All about Pediatric Rehabilitation

What is Pediatric Rehabilitation?

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Pediatrics is a branch of medicine that deals with kids from 0-18 (from birth to 18 years of age) & pediatric rehabilitation is a process of rehabilitating a child with pediatric conditions like Cerebral palsy, developmental delays, learning disability , sensory processing and sensory modulation disorders, autism, ADHD, other disorders like down' syndrome, cortical visual and hearing impairments, seizures, intellectual disabilities, orthopedic conditions like club foot, etc.

Pediatric Rehabilitation is a process of treating a child with possible interventions which helps the child in providing opportunity to develop better neuro plasticity (better wiring of neuronal maps) .

It includes:

- Early detection of a child' issues by qualified medical practitioner

- Early Intervention

- Holistic Approach ( Treating a child requires a Multi-Disciplinary team)

- Proper counselling of families involved and partnership with the family

- Working on achieving functional goals, Goals varies with the age so they have to be age appropriate

Overview of Rehabilitation approaches based on Age:-

- Early Intervention : From birth to 6 years

- Academic Support : Up to 10 - 12 years of age

- Pre Vocational Training : Up to 12 - 18 years of age

- Vocational Training : After 18 years of age

Pediatric Rehabilitation Includes:

- Pediatric Rehabilitation , as mentioned earlier requires a multi-disciplinary team which includes a pediatrician, developmental pediatrician, physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech-language therapist, special educator, psychologist, counselor, family & the society. 

- Rehabilitation includes physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, neurodevelopment treatment (NDT), sensory integration therapy (SI), oral placement therapy (OPT), visual stimulation therapy, language and communication training (AAC), ADL training,

orientation & mobility training, special education, brain gym, assistive technology, home modifications, orthotic support, parent' training and counselling, collaborating with main stream schools, prevocational training etc.

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Unique Kiddos

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Dr. Vishal Bharat Parikh

Consulting Developmental Physical Therapist

+91 87805 11233

+91 94272 14498.