Children with a variety of medical and developmental concerns are referred by their pediatricians and other medical specialists for evaluation, treatment, and follow-up care by our pediatric specialists in physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech pathology.
Our pediatric specialists provide services within a developmental play framework. Family participation is encouraged to carry over activities and techniques into the child's daily routine.
We also offer aquatic therapy, which combines traditional exercise/motor activities and sensory integration using the water's support, buoyancy, and therapeutic warmth to enhance the child's rehabilitation process. Aquatic therapy is especially fun for children and diminishes their limitations while highlighting their abilities.
The Conditions We Treat
Infants and children with the following conditions may benefit from pediatric therapy services:
- Premature birth
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Chromosomal/genetic conditions
- Neurologic incidents, such as brachial plexus injuries, prenatal stroke, or traumatic brain injury
- Torticollis/Plagiocephaly
- Developmental Delays/Disorders
- Sensory Processing Disorders
- Neuromuscular conditions, such as spina bifida, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy
- Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Orthopedic conditions such as scoliosis, femoral anteversion, toe walking, club foot
- Following orthopedic surgeries and Botox/Phenol injections
- Sports-related/orthopedic injuries, tendonitis
- Chronic Pain
- Expressive and receptive language problems
- Articulation, stuttering and voice disorders
- Motor planning disorders
- Swallowing and feeding problems
The Treatments We Provide May Include:
- Therapeutic exercise
- Balance training
- Gait training
- Functional mobility training
- Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT)
- Aquatic therapy
- ADL (activities of daily living) training
- Gross and fine motor coordination training
- Sensory Integration Treatment
- Handwriting program
- Boardmaker, a computer program used in speech therapy
- Pragmatic/social skill development
Our therapists work closely with the referring physician to accomplish each patient's individualized goals and/or restore/maintain each patient’s functional mobility based on the referring diagnosis.
We offer services in two locations:
At 780 Main Street – Satellite Gym
Physical and occupational therapy is available, and we have suspended equipment for Sensory Integration Treatment. Call 781-624-8177 for more information.
55 Fogg Road - Main Hospital Outpatient Rehab Department
Physical, occupational, speech and aquatic therapy is offered at the Outpatient Rehab Department at the Main Hospital. In a private pediatric treatment room with suspended equipment. Call 781-624-8140 for more information.
Pediatric Feeding Clinic
The Pediatric Feeding Clinic treats children with a variety of disorders including neurological issues such as seizure disorders or cerebral palsy, or genetic disorders like Down Syndrome or Velocardiofacial syndrome.
Services offered through the program include clinical feeding assessments and feeding therapy targeting feeding issues such as:
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Oral motor issues
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Sensory based feeding issues
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Delay in developmental feeding skills
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g-tube weaning
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Failure to thrive
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Picky eating
We also offer pediatric modified barium swallow studies (also known as videofluoroscopic swallow studies) done in conjunction with a pediatric radiologist and pediatric speech language pathologist.
Common referral symptoms include:
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Coughing, choking during eating
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G-tube dependency and learning to eat my mouth
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Oral aversion
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Failure to gain weight
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Picky eating
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Discoordination of sucking- swallowing and breathing in infants
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Not progressing to an age- appropriate diet
You can reach the feeding clinic directly at 781-624-8025