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Your Child's Doctor Now Has to Have an Accessible Exam Table and Wheelchair-Accessible Scale
...practices must make at least 10 percent of each type of diagnostic equipment accessible. Clinics that focus on mobility-related conditions, such as physical therapy and rehabilitation centers, must reach 20 percent. Any equipment bought or leased after July 8, 2024 already had to meet the accessibility standards...
News > Advocacy
Oregon Is Weighing Cuts to Physical Therapy, Prosthetics, and Autism Care for Medicaid Members
Oregon's Medicaid advisory group named PT, OT, prosthetics, and ABA oversight among 40+ cost-cutting options. The budget lands in December.
Lifestyle > Recreation
Aquatic Therapy Programs and Accessible Pools
...the water comfortably. Warm water relaxes tight muscles and makes movement easier. How Aquatic Therapy Programs Work. Aquatic therapy combines physical therapy techniques with the properties of water. Buoyancy reduces stress on joints and bones, allowing kids to move in ways they can't on...
Career > Accommodations
Temporary Accommodations During Medical Treatment or Recovery
...word is "substantially." A sprained ankle that heals in two weeks doesn't trigger ADA protections. A knee reconstruction that requires months of physical therapy and restricted mobility does. Duration doesn't determine whether something's a disability. A condition that lasts six weeks can be covered. A...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Trexo Robotic Gait Trainer: What Families Should Know About the Technology
When you've watched your child push through physical therapy sessions and the progress is still slow, the waiting has a particular weight to it. You understand the limits. You know the brain changes carefully....
Education > Early Intervention
Understanding Early Intervention Therapies: Speech, Occupational, and Physical Therapy for Infants and Toddlers
Speech, OT, and PT each address different areas of your child's development. Here's what each therapy does and how they work together.
Therapies > Music
How to Pay for Music Therapy: Insurance, Medicaid Waivers, and Grant Programs
...the diagnostic treatment model insurers use to determine coverage. This isn't unique to music therapy. Occupational therapy, speech therapy, and physical therapy face similar denials when the goal is developmental progress rather than recovery from injury or illness. The distinction matters because it directs...
Special Needs > Cerebral Palsy
Hip Surveillance for Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Parent's Guide to the Monitoring Schedule
...time a child is in pain or has visible gait changes, the hip may have migrated significantly, narrowing the window for less invasive options like physical therapy adjustments, bracing, or muscle release surgery. Why Children with CP Are at Higher Risk. Cerebral palsy affects muscle...
Therapies > Physical
Physical Therapy for Children with Special Needs: A Complete Parent's Guide
...moments when parents wonder: does my child need physical therapy? And if they do, where do I even start? Physical...therapy? And if they do, where do I even start? Physical therapy for children with special needs addresses...a qualified therapist you can trust. What Physical Therapy Addresses in Children. Pediatric PT focuses...
Special Needs > Down Syndrome
Your Early Intervention Roadmap for Down Syndrome: Therapy Options from Birth to Age Three
...family. A Down syndrome diagnosis alone is enough to qualify in most states, with no additional evaluation required. The three primary therapies are physical therapy (PT), speech-language therapy, and occupational therapy (OT). Each addresses a specific aspect of development that hypotonia affects. Hypotonia...
Medical > Orthopedics
Contractures in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Recognition, Prevention, and When to Escalate Care
...window for non-surgical intervention doesn't stay open indefinitely. This is the escalation ladder most families will navigate: home stretching, physical therapy, serial casting, botulinum toxin injections, and in some cases, surgical release. Each step has clinical thresholds that signal when it's time...
Education > Special Education
Related Services in Special Education: A Complete Guide to OT, PT, Speech, and More
...are the support underneath special education: occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech, counseling, transportation, and others that help a child with...processing, and daily living skills as they relate to the school environment Physical therapy: addressing gross motor needs affecting school access and participation...