Your child may need therapy if they are displaying the following symptoms:
Home Health Pediatric Therapy Houston TX
Infants and Toddlers
Fine Motor Skills
*Not meeting developmental milestones
*Not reaching for or playing with toys
*Difficulty manipulating small objects
Sensory/Motor
*Appears fearful of movement or needs unusual amount of movement to be calm
*Difficulty with transitions
*Overstimulated by busy environments
*Over sensitive to loud sounds
*Doesn't play or interact with other children
*More active then other children of the same age
*Becomes upset when dirty or during messy play
*Avoids playground equipment
*Does not appear to get dizzy or appears to get dizzy to easily
*Picky eater or does not transition to new textures
*Not meeting developmental milestones
*Not reaching for or playing with toys
*Difficulty manipulating small objects
Sensory/Motor
*Appears fearful of movement or needs unusual amount of movement to be calm
*Difficulty with transitions
*Overstimulated by busy environments
*Over sensitive to loud sounds
*Doesn't play or interact with other children
*More active then other children of the same age
*Becomes upset when dirty or during messy play
*Avoids playground equipment
*Does not appear to get dizzy or appears to get dizzy to easily
*Picky eater or does not transition to new textures
- No physiological flexion
- Absent or weak reflexes.
- Limbs are very stiff when moved – Hypertonia (high muscle tones)
- Very little limb movement, no/little spontaneous kicking – Hypotonia (low muscle tone)
- When lying back, inability to lift arms from support surface
- Doesn’t pull to sit at 4.5 months
- Head still bobs when carried at 4.5 months
- Doesn’t roll over by 7 months
- Only rolls in one direction
- In prone (on the tummy) is not able to pivot around to reach toys, not able to move body forward or backwards
- Doesn’t sit independently by 9 months
- When crawling , only puts weight through one leg
- Has no desire to pull to stand at 12 months
- Not walking by 18 months
- Not climbing up and down stairs by 24 months
- Not jumping with both feet together
- Abnormal Gait pattern
- Decreased flexibility or restrictions in range of motion
- Core or lower extremity weakness
- Frequent loss of balance
- Ligament laxity
- Asymmetrical movement patterns
- Poor posture
- Lack of coordination
- Pain
Preschool
Fine Motor Skills
*Difficulty manipulating small toys (stringing beads, stacking blocks)
*Difficulty with or dislikes puzzles
*Continues to scribble without details
*Continues to hold a crayon in a fisted or gross grasp
*Coloring and / or eating using the had on the side where the utensil is placed
*Difficulty cutting with scissors after age 4
Sensory/Motor
*Avoids getting messy
*Hesitant to climb on playground equipment
*Continues to mouth toys or objects
*Over Sensitive to sounds (covers ears)
*Doesn't play or interact with other children as well as other peers
*Becomes overstimulated in busy environments
*Has a hard time transitioning between activities
*Difficulty sitting still
*Difficulty participating in age appropriate group activities
*Does not get dizzy or appears to get dizzy too easily
*Picky eater or does not eat certain textures of food
Self Care
*Difficulty using a spoor or cuppy
*Difficulty dressing self
*Difficulty feeding self: like using a spoon, drinking from a cup.
*Difficulty dressing self: like buttons, fasters, tying shoes.
*Difficulty manipulating small toys (stringing beads, stacking blocks)
*Difficulty with or dislikes puzzles
*Continues to scribble without details
*Continues to hold a crayon in a fisted or gross grasp
*Coloring and / or eating using the had on the side where the utensil is placed
*Difficulty cutting with scissors after age 4
Sensory/Motor
*Avoids getting messy
*Hesitant to climb on playground equipment
*Continues to mouth toys or objects
*Over Sensitive to sounds (covers ears)
*Doesn't play or interact with other children as well as other peers
*Becomes overstimulated in busy environments
*Has a hard time transitioning between activities
*Difficulty sitting still
*Difficulty participating in age appropriate group activities
*Does not get dizzy or appears to get dizzy too easily
*Picky eater or does not eat certain textures of food
Self Care
*Difficulty using a spoor or cuppy
*Difficulty dressing self
*Difficulty feeding self: like using a spoon, drinking from a cup.
*Difficulty dressing self: like buttons, fasters, tying shoes.
