So your child/teen needs occupational therapy (OT), what does that mean?

Our occupational therapists work with children and teens who have difficulties with everyday activities including bathing, dressing, and eating. They help children learn to work through their limitations whether they are physical or sensory based. These limitations include sensitivity issues(clothing, touch, noise, light, etc.), hand-eye coordination, fine motor, vision and balance issues, and symptoms due to concussion.

We help children and teens in the following specialty areas:

• Sensory Processing
• Self regulation and concept
• Therapeutic listening
• Fine motor skill refinement
• Activities of daily living
• Cognitive development
• Functional vision therapy
• Assistive technology, such as computer use and environmental access

So your child/teen needs physical therapy (PT), what does that mean?

Our physical therapists work on moving skills such as crawling, rolling and walking, and coordination skills including: jumping, skipping and running.

A child’s difficulties can be from an accident or illness, delays in development, or other various causes including sports injuries, concussions or conditions related to orthopedic, neurological or cardiopulmonary issues.

We help children and teens in the following specialty areas:

• Gross motor abilities
• Vestibular rehabilitation
• Assistive technology
• Motor development
• Sports medicine

So your child/teen needs speech therapy (ST), what does that mean?

Our speech therapists (speech language pathologists) work with children who have difficulties with talking or communicating. They assist children to be able to communicate with their family and friends to get their wants and needs known and to be able to socially function within the community.

These issues may include trouble forming words, understanding or being understood, saying words correctly and completing sentences. We will also work with your child to use any existing augmentative and alternative communication devices.

We help children and teens in the following specialty areas:

• Oral-motor function
• Articulation
• Auditory processing & comprehension
• Cognitive-linguistic skills
• Language use/ pragmatics
• Voice quality & control
• Fluency
• Expressive language disorders
• Apraxia
• Augmentative communication
• Hearing impairment/aural (re)training

So your child/teen needs feeding therapy, what does that mean?

Feeding therapy is performed by our speech therapists (Speech Language Pathologists) with advanced training in eating and swallowing difficulties.

Our team will address many feeding difficulties including those due to behavior or sensory issues, food aversion, mouth movement and preparing to swallow (oral motor) deficits. We also work with children with tracheostomies and children transitioning from gastrostomy (G-Tube) or nasogastric (NG-Tube) tubes.

We help feeding and swallowing difficulties including:

• Oral motor delay/deficits
• Swallowing dysfunction
• Behavioral issues
• Sensory issues/impairments

Is your child four years old or older and still struggling with potty training and having frequent accidents? Pediatric pelvic health might be the solution for you
and your child.

Pediatric pelvic health is a specialized practice performed by a trained physical therapist, to treat daytime and nighttime pediatric bowel and bladder issues in children from ages 4 to 20 years old.

Our treatment includes education on the anatomy and function of the bladder and bowel systems. The physical therapist also teaches behavior strategies in the areas of bathroom schedules, positioning on the toilet, and recognizing food and drink irritants. Treatment focuses on improving the function of pelvic floor muscles.

We Provide:

• Education about the diagnosis
• Behavioral and diet modification strategies including use of a bladder and bowel log
• Muscle strengthening, coordination training, stretching, and relaxation techniques
• A comprehensive and patient specific home exercise program

Diagnoses we treat include, but are not limited to:

• Bed wetting
• Bowel and bladder dysfunction
• Urge or stress incontinence
• Voiding postponement
• Giggle incontinence

At Weisman Children’s the safety of our patients, families, and staff are always our top priority. That is why at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, we quickly pivoted to creating a telehealth program for our outpatient services.

When we returned to providing pandemic safe in-person sessions in June 2020, telehealth remained a pivotal part of our outpatient services and one that we continue to offer to our families today.

Telehealth is a great way to receive therapy services in the comfort of your own home. Although it is different from traditional in-person visits, our telehealth services can be just as effective in reaching your therapy goals, which has been the case for many of the children we have helped over this past year. At Weisman Children’s, we are committed to unlocking the potential of your child, no matter the situation.

We understand that telehealth is still a relatively new concept and something that we continue to improve each day. To help share what we have learned, we created this useful guide for you to answer potential questions or concerns about our telehealth services.

