Old Mill Center - Pediatric Physical & Occupational Therapy

We provide pediatric occupational therapy and physical therapy services for children in a medical/clinic model.

Just like social and emotional health, physical health is crucial to a child’s wellbeing. Our Occupational & Physical Therapy program provides specialized treatment and support to children and families to bolster healthy independence.

Occupational therapy is designed to build basic motor and sensory skills. It enables children to be successful and independent in play, self-help skills, social interactions, and general learning.

Our clients include children with fine- and gross-motor delays, perceptual motor delays, coordination challenges, eating and swallowing challenges, and behavior challenges related to sensory processing.

Our physical therapy team focuses on helping children build strength, flexibility, coordination, and balance. Our therapists help children develop the gross motor skills they need to fully participate in daily activates.

Please arrive 15 minutes early in order to fill out some paperwork. Bring your insurance card (please bring all cards if you have more than one plan). If your child has had evaluations done at other facilities such as Early Intervention, CDRC, Shriners Hospital, etc, please bring copies of the reports.

Comfortable, stretchy, but not too loose or too bulky clothing is best, so your child will be able to move readily without restriction. It is also a good idea to have a sleeveless top and shorts available for your child to change into, particularly with physical therapy. Sometimes the therapists need to have a better look at upper or lower extremity joints, including the joints above and/or below the one that appears to be affected.

Please do not bring your child to an appointment if they are sick, have recently been sick, or if they have been recently exposed to someone with the symptoms of contagious illness. We work with children and know that children do get sick. We do not want others to be exposed to a contagious child. Please give us as much notice as possible when canceling.

You will leave the evaluation understanding your child’s basic strengths and weaknesses. The therapist might make a follow up appointment with you at the time of the evaluation to either meet and discuss the results, or to call and discuss the results. If you meet with the therapist, a written copy of the evaluation will be presented to you at that time. If you talk by phone, a copy of the evaluation will be sent to you before your scheduled phone call. Included with the written report will be a copy of goals that you, your child if able and the therapist will decide together. This should all occur within 2 weeks of the initial evaluation.

We bill medical insurance, if that is available. We expect clients to pay deductibles and copayments at the time of treatment. Our billing office is happy to make payment plans with families. We accept cash, check or credit cards.

Each session is generally 1 hour, which allows 50 minutes for treatment and 10 minutes to discuss the session and explain the home program. We prefer that a caregiver is present at the session so that we can demonstrate activities for you to do with your child. This also gives you a chance to share your experiences with your therapist. We strive to be sensitive and respectful of other clients and families who are working in the same space and strive to be punctual with the start and end of each session.

Because treatment space is tightly scheduled and therapist time is limited, canceling or rescheduling at least 24 hours in advance is required. Parents will be called the day before to remind them of all appointments.