Pediatric Rehab
Helping your child reach their greatest potential
Our pediatric rehab team of board-certified occupational therapists, physical therapists and speech therapists is here to help your child be as independent as possible. Pediatric Rehab is part of St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Services, which also includes adult physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy.
What does the pediatric rehab team do?
Our team is able to care for a wide-range of ages, from newborns to adolescents.
They do this by providing comprehensive evaluations and interventions
in all areas of daily living. They are also trained in a variety of standardized
assessments that can help you to better understand you child.
What’s it like to work with the pediatric team?
Our team of therapists enjoy working alongside one another and your family
every step of the way in order to offer the most comprehensive care to
your child. This may include individual sessions or group work with multiple
therapists. Each therapist will set up an individual plan and work with
you on the goals that you have for your child. Our therapists are all
trained to use play as a way to engage and work with your child. This
leads to improved participation and outcomes and can help make sessions
feel less clinical.
What can the pediatric team help with?
Occupational Therapy
- Feeding (oral motor and sensory processing approaches)
- Breastfeeding (sensory, positioning, latching)
- Sensory processing and behavioral regulation
- Fine and gross motor delays
- Bowl and bladder management
- Mental health (emotional regulation and attention)
- Visual processing deficits
- Delay in age appropriate ADL performance
Speech Therapy
- Expressive and receptive language delays, including communication devices
- Stuttering and fluency
- Cognitive delays
- Articulation and phonological disorders
- Feeding (oral motor and sensory processing approaches)
- Infant bottle feeding and breastfeeding (suck/swallow/breath, latching, position)
- Tongue/lip/buccal ties (evaluation of functional abilities)
Physical Therapy
- Neurological conditions (i.e. brain injury, CP, muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, spina bifida, tethered spinal cord, brachial plexus injury)
- Hypertonia and hypotonia
- Vestibular issues
- Hip dysplasia and hip impingement
- Torticollis
- Plagiocephany and brachiocephaly
- Gait abnormalities (toe walking, in toeing, frequent falling, assessment for assistive device)
What does treatment look like?
Treatment can be broken into 3 steps:
- A 60-minute initial assessment and treatment plan development
- Appointments for 4 to 6 weeks
- At-home activities and long-term recovery
Your child’s success will largely depend on your commitment to doing the at-home activities you are given to work on with your child. This will require some effort and dedication on your part, but the outcome is always worth it.
How do I know if my child needs a physical, occupational or speech therapist?
Is your child having difficulty participating in activities they enjoy
or getting through their day? Are you concerned if they are meeting their
developmental milestones? Are they struggling at school? Have you noticed
them not being able to keep up with their peers or struggling with tasks
that other children seem to just get? Our goal is for your child to be
able to do the things they love and to be optimally functional in their
daily activities. If you are wondering if St. Luke’s Rehabilitation
Services can help your child, call 218.249.6040.
Learn more about how St. Luke's Pediatric Rehab Team works together to help kids.
Referral required for this service. If you need one, talk to your primary
care provider.
To establish care with a St. Luke’s primary care provider, call 218.249.4000 or
find a clinic near you.
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