Hendricks Regional Health serves a wide range of patients from birth through adulthood working to improve function, independence, and quality of life. Providing family education and developing individualized treatment is integral to our care.
Our therapists work with families to achieve their child’s individual goals. We also make adaptations that can help improve quality of life. Throughout treatment, therapists educate parents and caregivers so they can take active roles in their child’s progress. Our team often works in conjunction with school-based, early intervention, or ABA services to help children develop to their fullest potential.
How Our Therapies Work
Our multidisciplinary team provides treatments for:
Our occupational therapists (OTs) evaluate and treat a comprehensive range of skills (behavioral, cognitive, fine/visual motor, sensory processing, visual perceptual, etc.), working to improve independence and participation in age-appropriate occupations such as play, learning, sleep, and self-help skills. Our occupational therapy team serves a diverse population including:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Behavioral/Mental Health Conditions
- Feeding/Picky Eating Challenges
- Developmental Delays/Prematurity
- Neurologic/Motor Conditions
- Sensory Processing Dysfunction
- Upper Extremity Orthoses/Orthopedics
- Vision Challenges
Our pediatric physical therapists (PTs) provide individualized care and work to create child and family-centered treatment sessions and home programming facilitating functional movement skills, strength, balance, and safety. They focus on regaining skills lost to an illness or injury, and improving skills for children with cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorders, or other developmental delays. Physical therapy for children works to improve gross motor skills, muscle tone, and increase strength.
Serving a wide range of needs and diagnoses, some examples of what our physical therapy team works with include:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Cerebral Palsy
- Custom Foot Orthotics
- Developmental Delay/Prematurity
- Neurologic/Genetic Conditions
- Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic Conditions
- Toe Walking
- Torticollis
- Flat Feet
- Intoeing and Outtoeing
- Clumsiness
Our speech language pathologists (SLPs) offer a broad spectrum of services including communication/language as well as feeding and swallowing. Our team also works with children who cannot communicate verbally and can benefit from augmentative communication and alternative communication support.
In addition, our team is able to evaluate for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device needs when indicated. Some examples of populations served by our SLP department include:
- Aphasia (impaired language)
- Articulation disorders
- Central auditory processing disorders
- Childhood apraxia of speech (a motor speech disorder)
- Communication challenges associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Executive function/cognitive needs
- Feeding and swallowing challenges
- Language and communication delays
- Pediatric swallow studies
- Stuttering
- Slurred speech
- Swallowing disorders (dysphagia)
- Voice disorders
Schedule a Visit
Did you know that direct access is available for physical and occupational therapy? This means a doctor's referral is not required to schedule an evaluation. Call today to learn more.
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