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Physical therapy helps children build the strength, balance, and coordination they need to move through their world with confidence.Understand what to expect at a first visit, and how to tell if it’s the right fit for your child.
Read the guide- Gross-motor milestones: rolling, sitting, walking
- Strength, endurance & core stability
- Balance & coordination
- Torticollis & head-shape concerns
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About the care
What is pediatric physical therapy?
Physical therapy helps children build the strength, balance, and coordination they need to move through their world with confidence.
A pediatric physical therapist looks at how a child moves — how they roll, sit, crawl, walk, run, and play — and designs playful, motivating activities that build strength and quality of movement. Sessions look a lot like play, but every game works toward a specific motor goal.
Families typically seek out a PT when a baby is late to roll, sit, or walk, when a child toe-walks, seems clumsy, or tires easily, after an injury or surgery, or to support a diagnosis like cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, or hypotonia.
What PT helps with
- Gross-motor milestones: rolling, sitting, walking
- Strength, endurance & core stability
- Balance & coordination
- Torticollis & head-shape concerns
- Gait differences like toe-walking
- Recovery after injury or surgery
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