Pediatric Physical Therapy in Garland, TX

FYZICAL Garland Campbell offers comprehensive Pediatric Physical Therapy.

Everyone, including children, can suffer from severe pain and mobility issues due to traumatic events, neurological diseases, musculoskeletal disorders, issues with development, and other conditions. Fortunately, pediatric physical therapy in Garland, TX, can help treat and manage the problems that come with these disorders. Pediatric physical therapy is a branch of physical therapy that aims to improve function in babies and young children.

Physical therapy is not only meant for adults and professional athletes. It also benefits kids under 18 years struggling with conditions that affect their strength, flexibility, range of motion, and movement. Kids are fragile and still in a developmental stage. Therefore, they need special care that meets their unique needs. A child’s need for intensive care is why our specialists at FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers - Garland create a conducive environment for your kids while offering pediatric physical therapy treatments.

What Conditions Do We Treat With Pediatric Physical Therapy Treatment in Garland, TX?

Even without participating in tedious physical activities, kids may need physical therapy treatment for several reasons. They might be born with developmental disorders or involved in traumatic events that affect their physical function and mobility. Some of the most common conditions affecting kids that we treat in Garland, TX, include:

Neurological & Movement Disorders

These conditions arise in the brain from either brain injury, medication, autoimmune disease, infection, or genetic disease that causes a child to move too much or too little. They often result in a repetitive extra movement or sound, involve a shaking tremor, stiffened posture of the muscles, or difficulties with balance and coordination.  Common neurological & movement conditions that can be treated and managed by pediatric physical therapy include:

• Ataxia
• Dystonia
• Myoclonus
• Restless Leg Syndrome
• Tourette Syndrome and Tics
• Tremor

Pediatric Developmental Disorders/Disabilities (PDD)

These consist of conditions due to physical, learning, language, or behavior impairment. About one in six children in the U.S. have one or more developmental disabilities or other developmental delays. Common developmental conditions in kids include:

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Cerebral Palsy
• Developmental Delays
• Genetic conditions (Down Syndrome, Fragile X, Williams Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders)
• Hearing loss
• Intellectual Disabilities
• Language and Speech Disorders
• Learning disorders
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Tourette Syndrome
• Vision impairments

Orthopedic & Musculoskeletal Conditions

These consist of problems with children's bones, muscles, and joints. Common orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions in kids include:

• Back Pain
• Congenital Limb Differences/Limb Length Inequality
• Foot Deformities (club foot)
• Fracture and Trauma
• Generalized impaired strength, motor control, flexibility, endurance, joint motion, and posture
• Hip Dysplasia
• In-toeing
• Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
• Ligament Injuries (ACL, MCL, etc)
• Meniscus Tears
• Osgood-Schlatter Disease
• Out-Toeing
• Scoliosis & Spine Disorders
• Shoulder Instability
• Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
• Sports-Related Injuries
• Stress Fractures
• Tendonitis
• Torticollis
• Special interests also include wheelchair/seating and mobility

Neuromuscular Disorders

These conditions affect the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.  Common conditions of neuromuscular disorders in kids include:

• Cerebral Palsy
• Chiari Malformations
• Congenital anomalies of the brain and spinal cord
• Craniofacial anomalies
• Hydrocephalus
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI)
• Spina Bifida/Myelomeningocele
• Spinal Cord Injury and Paralysis
• Tumors of the brain and spinal cord
• Special interests also include concussion, headache/migraine, metabolic diseases affecting the nervous system, and brain malformations.

Coordination and Balance/Vestibular Disorders

All kids, especially toddlers, will stumble and fall. However, your child may have a balance or vestibular problem if you notice a regular pattern of issues, such as dizziness, blurred vision, clumsiness, and frequent falls. Common neurological (nervous system), auditory (hearing), and vestibular (balance) conditions include:

• Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo of Childhood/BPV
• Central Vestibular Disorders
• Labyrinthitis
• Ménièr's Disease
• Neuritis/Vestibular Neuronitis
• Ototoxicity
• Peripheral Vestibular Disorders
• Systemic Disorders
• Vascular Disorders

Benefits of Pediatric Therapy in Garland, TX

Pediatric physical therapists have special training that qualifies them to work with kids to treat and improve several conditions that affect their abilities. Benefits of pediatric physical therapy include:

• Pain alleviation: This is one of the most common benefits of pediatric physical therapy. If your child is suffering from severe pain and discomfort induced by any condition, pediatric physical therapy can offer them pain relief and help them deal with the pain.
• Gross motor development: Developmental delays are one of the conditions that pediatric physical therapy treats. However, pediatric physical therapy helps children to develop their gross motor skills.
• Increases independence: Children suffering from neurological diseases, musculoskeletal disorders, and developmental delays may depend on their parents to perform basic tasks and get through their daily lives. Pediatric physical therapy ensures that these children regain their independence and continue their daily activities without help.
• Improved Posture: Pediatric physical therapy corrects and maintains a kid’s posture, ensuring they become healthy adults. Good posture may prevent the kid from experiencing back pain and some other complications in the future. 
• Rehabilitation: Pediatric physical therapy ensures that kids recover quickly from bone or muscle injuries that may reduce their flexibility and physical mobility. It returns the child to the optimal state that they were pre-injury.

Other benefits of pediatric therapy for your child in Garland, TX, include improved range of motion, prevention of injuries, increased joint mobility, enhanced endurance, etc.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is PT in Pediatrics?

Pediatrics is a branch of medicine that cares for the health of infants, children, and adolescents from birth up to 18 years. Therefore, physical therapy in pediatrics focuses on improving function and mobility in children under the age of 18 only.

How Do I Know If My Child Needs Physical Therapy?

You can know if your child needs physical therapy if they suffer from neurological/movement, orthopedic/musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, or developmental disorders that affect their physical functions and mobility.

What Does Pediatric Physical Therapy Do?

Pediatric physical therapy addresses conditions that cause injury and limit children's physical function and mobility.

Pediatric physical therapy is essential for your child’s proper growth and development if they have suffered from certain conditions. FYZICAL Garland Campbell offers comprehensive Pediatric Physical Therapy. Our Pediatric FYZICAL Therapists provide skilled evaluation and treatment for children of all ages to help them achieve independent and functional mobility skills. The evaluation includes a parent interview, standardized testing, informal assessment, and play-based interaction to determine the child’s current gross motor abilities.  Treatment sessions are individualized and focused on improving balance, postural strength, and motor skills. Home exercise programs are also provided to promote the carryover of skills.