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St. Louis Children’s Hospital

At St. Louis Children’s Hospital, the Therapy Services team offers physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy services to children with varying abilities. The therapy services team of pediatric experts provides highly individualized, flexible therapy programs to meet the needs of children in a wide variety of specialty programs.

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Our services

For convenient outpatient care, many therapy services are also available at other locations across the St. Louis area. The staff's pediatric expertise combined with advanced therapeutic skills means your child receives developmentally appropriate and effective therapy to reach his or her full potential. The staff provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment for children with a variety of disorders, such as:

• Developmental delays
• Neuromuscular
• Neurological (traumatic brain injury)
• Sensory integration
• Speech-language
• Orthopedic
• Autism
• Cerebral Palsy
• Oral motor/feeding
• Torticollis
• Sports injuries

Primary services include:

• Physical therapy
• Occupational therapy
• Speech and language therapy

Your child may receive individual or group therapy, depending on his or her needs. In both situations, the staff works therapeutic fun into the program to motivate your child and practice essential skills through play. Extensive home education and parent training also are integral parts of therapy. The staff believes the family-centered, child-guided approach is the key to success in therapy.