Pediatric occupational therapy helps infants, children and adolescents perform the activities of daily living that may need to be mastered for the first time or relearned after disease or injury. These activities may include eating, grooming, bathing and dressing.
Licensed and/or registered occupational therapists work in pediatric and neonatal intensive care units and the inpatient and outpatient clinics at Baylor Scott & White McLane Children’s in Temple, Texas. The goal is to help patients be as productive and independent as possible by increasing their developmental skills, strength, flexibility, coordination and endurance.
Our pediatric occupational therapy team uses various techniques to evaluate physical, sensory, visual-perceptual, and cognitive deficits to identify specific treatments to help each patient and their family. Parents and family members are encouraged to participate actively in a child’s rehabilitation process.
Occupational therapists also make home visits to determine what modifications are necessary to ensure independence and safety once a child returns home from the hospital.
Services we offer include:
Spasticity, cerebral palsy and seating and mobility rehabilitation clinics are held regularly to meet the unique needs of patients who require ongoing therapy.
