Pediatrics Therapy in Sarasota starts at Back In Motion. Occupational Therapy is used to develop or regain the skills needed to maximize a client’s function in every day life. At Back In Motion, we specialize in OT for pediatrics (see below) and adults with physical, mental, or developmental conditions. Our skilled Occupational Therapists, Cheryl Ray-Keith, Danielle Gietz, and Cynthia Bozik will provide a comprehensive assessment and treatment plan to effectively increase participation in daily activities for you or your child. Examples of areas covered:
- Self care skills
- Coordination, balance, and strengthening activities
- Vision screening
- Visual perceptual skills
- Home making skills
- Work re-entry skills
- Energy conservation
- Use of adaptive equipment, environments, and techniques to improve independence and safety
Pediatric Occupational Therapy is used to improve an infant’s, child’s, or adolescent’s functional skills to promote quality participation in home, community, social, and school environments. Examples of what or how we treat:
- Delays or deviations in development that have not yet been assessed or are not fully addressed.
- Developmental Delay Strategies to Help Manage Hypotonia/Hypertonia
- Oral Motor, Feeding, or Eating Dysfunction.
- School Difficulties (Writing, PE, Manipulating Tools)
- Self-Care Difficulties/Delays
- Motor Skills Development & Coordination
- Motor Planning/Dyspraxia
- Sensory Processing Problems Affecting Function in Home, School, or Community
- Assessing for Motor and Sensory Co-Morbidities Commonly Associated with ADHD, ADD, or Speech Delays
- Executive Skills (Planning, Organization, Working Memory…)
- Independent Living Skills in Adolescents
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Torticollis/Head & Neck Program
- Feeding and Swallowing Difficulties
- Handwriting/Hand Function/Fine Motor Difficulties
- Baby Wellness
- EI/Home Visits & Developmental Screens
- Multiple Births/Prematurity with a focus on sensory and motor skill development through positioning & play
- Management of Reflux
- Holistic Approach to Neuro Development
- Greenspan Floortime Approach
- Right Brain/Left Brain Integration Exercises
- Brain Gym
- Myofascial Release
- Yoga for Special Needs Children
- Touch for Health
- Infant Massage
- Self Regulation/Arousal of Nervous System (Attention to Task)
- Balance, Core Strength, and Postural Control
- Visual Perception & Processing
- Music for Babies Program
Your Child May be a Candidate if he or she presents with:
- Inability to Alternate Head Position
- Discomfort with Tummy Time
- Weak Head and Neck Muscles
- Assymetrical Proportions
- Body Instability
- Restricted ROM
- Behind in Physical Milestones
- Inappropriate Head Positioning
- Lack or Underdeveloped Milestones
- Balance Deficits
- Joint Pain and Stiffness
- Not Yet Sitting, Crawling or Walking
- Improper Positioning of Head From Midline
- Overall Head and Body Balance Symmetry
- Motor Delay due to a Multiple Birth