Services · Therapediatrics
Physical Therapy
Our therapists help kids build coordination, strength and balance, and have fun doing it.
Touchstone provides pediatric physical therapy in Vernon Hills, IL for infants through teens, delivered by therapists Certified in Functional Manual Therapy.
Who it’s for
Infants to teens
Focus
Motor, balance, strength
Where
In the clinic, Vernon Hills
First step
An evaluation
About physical therapy
Movement skills for growing bodies
Physical therapy treats injuries and physical impairments, and it also prevents injury and improves long-term health. Properly applied, it helps children perform better, recover from injuries and avoid injury in sport and play.
Kids need to have fun as they gain strength, balance and coordination. Physical therapy helps children maintain or improve the use of their bones, joints, muscles and nerves, and along the way they gain self-confidence and self-esteem as their motor skills and overall fitness improve.
Our therapists are educated in child development and work with your child to enhance coordination, strength and balance.
Physical therapy can help with
Common reasons families come to us
- Torticollis
- Developmental delays
- Toe walking
- Delayed walking
- Low muscle tone (hypotonia)
- High muscle tone (hypertonia)
- Sprains and strains
- Scoliosis
When to reach out
Signs your child may benefit from an evaluation
If any of these sound familiar, a short call with our care coordinator is a good first step.
Infants
- Not tolerating tummy time by 4 months
- Not sitting by 9 months
- Prefers to roll in only one direction
- A flat spot on one side of the head
- Sleeps with head turned to one side, or prefers to look one way
- Not crawling by 11 months
Toddlers
- “W-sits” all the time
- Not walking by 18 months
- Climbs steps instead of stepping up at 2½ years
- Walks with toes turned in (pigeon-toed)
- Not riding a tricycle by 3 years
Children
- By four: can run, jump forward and hop on one leg
- By five: can go up and down steps alternating feet, ride a tricycle well, and jump forward, backward and over obstacles
- By six: can do jumping jacks, skip, and walk forward, sideways and backward on a balance beam
Our approach
What is Functional Manual Therapy?
Functional Manual Therapy is a systematic, scientifically rooted full-body approach that integrates all aspects of physical function, nutrition and lifestyle education.
All of our physical therapists have earned the designation Certified in Functional Manual Therapy® (CFMT), which means they have mastered 250 hours of post-doctoral material.
Your care team
Meet our physical therapists
Get started
Ready to get started?
Touchstone Therapy Center is here to help. Fill out this form to schedule an appointment, or call (847) 996-6666 and our care coordinator will call you back.
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