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Children’s Physical Therapy

What is Physical Therapy for Children?

Children’s physical therapy helps helps children develop strength, coordination, balance, and movement skills needed to participate in daily activities. PT focuses on improving mobility, physical function, and confidence in movement at home, school, and in the community.

What Does Physical Therapy for Children Help With?

  • Milestones such as rolling, sitting independently, crawling, and early mobility
  • Standing and walking development
  • Running and jumping skills
  • Climbing and playground skills
  • Strength
  • Endurance
  • Core stability
  • Balance
  • Body awareness
  • Toe walking
  • Gait training
  • Participation in physical play
  • Participation in sports and recreation
  • Ability to keep up with peers during physical activity
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Children’s Physical Therapy

What is Physical Therapy for Children?

Children’s physical therapy helps helps children develop strength, coordination, balance, and movement skills needed to participate in daily activities. PT focuses on improving mobility, physical function, and confidence in movement at home, school, and in the community.

What Does Physical Therapy for Children Help With?
  • Milestones such as rolling, sitting independently, crawling, and early mobility
  • Standing and walking development
  • Running and jumping skills
  • Climbing and playground skills
  • Strength
  • Endurance
  • Core stability
  • Balance
  • Body awareness
  • Toe walking
  • Gait training
  • Participation in physical play
  • Participation in sports and recreation
  • Ability to keep up with peers during physical activity
Schedule a Consult
Contact Us to Learn More

Who Benefits from Children’s Physical Therapy?

Children who have difficulty with movement, mobility, balance, endurance, or physical participation may benefit from PT. This includes children with developmental delays, diagnosed conditions, injuries, or physical challenges that affect how they move and interact with their environment.

Convenient Telehealth Visits

Get care from home—no commute, no waiting rooms

Goal-Based Treatment Plans

Plans tailored to your family's needs and priorities

Functional Progress

Skills you and your child can use in real life

Common Signs

Common Signs Your Child May Benefit from Physical Therapy

  • Delays in early motor milestones such as rolling, sitting, crawling, standing, or walking
  • Weakness or low muscle tone that makes it difficult to sit upright, move, or keep up with peers
  • Difficulty with balance during activities such as standing, walking, or playing on playground equipment
  • Frequent tripping, falling, or appearing unusually clumsy during movement
  • Challenges with coordination during activities like running, jumping, climbing, or kicking a ball
  • Difficulty with walking patterns, including toe walking or unusual gait
  • Limited endurance or fatigue during play, sports, or school activities
  • Difficulty with strength needed for activities such as climbing stairs, getting up from the floor, or jumping
  • Challenges with body awareness or understanding how the body moves in space
  • Difficulty learning new physical skills or movement patterns
  • Trouble participating in playground games, physical education, or sports
  • Difficulty keeping up with peers during active play or recreational activities
  • Concerns about posture, alignment, or movement quality during daily activities
  • Difficulty participating comfortably in daily routines that require movement at home, school, or in the community
Common Signs

Common Signs Your Child May Benefit from Physical Therapy

  • Delays in early motor milestones such as rolling, sitting, crawling, standing, or walking
  • Weakness or low muscle tone that makes it difficult to sit upright, move, or keep up with peers
  • Difficulty with balance during activities such as standing, walking, or playing on playground equipment
  • Frequent tripping, falling, or appearing unusually clumsy during movement
  • Challenges with coordination during activities like running, jumping, climbing, or kicking a ball
  • Difficulty with walking patterns, including toe walking or unusual gait
  • Limited endurance or fatigue during play, sports, or school activities
  • Difficulty with strength needed for activities such as climbing stairs, getting up from the floor, or jumping
  • Challenges with body awareness or understanding how the body moves in space
  • Difficulty learning new physical skills or movement patterns
  • Trouble participating in playground games, physical education, or sports
  • Difficulty keeping up with peers during active play or recreational activities
  • Concerns about posture, alignment, or movement quality during daily activities
  • Difficulty participating comfortably in daily routines that require movement at home, school, or in the community

What We Help With

Strength
Standing & Walking
Development
Sports
Participation
Physical Play
Participation
Climbing & Playground
Skills
Balance
Contact Us

Phone: (719) 203-2892

Fax: (719) 425-3656

Email: info@brighttelehealth.com

Physician Referral

Ask your physician to fax an order for therapy and your medical records (including ICD-10, allergies and medications, order for evaluation, and visit note) to (719) 425-3656

Patient & Family Referral

complete our Contact Us form to get started.​

Or, if you’re contacting us via fax or phone to begin services, please have your information ready.