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INTENSIVE PHYSICAL THERAPY INSTITUTE

PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY

FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY
AND OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS

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Pediatric Physical Therapy, including
Cerebral Palsy Physical Therapy and Spina Bifida Physical Therapy

Our intensive model is designed to serve children with pediatric physical therapy needs such as cerebral palsy physical therapy and spina bifida physical therapy. Pediatric physical therapy works with children as young as 2-3 months to 21 years of age.


Cerebral palsy physical therapy is the most common neuromotor condition seen, but we have much to offer children who need spina bifida physical therapy and other neurological conditions. Below you will find a list that will outline some of the pediatric physical therapy conditions we treat.

Why Intensive Works!

Modification to this schedule can be made depending on child’s age or condition.

Conditions We Treat

Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Cerebral palsy is a condition that results from an injury of the immature brain of the child that can occur during labor or immediately after birth. It’s not contagious or progressive and affects different systems of the child’s body. It can affect locomotion, cognition, feeding, communication and social skills, depending on the severity and areas of the brain that have been compromised.

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Through our approach cerebral palsy therapy will provide the resources that your child needs to normalize tone activity, to be able to achieve function. This therapy can lead to your child eventually being more independent in activities of daily living.

Bowel & Bladder Training

Injuries of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) at birth or during early years of life may be the cause of bowel or bladder control problems.

 

Physical therapy is the non-surgical, no-drug approach to treating bladder and bowel control problems. We offer non-invasive treatment through interventions, specific exercises, education and information.

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism is the inability to cope or inter-relate with the environment and with one’s peers. It is also the inability to codify emotions and express them, leading the autistic person to an isolated state. Our intensive model of physical therapy provides the resources to organize the child’s sensory motor system, which will enable the child to cope with the social and physical world we live in.

Down Syndrome

Each person with Down syndrome is a unique individual and may possess characteristics of the syndrome to different degrees. While there is no cure, your child’s condition can improve.

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We can help by facilitating normal milestone development in movement and body control; increase tone in the muscles and posture, enabling your child to gain stability, control and mobility; strengthen body structures; train your child in routine activities; and educate you as to the best management of your child at home.

Post-Stem Cell Pediatric Physical Therapy

One revolutionary option for treating a range of disorders is stem cell therapy. Doctors who prescribe and perform stem cell therapy commonly recommended that a child who has undergone the therapy be treated with an intensive physical therapy session immediately following the procedure. This is to maximize the potential for motor learning and neuroplasticity; it helps the stem cells incorporate faster and more efficiently. An intensive physical therapy session lasting 4 hours a day, 5 days a week is often recommended for the course of 1-3 weeks, but accommodations can be made by our team for specific diagnoses and needs that your child may have.

Chromosomal Disorders

In everyone’s body, the genetic code is responsible for characteristics and function. For unknown reasons, the genes can be altered from their normal configuration (missing or replicating). This anomaly will cause mild to severe dysfunction. Our therapy will address these conditions according to the neuromuscular impairments that the child presents, and will facilitate higher levels of independence.

Developmental Delays

A child with developmental delays does not have function according to their age, meaning that he/she will be behind in motor and social skills. Our approach will enhance your child’s abilities to gain motor control and be able to cope with the demands of his/her age.

Tourette Syndrome

Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder that becomes evident in early childhood or adolescence before the age of 18 years. We will provide your child with a personalized approach according to the motor and sensory dysfunction shown in his/her specific spectrum of Tourette Syndrome.

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Traumatic brain injury is the result of severe head trauma that causes lesions to the brain, leading to dysfunctions that can affect the locomotor system, communication and other vital functions that can lead to disability in children.

Spinal Cord Injury

This is an injury in the spinal cord that disrupts the conduction of the nerves that originate from that area, affecting sensory and motor function such as spina bifida. It can limit the ability to feel and perform function in different parts of the body, depending on the segment of the spinal cord that has been involved. Spinal cord injury can be classified as paraplegia (paralysis of both limbs), hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body), and quadriplegia (paralysis of the trunk and four limbs). The injury can be classified as congenital or acquired:

 

Congenital: The onset of the condition is from birth: spina bifida, tumors, etc. Traumatic: Your child was born with no problems, but the spine has been affected due to trauma during recreational activity, accident, or disease. Our spina bifida therapy will maximize the available function for your child to cope with the demands of life and will prevent complications that might develop if left untreated, like contractures and osteoporosis.

 

Traumatic: Your child was born with no problems, but the spine has been affected due to trauma during recreational activity, accident, or disease.

 

Our spina bifida therapy will maximize the available function for your child to cope with the demands of life and will prevent complications that might develop if left untreated, like contractures and osteoporosis.

More Conditions

Children With Special Needs Therapy

Children With Special Needs Therapy Offered to Residents of Salt Lake City, UT and the Intermountain Area.

