| There are many reasons as to why | | | | Crutches may also be used and the child |
| children may need physical therapy. It | | | | and parents will be instructed on how to |
| could be because they have cerebral | | | | use them when the child encounters such |
| palsy and they need physical therapy to | | | | obstacles as stairs. Children may also |
| help them move their bodies easier or | | | | be required to wear a safety belt while |
| perhaps they broke a leg, or they may | | | | learning how to walk on crutches so they |
| have weak muscles somewhere in their | | | | do not injure themselves further. Other |
| body. Even those with brain injuries may | | | | types of equipment include: - Walkers |
| need to see a physical therapist since | | | | made just for children that help them |
| the brain has a lot to do with the | | | | learn to walk. - Toys such as balls, |
| functioning of muscles and knowing how | | | | swings, benches, and slides. Toys are an |
| to do things such as sit, walk, and | | | | important tool because it encourages the |
| roll. There are a number of different | | | | child to work their muscles through fun. |
| conditions and injuries that require | | | | - Ultrasound devices that are used in |
| physical therapy in children. There is | | | | controlling pain and inflammation. - |
| even one such condition called Jumper's | | | | Therapy balls are kind of like exercise |
| knee that becomes a problem for a lot of | | | | balls, but they are made in smaller |
| children and adolescents. If the child | | | | sizes for children - Therapy rolls are |
| complains of tenderness and pain around | | | | like long noodle type objects that the |
| the bottom of the kneecap, then this | | | | child can lean on, roll on, and simply |
| might be the problem. Kids who are | | | | have fun with. - Steps, incline mats, |
| involved in sports tend to have this | | | | and hurdles can create a great physical |
| problem during growth spurts. A physical | | | | environment for a child because these |
| therapist may use heat and ice as well | | | | objects encourage them to climb and |
| as ultrasound to gain control over the | | | | jump. Many of the different types of |
| pain and any inflammation. The physical | | | | physical therapy equipment that is used |
| therapist also works on strengthening | | | | promotes physical activity in some way. |
| the knee and creating a balance through | | | | Then there are others types of equipment |
| exercises such as posture exercises. | | | | that is used in reducing pain and |
| However, children are always severely | | | | inflammation and helps restore a balance |
| spraining ankles, breaking legs, arms, | | | | within the injured area. There seems to |
| hands, and feet. They may pull something | | | | be a little something for every |
| somewhere or tear a muscle during | | | | situation for every single age, whether |
| physical activity. All of these | | | | it be devices to help a child walk or to |
| incidents call for some kind of physical | | | | rehabilitate a muscle that has been |
| therapy whether short-term or long-term. | | | | torn. With sports becoming so intense |
| Physical therapy is important in | | | | nowadays, sports injuries are very |
| children who have injured a part of | | | | prevalent and a physical therapist is |
| their body because an injury can | | | | required for the healing process. Then |
| actually stunt growth, so it is | | | | again, children are born with conditions |
| important to make sure proper growth is | | | | that physical therapy can provide relief |
| inhibited by creating proper alignments | | | | for. That is why it is important that |
| and balances within the body. Equipment | | | | the proper equipment be available to |
| There are different types of equipment | | | | help these children. |
| that may be used with children who are | | | | Source 1 Medical provides Physical |
| going through physical therapy. An | | | | Therapy Equipment designed for children |
| example is a safety belt that prevents | | | | and adults. We provide Child friendly |
| the child from falling down or stumbling | | | | Pediatric Physical Therapy Tables and |
| when they are learning how to walk. | | | | Furniture. |