Programs & Services

Our Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Department is dedicated to offering comprehensive, multidisciplinary care that helps children and adolescents achieve their optimal level of independence. Our pediatric physiatrists are skilled in addressing:

• Physical limitations (range of motion, strength)
• Developmental assessment
• General evaluation, surveillance and management
• Nonsurgical orthopedic surveillance (hips, spine, musculoskeletal complications)
• Spasticity/tone management
  • Medications
  • Injection therapy for spasticity or dystonia (botulinum toxin and phenol) with use of electrical stimulation/ultrasound guidance (offering both sedated and awake procedures)  
  • Surgical recommendations (intrathecal Baclofen pump, selective dorsal rhizotomy, orthopedic procedures)
• Therapy prescription, and coordination of those services
• Bracing and splinting (orthotics) prescriptions
• Durable medical equipment/functional equipment prescription (wheelchairs, walkers, etc.)
• Analysis of gait (walking) pattern
• Some associated medical problems (constipation, drooling, sleep, behavior)
• Rehabilitation management of swallowing dysfunction
• Diagnostic assistance/referral recommendations
• Collaboration with other pediatric specialists (physicians, therapists, psychologist, school staff)
• Seating and Mobility Clinic