Physical therapy
Assists each child in reaching their maximum potential to function independently
Pediatric physical therapists (PTs) work with children and their families to assist each child in reaching their maximum potential to function independently and to promote active participation in home, school, and community environments. Physical therapists have expertise in movement, motor development, and body function (eg, strength and endurance). They apply clinical reasoning during examination, evaluation, diagnosis, and intervention for children, youth, and young adults. As primary health care providers, PTs also promote health and wellness as they implement a wide variety of supports in collaboration with families, communities, and other medical, educational, developmental, and rehabilitation specialists.
What Role
Does the family play?
Parents and families have the primary role in their child’s development. The pediatric PT collaborates with the family to promote the development and implement an individualized intervention program. Families are supported through coordination of services, advocacy, and assistance to enhance the development of their child. This can include:
• Positioning during daily routines and activities
• Adapting toys for play
• Expanding mobility options
• Using equipment effectively
• Facilitating safety for the home and community
• Accessing community programs and resources
• Providing information on the child’s physical and health care needs
• Supporting family caregiving
• Smoothing transitions from early childhood to school and into adult life
• Physical Developmental delays caused by trauma during birth
• Genetic syndromes affecting movement
• Balance and coordination
• Motor Planning, which is the ability to plan and execute movement with respect to the
environment.
• Self-help strategies to improve movement in everyday life.
The process of supporting children and families begins with an interview, or conversation, to identify the child’s needs and family’s concerns and continues with an examination and evaluation of the child in the context of their daily routines and activities. This examination may include, but not be limited to, mobility, sensory and neuromotor development, use of assistive technology, muscle, and joint function, strength and endurance, cardiopulmonary status, posture and balance, and oral motor skills. The process of providing pediatric physical therapy continues with collaboration, consultation, and intervention.

where does your child
Receive Pediatric Physical Therapy?
Pediatric physical therapy in Everett WA is provided in our unique natural learning environment, which mirrors a home.
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Feel free to contact us by phone, fax, email, or standard mail delivery. We try to return communication within 24 hours. If we’re out of the office, attending a conference, or conducting therapy it may take up to 48 hours. We appreciate your patience and look forward to serving you.
Location: 3602 Everett Ave
Everett, WA 98201
Telephone: (425) 785-3342
Fax: (425) 259-6317