Weisman Children’s Telehealth Services Helpful Information

• • • Telehealth is the use of technology and telecommunications to deliver and manage health care. At Weisman Children’s, our goal is to use videoconferencing in order to deliver therapy services to you in a safe and efficient manner.
    • Prior to your first appointment, every family will have an initial call with one of our therapists, to answer any questions and help us ensure you have a smooth and enjoyable telehealth experience.
    • During your telehealth sessions, our therapists will coach you on how you can address your child’s therapy goals throughout the rest of the week in your home environment.
    • Weisman Children’s telehealth program offers physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy to children 0 to 21 years of age.
    • Children learn best through play and having fun. Telehealth can be just as fun as an in-person session and most patients look forward to it! Our therapists come up with creative games, activities and competitions to keep your child motivated. Even better, your child can bring their favorites toys to therapy!
    • Studies have shown that telehealth is just as effective as in-person therapies, with the additional benefit of not having to leave your house. Our telehealth sessions are live one-on-one sessions. They are an interactive experience personalized to your needs.

Are you in need of new equipment for your child? Here is how we can help!

Our team of specialty trained therapists will evaluate you and your child/teen’s needs and assist you with finding and learning to use the appropriate equipment.

Equipment includes but is not limited to:

• Manual and power wheel chairs
• Bathroom equipment
• Adaptive car seats
• Standers
• Walkers
• Adaptive tricycles
• Augmentative and computer based devices

Assements & Fittings

Our assessments and fittings are available every Thursday at a location near you.

To schedule an appointment, call 856-489-4520 or click below to schedule.

Our “3T”™ approach to concussion management uses the skills of physical, occupational, and speech therapists.

Our physical therapists help your child return to full physical activities following the “Return to Learn”-”Return to Play” protocols, whether it be for sports or leisure play activities. Activities focus on vestibular/balance, endurance and strength.

Our occupational therapists focus on the vestibular/balance and visual disturbances that can occur with concussion. They assess how these issues are interfering with completing everyday tasks and develop strategies to overcome them.

Our speech therapists intervene when your child is having issues with focusing, memory/word finding, or may be struggling with school work that was not previously an issue. They help your child organize school work and daily routines to return to previous levels.

This approach provides a complete range of care.

Concussion Services Include

• Cognitive/Linguistic Therapy
• Functional Vision Skills
• Headache Management
• Physical Exertion Training
• Return to Learn
• Return to Play
• Vestibular Rehabilitation

So your child has been diagnosed with Autism, how can we help?

At Weisman Children’s we know those with Autism demonstrate a unique set of strengths and challenges. We know that every family and individual has needs that are specific and meaningful to them, our goal is to help with those needs.

This includes:

• Deficits in verbal and non-verbal communication
• Delays in receptive and/or expressive language
• Social engagement
• Sensory processing differences
• Gross motor and fine motor coordination difficulties
• Executive functioning, including emotional control/ emotional regulation, planning and carrying out steps for everyday activities, and multi- tasking

Our therapists use a sensory based approach during therapy sessions to improve play, social, gross motor (i.e.: running, jumping, etc.), fine motor (i.e.: writing, dressing, etc.) and language skills. We provide parent/caregiver training to ensure carryover into your daily life.

So your child/teen sustained a sports related or other orthopedic injury, how can we help?

Weisman Sport’s sole focus is our young athletes receiving the proper diagnosis, treatment and ongoing care they need to return to the field and our community.

Whether your child is eight or eighteen years old, our therapists utilize sports specific protocols with the goal of restoring function, improving mobility and maximizing strength through age appropriate activities that make rehab both challenging and fun.

Our Program Offers:

• A team of highly trained therapists dedicated to treating orthopedic and sports-related injuries
• Sports specific rehabilitation protocols designed with the goal of restoring function, improving mobility, and maximizing strength
• Instruction on functional movement techniques to reduce risk of re-injury and optimize athletic performance
• Personal one-on-one treatment sessions
• Concussion rehabilitation services performed by our team of physical, occupational, and/or speech therapists
• Computerized diagnostic visual, vestibular, and balance assessments
• Return to Learn and Return to Play protocols
• All ages up to 21 years old.

The SpOt social skills group at Weisman Children’s is designed to increase your child’s communication, social skills, and peer interaction. These skills will be addressed through fun and interactive activities within a structured format.