What We Offer
While we ask our patients to work hard in order to achieve their potential in therapy, we believe in using games, laughter, silliness, and love to motivate and encourage our patients. We believe every child has the ability to succeed, and we are committed to working with the child and the family to reach your goals.
Pediatric Physical Therapy
Physical therapy addresses a child's limitations in gross motor skill development for performance of functional tasks such as rolling, sitting, crawling, standing and walking. Physical therapy assists children with deficits in strength, balance, coordination, range of motion, and functional mobility. Your child will receive a complete physical therapy evaluation and a plan of care including your goals for your child. Your child's physical therapy will be customized to his or her specific needs, and the caregivers are always a welcome part of the team.
Physical therapy at our clinic may include:
- Neuro-Developmental Treatment
- Use of the Universal Exercise Unit (cage)
- Strengthening exercises
- Yoga
- Unweighted treadmill gait training
- Gait training using assistive devices such as gait trainers, walkers, crutches, or canes
- Adaptive equipment assessments and recommendations
- Lower extremity and trunk orthotic assessments and fittings
- Instruction in a home exercise program or community exercise program
- Use of adaptive tricycles
- Stretching and myofascial release
Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy at our clinic may include:
- Neuro-Developmental Treatment
- Use of Universal Exercise Unit (cage)
- Adaptive equipment assessments and recommendations
- Sensory integration training
- Fine motor skill instruction
- Upper extremity and trunk orthotic assessments and fittings
- Handwriting assistance
- Dressing, feeding, and self-care skill assistance
Neuro-Developmental Treatment
Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT) is the most widely-recognized method of treating children with cerebral palsy and individuals who have had a stroke. It focuses on handling techniques to maximize proximal stability in the body to give improved postural control and functional mobility. Two of our therapists are Pediatric NDT Certified. Visit ndta.org to learn more about NDT.Intensive Suit Therapy Program
Innovative’s intensive therapy program is customized to fit the needs of each child. It consists of physical and occupational therapy for up to four hours per day, five days per week for three weeks. Longer or shorter intensive sessions may be recommended for some patients as needed. All intensive sessions include physical and occupational therapy evaluations, plans of care including goals, a complete home exe 
rcise program including pictures of your child performing the exercises, and a "before and after" video. We refer our patients who need speech and language therapy to world-renowned speech therapist Debra Beckman. Please see our "Other Therapies" page for more information.
A typical day of intensive therapy includes:
- 30-60 minutes of preparation time, including moist heat, massage, soft tissue lengthening techniques, stretching, and sensory preparation.
- One hour of exercises and functional activities in the Therasuit™.
- One hour of exercises and functional activities in the cage.
- 30-60 minutes of focused occupational therapy time, including fine motor activities, dressing, feeding, and other daily living skills.
- One 15 minute break.