{"id":522,"date":"2021-08-26T16:09:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T16:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acandakids.com\/?page_id=522"},"modified":"2022-08-01T09:48:30","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T13:48:30","slug":"physical-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/1022.acandakids.com\/physical-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Physical Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
Physical Therapy<\/strong> may be an option for children with developmental difficulties, ASD, traumatic brain injury, and other concerns impacting development. The area of concern\/ delay may be underdeveloped musculature and neuroanatomy, delayed motor control, weak muscle tone and impaired breathing control. These areas of physical delay limit functional development.<\/strong><\/p> Both young and older children, teens and adults can benefit from a carefully designed exercise program provided by a physical therapist.<\/p> As with other therapies, goals for physical therapy are determined on an individual basis with input from parents, physicians and other members of the treatment team<\/strong>.<\/p> A physical therapist can help a child with developmental difficulties learn a variety of age-appropriate motor skills, from throwing, catching and kicking a ball to jumping, hopping, riding a bike and other less playful physical therapies such as:<\/p>THERAPEUTIC NEEDS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t