Pediatric Occupational Therapy

A child’s role in life is to play, learn and interact with other children of his/her age. Our Pediatric Occupational therapists evaluate the current status of the children related to their daily activities and strive to make therapy sessions feel like play.

To help children develop the necessary physical, cognitive, and sensory skills, our Pediatric occupational therapists and Speech therapists often work closely together to maximize the progress.

We at PediGym, work closely together with the child along with the family members to help them reach their maximum potential. As the therapy progresses, they gradually learn to participate independently at home, school and society.

What conditions can be treated with Pediatric Occupational Therapy?

Children with the following medical conditions can be treated with Pediatric Occupational Therapy:

• Birth Defects or Injuries
• Cerebral Palsy
• Spina Bifida
• Chronic Illnesses
• Sensory Processing Disorders
• Developmental Delays
• Traumatic Injuries (Brain or Spinal Cord)
• Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorders
• Learning Problems
• Behavioural Problems
• Post-Surgical Hand Conditions

What is the role of a Pediatric Occupational therapist?

The role of a Pediatric Occupational therapist generally involves helping children who have issues with learning, coordination and planning abilities. The Pediatric Occupational therapists work with the children in the following areas:

• improving fine motor skills
• addressing hand-eye coordination to help them improve their play like hitting a target, kicking a football, writing and copying from a blackboard
• learning daily tasks (such as brushing their teeth, bathing, getting dressed and feeding themselves)
• developing social and interpersonal skills

Kids won’t feel a thing when using the Kinesio tape

It might feel a bit itchy and uncomfortable when applying the tape; we suggest you keep it for three days for most total effects. Once the tape is removed, it does not stick to the skin. Removing the rape is easy when it’s wet; however, we tend to apply olive oil on the tap and let it soak in.