Our staff is experienced and trained in the assessment and treatment of the most common debilitating conditions in children. We provide a unique approach for our neurological therapy services that are soundly based on the Intensive Model of Physical Therapy (IMOT) that are customized to provide the very best options for children with special needs therapy. Our typical treatment plan consists of four hours of one-on-one therapy a day, usually for 5 days a week over the course of 1-3 weeks. This intensive treatment has been found to be the most effective at identifying and correcting the neurological/orthopedic issues your child is struggling with and is the best way to help train her/his body to move and have more normal control. When it comes to services like children with special needs or autism therapy in the Salt Lake City area. Call now for your consultation appointment with our team!

 
Dystonia Therapy

Dystonia Therapy Services With Intensive Physical Therapy Institute, LLC of Salt Lake City.

We provide a unique approach for our dystonia therapy services that are soundly based on the Intensive Model of Physical Therapy (IMOT). The rapid variations noted from hypo- to hypertonia requires special consideration of movement patterns and systems.  Our focus is to work towards symmetry in posture in order to avoid contractures of the joints.  At Intensive Physical Therapy Institute (IPTI), we have been helping children in the Salt Lake City area who are struggling with a range of neurological, muscular, skeletal, motor, and developmental issues. Our staff is experienced and trained in the assessment and treatment of the most common of these conditions (such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, traumatic brain disorder) in children. We invite you to contact us today to learn more about our services and to see if we are a good fit for your child.

 
Pediatric Physical Therapy

Intensive Physical Therapy Institute, LLC Salt Lake City Offers Pediatric Physical Therapy.

We use Intensive Physical Therapy (IMOT) to help children with disabilities with our unique form of pediatric physical therapy. Our highly trained and experienced therapists here at Intensive Physical Therapy Institute, LLC of Salt Lake City will work closely with you and your child to create a personalized treatment plan that is just right for her/him and her/his specific and individual needs and limitations. With this intensive approach to therapy, a typical plan consists of 4 therapy hours a day, 5 days a week over a 1-3 week period. This intensive regimen has been found to be the most effective at discovering, addressing, and correcting the issues your child is struggling with and is the best way to help train her/his body to function in a more normal pattern. The intensive regimen also allows for plenty of opportunities to adjust the goals and treatment approach as needed when your child hits milestones or when he/she needs a little more help or focus in a particular area. The intensive approach to pediatric physical therapy aims to enhance the brain’s ability to connect with other neuro pathways that can produce the function for the desired outcome.

 

Pediatric Rehabilitation

Are You Looking For Local Pediatric Rehabilitation Services in the Salt Lake City Area?

Are you looking for local pediatric rehabilitation services for your child with torticollis, clubfoot, malalignment of the knees, and scoliosis, or following surgery or cancer treatment and you live in or around the Salt Lake City area? Our team of highly trained and experienced therapists at Intensive Physical Therapy Institute of Salt Lake City, UT is ready to help your child! We provide a unique approach for our therapy services that are soundly based on the Intensive Model of Physical Therapy (IMOT). There are many issues we can address and help your child overcome with our pediatric rehabilitation services. We invite you to contact us today to learn more about our services and to see if they are a good fit for your child. Our therapy experts would love to have the opportunity to talk to you about how our services can help you and your child. Call today to get started!

 

Pediatric Physical Therapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy and Other Disabilities

Find the Best Physical Therapy for Children With Disabilities in Salt Lake City Right Here.

One of the tools we use here at Intensive Physical Therapy Institute, LLC of Salt Lake City to help with physical therapy for children with disabilities is the Universal Exercise Unit. Referred to as the Spider Cage and the Monkey Cage, depending on usage, these are unique structures designed to stimulate the child’s body and help improve form, posture, muscle strength, balance, and mobility. These therapy cages are based on therapeutic principles developed over many years and are now successfully integrated into intensive physical therapies which are only found here and at a handful of other facilities. It helps children with neurological dysfunction achieve real and lasting improvement by targeting their problem areas with intense and impactful stimuli. The physical therapist facilitates different movement patterns and sensory input to allow the child to generate a normal response. Call today to learn more about our physical therapy for children with disabilities.

 

Premature Birth Therapy

Can Premature Birth Therapy Help Your Child Develop and Grow Up Healthy?

Premature birth can be a traumatic experience for both mother and baby and many premature births come with developmental, physical, and neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy and obstacles that have to be overcome. Our mission here at Intensive Physical Therapy Institute, LLC of Salt Lake City, UT is always to nurture the quality of life and maximum functionality in all children with disabilities who come to us. We believe all children, despite their disabilities and limitations, deserve to be happy and healthy and have the best chance at a quality life. Every life should have joy through meaningful interactions with their loved ones and we want to help children with disabilities achieve as much normalized movement and independence as possible. Our premature birth therapy services can help your child develop and grow up healthy. Reach out to us today if you have any questions about out premature birth therapy and what it can do for your child. We are here to help!

 

Scoliosis Therapy

Scoliosis Therapy is Available at Intensive Physical Therapy Institute of Salt Lake City.

Scoliosis is a neurological condition that affects the spinal cord, which is the part of the nervous system that governs sensation and movement of all peripheral body parts such as arms and legs, feet and hands, fingers, and toes. Our scoliosis therapy is available to residents in Salt Lake City and the Intermountain area and is designed to assist with a range of symptoms caused by the disorder. Our team has experience working with all of these and can develop a scoliosis therapy plan that is just right for your child. Contact us today to get started.

