Do you or other family members have concerns about your child’s:

• Speech
• Play skills
• Feeding
• Listening
• Ability to move
• Attention

Pediatric Therapy Services, Inc. has developmental screening opportunities for children ages 0-18 years old.  You will be able to ask questions during your 20-30 minute screening with one of our qualified physical therapists, occupational therapists, or speech therapists.  They will help you to determine if your child could benefit from further evaluation and treatment.

Now, you or your pediatrician can request a free screening for your child.

Early intervention is key!
Call 507- 388-KIDS (5437)
to schedule a free screening.

 Pediatric Therapy Services, Inc. has over 20 years of experience in providing quality physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech/language therapy to children in a “kid friendly” environment.  Let us help you to help your child in meeting his or her developmental potential.

“Caregiver Friendly”
Our open atmosphere and observation windows empower caregivers to observe and be a part of the therapy sessions.

“Comprehensive”
Our team of pediatric specialists work closely together to give you the most current and effective treatment strategies.

“Child Centered”
Our individualized approach to therapy is designed to meet the child where he is in development and take him beyond.

Physical Therapy is a field of science concerned with the ability and quality of motor skills or large motor activities related to movement. The patient referred to physical therapy may be disabled or delayed by illness, accident, birth defect or complications. This may result in the patient having abnormal muscle tone, impaired balance, decreased functional movement, weakness, or poor coordination. A PT’s role includes examination, evaluation, and interventions toward achieving the highest functional outcomes for each patient/client. Patient may attend therapy for 1-2 sessions, or continue on for many months depending on their age and level of disability. A treatment plan is developed which includes a home program for the patient/family/caregiver to carry out at home.

**Physical therapists (PT’s) are health care professionals who diagnose and treat people of all ages who have medical problems or other health-related conditions that limit their abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives. PT’s also help prevent conditions associated with loss of mobility through fitness and wellness programs that achieve healthy and active lifestyles. PT’s examine individuals and develop plans using treatment techniques that promote the ability to move, reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability.

Physical Therapy at PTS:

Because we specialize in working with children from birth to 18 years of age, therapy is incorporated into play utilizing toys such as: therapy balls, various swings, and riding toys to improve strength, balance and coordination. Physical therapists focus on movement dysfunctions and help children learn how to move independently or with assistive devices including walkers, wheelchairs, or crutches. We assess the need for braces or orthotics and perform evaluations for adaptive equipment. Our goal is to help each child reach his or her fullest potential to participate in meaningful life occupational such as play and self-care, as well as activities at school, home, and in the community. We use a variety of specialized treatment methods in order to maximize patient function including:

• Kinesiotaping
• Hippotherapy
• Myofascial release
• Neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT)
• Pediatric massage
• Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES)

What is speech therapy?
Speech therapy is a specialized therapy done by speech therapists who treat patients with communication delays, communication deficits or communication disorders. Speech therapy can include one or more of the following communication areas:

• Expressive language: unable to form meaningful messages using age appropriate grammar or word finding difficulties.
• Receptive language: difficulty understanding what is being said to them.
• Articulation/speech: unable to produce age appropriate sounds.
• Social language: difficulties with turn taking, initiating and maintaining a conversation, repairing conversation breakdowns, perspective taking and interpreting non-verbal cues.
• Feeding and swallowing : difficulties swallowing liquids or food.
• Voice: disturbance of pitch, loudness or quality in relation to a individuals age, gender and culture.
• Oral Motor: difficulties with muscle function and/or motor planning that affect the individual’s ability to eat, drink, or speak.
• APD(Auditory Processing Disorder): difficulties attending, poor listening skills, following multi-step directions, difficulties processing information, difficulty with reading, spelling and vocabulary.
• Augmentative : assisting non-verbal patient’s communication with a communication device or PECS (Picture Exchange System).

Speech Therapy at PTS:
Speech therapy at PTS, Inc. includes children birth to 18 years old who experience delays in their communication. Diagnoses that are often treated with speech and language therapy may include:

• ADHD/ADA (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Attention Deficit Disorder)
• Apraxia of Speech/ Developmental Disorder
• Asperger’s Syndrome
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Cerebral Palsy
• Chromosomal Anamolies
• Developmental Delay
• Down’s Syndrome
• FAS/FAE (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/ Fetal Alcohol Effects)
• Gastro esophageal Reflux (GER)
• Non verbal learning Disability
• Oral/Pharyngeal Dysphagia
• Prematurity
• Tramatic Brain Injury