Pediatric physical therapy is designed to improve children's gross motor skills including rolling, sitting, crawling, walking, running, climbing, and ball skills. PT's help children born with illnesses, dysfunction, chromosomal disorders, injuries, as well as children who have not yet attained gross motor milestones. Beth was one of the first Physical Therapists in the NE to treat the “tongue to toe” connection throughout the body. Her specialty niche is treating babies with feeding difficulties caused by ties, low tone, and tension.

Common Diagnoses Treated:

• Tongue Tie

• Torticollis

• Erb's Palsy

• Cerebral Palsy

• Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Developmental Delay

• Developmental Coordination Disorder

• Stroke

• PHACES

• Down's Syndrome

• CHARGE Syndrome

• Muscular Dystrophy

• Spinal Muscular Atrophy

• Charcot Marie Tooth

• Spina Bifida

• Hydrocephalus

• Toe Walking

• Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis 

Benefits of Physical Therapy

• Increase in strength

• Increase in balance

• Increase in coordination

• Increase in stability

• Increase smoothness of movement transitions

• Easier time participating in school activities

• Improve walking pattern

• Increased endurance

• Prevent Injury

• Maximize Independence

• Better motor planning 

Common Symptoms of Dysfunction:

• Difficulty eating starting as early as day 1 of life

• Irregular head shape past 6 weeks of life

• Child only looks in one direction

• Child only moves one side of the body

• Child appears "floppy"

• Child cannot maintain sitting position

• Child is delayed more than 2 months in achieving gross motor milestone

• Child runs on toes

• Child appears clumsy

• Child cannot keep up with peers

• Child cannot sit still in class

• Child cannot follow more than one step commands