The purview of pediatrics includes the physical and psychosocial growth, development, and health of the individual. This commitment begins prior to birth when conception is apparent and continues throughout infancy, childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood, when the growth and developmental processes are generally completed. The responsibility of pediatrics may therefore begin with the fetus and continue through 21 years of age.
Pediatric physical therapy assists in early detection of health problems and uses a wide variety of modalities to treat disorders in the pediatric population. These therapists are specialized in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of infants, children, and adolescents with a variety of congenital, developmental, neuromuscular, skeletal, or acquired disorders/diseases. Treatments focus on improving gross and fine motor skills, balance and coordination, strength and endurance as well as cognitive and sensory processing/integration.
The pediatric physical therapist works with children to improve their overall activities to achieve indepedent functional abilities in daily living.Pediatric therapist are involved on family centered care which increases the support for emotional and developmental needs of the child.
Career Perspective :
Pediatric Physical Therapy is a rewarding career.You make the Child to learn activities like walking ,position transitions etc and help them to participate in the activities that required in their daily life.It is a challenging career who love children and look forward for minute improvement in the short or long term goal.
Pediatric Physical Therapist's independently provides advanced and comprehensive services for the neonatal and pediatric patient in both an inpatient and outpatient setting; provides services in collaborationwith physicians, patient and family, and all team members; and assists or compliments direct patient care.
Therapists are responsible for evaluating, treatment and modification of treatment
plans for both inpatients and outpatients with a wide variety of diagnoses. The pediatric physical therapistfrequently makes referrals to other therapy services or support for families in Anchorage and outlying communities;they also may make home, school, or visits to community hospitals and clinics to assist in coordination of servicesfor pediatric clients.
