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Pediatric Outpatient Therapy
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Outpatient Therapy The rehabilitation staff at Baptist Memphis is experienced in the evaluation and treatment of infants, children and teen-agers with orthopedic, sensory and neuromotor disorders.

Baptist Memphis offers comprehensive outpatient pediatric rehabilitation services for children from birth to 18 years of age. A team of therapists provides physical, occupational and speech-language therapy through therapeutic activities, sport-specific rehabilitation and patient/family education. The rehabilitation staff at Baptist Memphis is experienced in the evaluation and treatment of infants, children and teen-agers with orthopedic, sensory and neuromotor disorders.

Specialty areas available include:

  • Serial casting
  • Balance disturbances
  • Splinting fabrication


Specialized evaluation and treatments are available for:

  • Developmental delays
  • Sensory integration
  • Strength and conditioning
  • Coordination
  • Range of motion
  • Swallowing
  • Dysphagia
  • Oral-motor skills
  • Feeding
  • Visual-motor abilities
  • Visual perception


Pediatric Occupational Therapy

Baptist Memphis’ pediatric occupational therapists address deficits hindering a patient’s progression through normal development, as well as a patient’s ability to perform activities of daily living, including work, play, self-care and leisure activities. The method of intervention varies according to the patient’s age and diagnosis.

Occupational therapy treatment is available for, but not limited to, the following diagnoses:

  • Brachial plexus injury
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Hemiplegia
  • Autism spectrum disorders
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Sensory integration dysfunction
  • Prematurity
  • Torticollis
  • Down’s syndrome
  • Brain injuries
  • Developmental delays
  • Oral-motor deficits
  • Generalized upper body weakness
  • Additional high-risk factors


Pediatric Physical Therapy

Baptist Memphis’ pediatric physical therapy promotes independent functioning using specialized techniques and/or equipment, such as mobility training, play therapy and gait training.

Physical therapy is available to treat the following diagnoses/injuries, among others:

  • Cerebral palsy
  • Down’s syndrome
  • Spina bifida
  • Torticollis
  • Abnormal gait disturbances
  • Developmental delays
  • Abnormal tonal deficits
  • Muscular dystrophy
  • Brain injuries
  • Congenital deficits/syndromes
  • Orthopedic problems


Pediatric Speech-Language Pathology

Pediatric Audiology
Baptist Memphis’s pediatric speech-language pathology program provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment of children birth to 18 years of age for speech, language, swallowing, feeding and oral motor skills. Videofluoroscopic evaluation of swallowing also is available.


Diagnoses that may be treated include:

  • Dysphagia
  • Down’s syndrome
  • Head traumas
  • Voice disorders
  • Prematurity
  • Cleft palate and related disorders
  • Hearing impairment
  • Delayed speech and language development




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