Pediatric Rehabilitation
The Pediatric Rehabilitation Program at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital provides rehabilitation to children who have physical or cognitive challenges due to illness, injury or congenital diseases. Inpatient and outpatient programs are available to meet your child’s unique needs.
Marianjoy pediatric therapists are highly skilled in a variety of specialty areas and at all levels of care: inpatient, outpatient and day rehabilitation. The Marianjoy Pediatric Program involves an interdisciplinary team of experts who use leading-edge technology and treatment approaches to help your child meet their goals.
The team includes:
- Board-certified Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician Mary E. Keen, MD, who leads the program
- Board-certified Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician Larissa R. Pavone, MD
- Physical therapists
- Occupational therapists
- Speech-language pathologists
- Neuropsychologists
Family-Focused
We understand that parents, siblings and loved ones play a crucial role in a child’s rehabilitation success. We welcome and encourage family participation, and family education is an important part of the Pediatric Rehabilitation Program.
Conditions
- Arthritis
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Brachial Plexus Palsy
- Brain Injury
- Cerebral Palsy
- Complications from Cancer
- Congenital Abnormalities
- Developmental Delays (gross/fine motor skills and speech)
- Feeding and Swallowing Disorders
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Neuromuscular Diseases
- Orthopaedic Conditions
- Pulmonary Disease
- Sensory Disorders
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Treatments
- Aquatic Therapy
- Botox® and Phenol Injections for Focal Spasticity
- Constraint-induced Therapy
- Driver Evaluation and Training
- Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)
- Gait Assessment Interdisciplinary Team (GAIT) Clinic
- Orthotic Clinic (for upper and lower extremity)
- Partial-body-weight Supported Treadmill Training
- Sensory Integration Therapy
- Serial Casting (noninvasive technique to stretch and elongate muscle tissue)
- Tuned Orthotic Management