considered candidates for physical therapy:
- Delayed gross motor skills
- Difficulty with mobility, walking, crawling, and sitting
- Orthopedic problems
- Neurological conditions affecting mobility
- Low or High muscle tone
- Poor coordination, clumsiness
- Decreased strength or range of motion
- Difficulty with balance
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Improves ability to participate in the things they want and need to do through therapeutic use of everyday activities. The focus is on adapting the environment, modifying the task, teaching the skill, and educating the client/family in order to increase participation in and performance of daily activities.
Children with the following issues could be considered candidates for occupational therapy:
- Delayed fine motor skills
- Poor handwriting skills
- Poor hand-eye coordination
- Poor visual perceptual skills
- Difficulty with self-care skills (dressing, toileting, eating, etc.)
- Difficulty with visual-motor skills
- Sensory Processing Disorders
SPEECH THERAPY
Improves the ability to use and understand language so children can effectively communicate. The focus is on receptive and expressive language, fluency, articulation, phonological and auditory processing disorders, pragmatics and apraxia/dyspraxia.
Children with the following issues could be considered candidates for speech therapy:
- Developmental delay
- Difficulty communicating
- Difficulty understanding communication
- Difficulty with speech production
- Poor social skills
- Cognitive deficits
FEEDING THERAPY
Improves oral motor skills and swallow safety to prevent risk of aspiration. Our speech and occupational therapists can both work with patients who have feeding difficulties. Speech therapists will often work on oral motor skills, swallowing mechanics, and facial muscle function. Occupational therapists can also address feeding concerns such as oral aversion, texture issues, and self-feeding skills.
Children with the following issues could be considered candidates for feeding therapy:
- Poor oral motor skills
- Feeding issues
- Oral aversion
- Aspiration concerns
- Difficulty with fine motor skills that prevent self-feeding
Next steps
GETTING STARTED
If you have received a referral from your child's doctor or feel your child may need PT, OT, Speech, or Feeding therapy, you may contact us to discuss your concerns. We are happy to provide some suggestions or arrange an evaluation.
An evaluation consists of standardized assessment tools, clinical observations, and parent/caregiver interviews. This allows us to determine if therapy is warranted and what skills need to be addressed.
Therapy will focus on improvement of the delayed skills (as indicated in the evaluation) through games, toys, and play. We will work with the family/caregivers to encourage carryover across settings and overall progress and development of newly learned skills.
Our services are typically covered by your insurance company and we will work with you to determine your therapy benefits before getting started. CTS accepts commercial insurance plans, Medicaid and CHIP. Services are also provided on a private pay basis for patients without insurance. Please contact us to get started.
