Pediatric Physical Therapy services
We offer comprehensive physical therapy evaluations, addressing the concerns of the family or patient, which may encompass various aspects such as strength, range of motion, balance, posture, mobility, endurance, coordination, and acquisition of gross motor milestones. Our evaluations utilize appropriate outcome measures to establish baseline data and track progress throughout therapy.
Treatment plans are tailored to the individual, targeting specific concerns and impairments identified during the evaluation process. We provide home exercises and family education to support continued progress. Follow-up treatment sessions are available at a location of your choice, whether it be at home, workplace, sports complex, park, and more.
Professional Affiliations:
Member of the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy
Member of the APTA
Virginia Chapter
Certifications:
Certified Usui
Reiki Master
Hand Mudras
Energy Healer
Crystal Energy Healer
Our expertise extends to a range of diagnoses,
including but not limited to:
- Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome (AMPS)
- Arthritis
- Autism
- Balance impairments
- Cancer
- Cerebral palsy
- Concussion
- Coordination impairments
- Decreased endurance
- Decreased strength
- Developmental delay
- Down syndrome
- Genetic disorders
- Gross motor delay/impairments
- High or low muscle tone (hyper- and hypotonia)
- Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA)
- Muscular disorders
- Muscular dystrophy
- Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)
- Neurologic disorders
- Neuromuscular impairments
- Orthotic and prosthetic recommendations and training
- Post-surgery rehabilitation
- Scoliosis and postural asymmetries
- Spina bifida
- Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
- Sports injuries
- Sprains and broken bones
- Toe-walking and other gait abnormalities
- Torticollis
- Vestibular dysfunction
- Wheelchair and adaptive equipment evaluations
Telehealth
Telehealth offers physical therapy evaluations and treatment in the convenience of your own home.
It utilizes a HIPAA-compliant platform and is available across the state of VA. This option is particularly beneficial for families with children who have decreased immune systems, as it eliminates the need to travel to a clinic during cold and flu season. Additionally, most diagnoses can be effectively addressed through telehealth.
Early Intervention
Early Intervention is a program that serves children aged birth-to-three, along with their families, who either show a developmental delay or have a medical condition that might affect their ability to acquire age-appropriate developmental skills. The therapy takes place in the child’s natural environment, which could be their home, childcare center, or even a playground. This program follows a parent coaching model, where families are taught strategies to help their children further develop and acquire skills. Importantly, the therapy utilizes only items that are available in the family’s home to promote carryover of skills during daily routines.
For more information on Virginia’s early intervention program, please visit https://www.itcva.online/
Aquatic Therapy services
Aquatic Therapy involves performing exercises in a warm-water pool, utilizing principles of buoyancy, density, hydrostatic pressure, heat, resistance, and counterbalance to gravity. This therapy decreases the amount of weight a patient needs to support, making it a lower impact option that is easier on the joints. It also provides resistance which is great for strength training. Additionally, it can be used to challenge balance and help maintain and develop balance reactions. The use of buoyancy enables patients to perform movements that they may be unable to do on land. Aquatic Therapy is particularly beneficial for training post-injury, as it helps maintain and increase endurance while reducing the risk of injury or re-injury. It is a safe way to work on gait training and other weightbearing activities, especially when patients have weightbearing restrictions. Furthermore, it promotes increased circulation and decreases swelling and edema. The application of heat in this therapy helps reduce high muscle tone, making movement easier, while the cooler temperature of the pool aids in increasing low muscle tone, providing increased stability. Aquatic Therapy is suitable for various diagnoses, including but not limited to developmental delay, high and low tone, balance impairments, neurological disorders, decreased strength and endurance, spina bifida, AMPS, and cerebral palsy, among others.
Screening services
We offer screenings for both preschool-aged children and athletes. For preschool screenings, we visit your preschool and conduct developmental assessments for children aged 0-6. Our evaluations cover gross motor skills, fine motor skills, sensory integration, and speech and language skills. We work closely with your staff and the families to address any concerns, and we spend time discussing each child with the teaching staff to ensure accuracy of our findings.
The screenings are done individually, and each child is observed interacting with their peers in the classroom setting. Further assessment will be provided if necessary, and the results of the screening, along with recommendations for further evaluation, will be shared with the teaching staff and families.
When it comes to sports screenings, we come to your gym or practice location to provide assessments specific to your sport. These screenings evaluate strength, balance, range of motion, coordination, agility, and endurance skills. They help identify potential problem areas that may put your athletes at risk of injury. Baseline data is collected in case of injury, enabling us to make recommendations regarding the athlete’s safe return to play, especially in the case of concussions. Like preschool screenings, we collaborate with your coaching staff and families to address any concerns and ensure accurate findings. Screenings are conducted individually, and each athlete is observed while participating with their team. If a potential problem area is identified, we provide individualized exercise programs tailored to the athlete. The results of the screening, along with recommendations for further evaluation, will be shared with the coaching staff and families.
Consulting Services
At Golden Keys Pediatric Wellness, our consulting services cover a wide range of areas, including product testing and development, leadership development, employee development, continuing education course development, and various topics taught to leaders and employees.
These topics include coaching, change management, communication, employee development and motivation, adaptability, time management, personal energy, and emotional intelligence. Throughout our experience, we have consulted with two different digital health companies on gamified therapy.