- Unable to stand on 1 foot by 3 years
- Unable to climb on and off equipment at the playground
- Is afraid of movement in space, as when on a swing
- Not hopping on one foot by 4 years
- No attempt to jump down from the bottom step
- Unable to walk in a straight line by 5 years
- Unable to ride a tricycle by 4 years
- Abnormal Gait pattern
- Hypertonia (high muscle tone)
- Hypotonia (low muscle tone)
- Decreased flexibility or restrictions in range of motion
- Core or lower extremity weakness
- Frequent loss of balance
- Ligament laxity
- Asymmetrical movement patterns
- Poor posture
- Lack of coordination
- Pain
Elementary School
Fine Motor Skills
*Difficulty holding pencil correctly
*Hand tires easily
*Hand hurts when writing
*Difficulty copying letters and words
*Lacks well established hand dominance
*Difficulty drawing pictures
*Difficulty coloring or cutting
*Difficulty writing
Sensory/Motor
*Tendency to confuse left and right
*Poor desk posture
*Becomes easily frustrated
*Difficulty sitting still
*Difficulty keeping hands to self
*Difficulty transitioning between activities
*Bumping into or crashing into items or people
*Avoids crowded situations or environments
*Fearful of movement or excessive craving of movement
*Makes excessive noise or is over sensitive to sound
*Easily distracted
*Disorganized
*Difficulty coordinating motor activities (difficulty with jumping jacks or riding a bike)
*Does not get dizzy or appears to get dizzy too easily
*Picky eater or does not eat certain textures of food
Visual Skills
*Difficulty typing shoes
*Difficulty dressing self, including fasteners
*Difficulty with grooming
*Difficulty using a spoon and fork
Self Care
*Difficulty typing shoes
*Difficulty dressing self, including fasteners
*Difficulty with grooming
*Difficulty using a spoon and fork
*Difficulty holding pencil correctly
*Hand tires easily
*Hand hurts when writing
*Difficulty copying letters and words
*Lacks well established hand dominance
*Difficulty drawing pictures
*Difficulty coloring or cutting
*Difficulty writing
Sensory/Motor
*Tendency to confuse left and right
*Poor desk posture
*Becomes easily frustrated
*Difficulty sitting still
*Difficulty keeping hands to self
*Difficulty transitioning between activities
*Bumping into or crashing into items or people
*Avoids crowded situations or environments
*Fearful of movement or excessive craving of movement
*Makes excessive noise or is over sensitive to sound
*Easily distracted
*Disorganized
*Difficulty coordinating motor activities (difficulty with jumping jacks or riding a bike)
*Does not get dizzy or appears to get dizzy too easily
*Picky eater or does not eat certain textures of food
Visual Skills
*Difficulty typing shoes
*Difficulty dressing self, including fasteners
*Difficulty with grooming
*Difficulty using a spoon and fork
Self Care
*Difficulty typing shoes
*Difficulty dressing self, including fasteners
*Difficulty with grooming
*Difficulty using a spoon and fork
Middle and High School
Fine Motor Skills
*Difficulty with any of the above fine motor skills
*Difficulty learning to type
*Difficulty opening packets and containers
*Writing takes much longer than classmates
*Handwriting not legible
Sensory/Motor
*Difficulty with any of the above sensory or motor skills
*Very disorganized: frequently misplaces school work
*Excessive need for movement
*Withdraws from touch
*Fatigues easy
Visual Skills
*Difficulty with any of the above visual skills
*Difficulty finding own errors and self correcting work
*Difficulty with any of the above fine motor skills
*Difficulty learning to type
*Difficulty opening packets and containers
*Writing takes much longer than classmates
*Handwriting not legible
Sensory/Motor
*Difficulty with any of the above sensory or motor skills
*Very disorganized: frequently misplaces school work
*Excessive need for movement
*Withdraws from touch
*Fatigues easy
Visual Skills
*Difficulty with any of the above visual skills
*Difficulty finding own errors and self correcting work
- Abnormal Gait pattern
- Hypertonia (high muscle tone)
- Hypotonia (low muscle tone)
- Decreased flexibility or restrictions in range of motion
- Core or lower extremity weakness
- Frequent loss of balance
- Ligament laxity
- Asymmetrical movement patterns
- Poor posture
- Lack of coordination
- Pain
- Sports Injuries
Referral Request
Pediatric Physical Therapy can provide great results. The benefits of Physical Therapy include:
- Development of efficient posture and movement patterns
- Prevention of secondary complications
- Increased independence with functional mobility and exploration
- Increased stability and control during functional and recreational activities
- Improved ability to safely navigate familiar and novel environments
- Increased participation in recreational activities with family and peers
- Increased success during gross motor games and activities
Accepting Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Healthcare, Texas Children and Medicaid. We also offer self-pay options.
