Overview
The pediatric physical therapists at Children’s Minnesota are trained to evaluate and work with kids who have a variety of diagnoses including developmental delays, down syndrome, and other medical conditions by facilitating motor development, improving strength and enhancing movement/motor opportunities for kids with a wide variety of physical and developmental concerns.
- Gross motor development delay
- Cerebral palsy
- Down syndrome
- Congenital muscular torticollis/plagiocephaly
- Traumatic brain injury, stroke
- Concussion
- Cancer
- Orthopedic injuries
- Muscle weakness
- Developmental coordination disorder
- Idiopathic toe walking
- Cystic fibrosis
- Chronic pain
- Children who may have difficulties with:
- Returning to age-appropriate activities after a hospitalization
- Muscle control and coordination
- Balance
- Strength and endurance
- Pain management
- Flexibility
- Serial casting
- Constraint-induced movement therapy
- Animal-assisted therapy
- Aquatic therapy offered at Children’s Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses
- Patient Name
- DOB
- Referring provider
- Primary care provider
- Insurance information
- Diagnosis and isolation requirements
- Special needs requirements
- Patient’s city and state
- Cancer and blood disorders
- Concussion clinic
- Cystic fibrosis
- Down syndrome clinic
- Pain medicine, palliative care and hospice