 

Intensive Physical Therapy

Intensive Physical Therapy Available For Children of All Ages in Salt Lake City.

The intensive physical therapy techniques and equipment we use range from the NeuroSuit, and Universal Exercise Units to PNF and NDT (see more detail on our website). We combine these and other techniques to help children with disorders such as cerebral palsy, paralysis, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, chromosomal disorders, traumatic brain injuries, dystonia, and severe developmental issues. We also use Kinesio Tape and its specialized taping methods. This amazing and effective treatment method was developed to normalize muscles and stabilize joints, allowing the body’s natural healing processes to take place, all without restricting the range of motion. The use of the tape helps to stabilize and strengthen muscles and helps improve memory pathways so the brain remembers where and how certain muscles are supposed to move. Kinesiotape is a thin, lightweight, flexible, and breathable cotton tape and can be worn continuously for three to five days so your child can get the benefits even after their therapy sessions.

The intensive model allows us the time to introduce new and more normalized patterns of movement. We then use our skills to modify and change our approach to meet your child’s responses to a variety of techniques. A customized home exercise program is then developed to continue the positive movement patterns at home, school, and in the community. Call today (801-251-0257) to learn more and to schedule a free consultation for your child.

 

Physical Therapy NeuroSuit™

Are You Ready to Discover the Benefits of the Physical Therapy NeuroSuit™ Today?

If your child needs widespread or advanced assistance with her/his physical therapy needs then you may want to consider whether or not the physical therapy NeuroSuit™ is another tool we use and a good option. The main components that make up the specialized suit are a vest, shorts, knee and elbow pads/bands, and modified shoes. All these components are linked together by elastic bungees, which are placed strategically to target key muscles and joints. These suits are designed to deliver continuous feedback and stimulation to the body and the nervous system so that the body can learn to move with the corrected alignment and trigger the correct response from the brain. Improved control, strength, and stamina are achieved by the correct application of the suit by a physical therapist who is qualified and trained in the use of the NeuroSuit™. As the child’s neuromuscular system gains more control, the assistance is progressively decreased and he/she is able to do more on her/his own, which is the ultimate goal of all the therapy services we offer at Intensive Physical Therapy Institute!

 

Sensory Integration Disorder

This is the inability of the child to integrate his/her senses and provide a normal response. Some examples of challenges are textures, touch, pressure, smell, light. Our hands-on approach comes with special techniques to provide your child with the elements necessary to integrate, disassociate, and tolerate stimuli from his/her physical and social environments.

 

Spina Bifida

Spina bifida can range from minor physical problems with little functional impairment to severe physical and mental disabilities.

More Conditions

We help children with rehabilitation and other conditions

Intensive Physical Therapy Institute (IPTI) works with children who have dysfunctions of the musculoskeletal system. Our staff is experienced and trained in the assessment and treatment of the following conditions in children. We provide a unique approach based on the traditional and intensive physical therapy.

Orthopedic Treatment

Postural misalignments or deformities can occur due to muscular imbalances or repetitive postural misalignment. The most common deformities seen are: torticollis, clubfoot, malalignment of the knees, and scoliosis.

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We can assess the postural or segment alignment and determine the degree of deformity; find the anatomical or mechanical cause of the postural misalignment; address the deformity and facilitate muscular balance to improve posture; adapt an orthotic device to aid with proper body alignment; refer your child to an orthopedic surgeon, if necessary; and design a custom home exercise program to continue progress.

Post-Cancer Treatment

Children recovering from post-cancer treatment are struggling to regain strength, stamina, and often, physical ability.

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We can help your child increase physical endurance and stamina; decrease or relieve pain that occurs as a side effect of radiation or chemotherapy; increase strength and provide stability to regain ability; correct deformities due to muscular weakness; decrease and prevent damage to the nerves from cancer treatment; improve mineral bone density; teach energy conservation techniques and help to regain self-esteem and self-confidence

Post-Surgical Treatment

Post-surgical conditions are debilitating and transitional. These surgeries may include cardiovascular, pulmonary, tumor removal, or surgical correction of deformities.

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Cardio respiratory: We can help with pain management; physical reconditioning to promote endurance and stamina; and prevent deformities and comorbidities.

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Tumor removal: We can help manage spasticity; maintain range of motion and prevent compensatory deformities; facilitate function and activities of daily living; adapt orthotic and/or assistive devices; and design a custom home exercise program.

Hemophilia and
Other Bleeding Disorders

Bleeding disorders such as hemophilia and von Willebrand disease result when the blood lacks certain clotting factors. These diseases are almost always inherited, although in rare cases they can develop later in life if the body forms antibodies that fight against the blood’s natural clotting factors.

Physical therapy is an important adjunct in the management of individuals with hemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders. Physical therapy is used to rehabilitate muscles and joints following acute soft tissue injuries and hemarthroses, chronic synovitis, and hemophilic arthritis.

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