PEDIATRIC Physical Therapy

Helping Children Move, Grow, and Thrive

Pediatric physical therapy helps children improve strength, coordination, balance, and movement so they can fully participate in daily life.

Our physical therapists work with children from infancy through adolescence to support motor development, functional mobility, and confidence in movement.

Our pediatric physical therapy services are provided at our clinic in Cypress, where we welcome families from throughout Orange County and nearby communities, including Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, Garden Grove, Westminster, Buena Park, Long Beach, and Huntington Beach.

Common Reasons Families Seek PT

  • Delayed sitting, crawling, standing, or walking

  • Torticollis or a preference for looking to one side

  • Toe walking

  • Difficulty with running, jumping, or climbing

  • Poor balance or coordination

  • Muscle weakness or low muscle tone

  • Abnormal movement or walking patterns

  • Orthopedic injuries or recovery after surgery

  • Developmental delays

  • Mobility challenges related to neurological or genetic conditions

What Therapy Looks Like

Pediatric physical therapy is designed around your child’s individual needs, abilities, and goals. Because children learn through movement and play, sessions often incorporate games, toys, obstacle courses, climbing, jumping, balance activities, and other engaging challenges that help build skills while keeping kids motivated.

Depending on your child’s needs, therapy may focus on developing gross motor skills, improving strength and endurance, building balance and coordination, increasing flexibility and range of motion, improving walking and mobility, or helping your child learn new movement patterns and developmental skills.

Our physical therapists adjust activities as your child progresses and work closely with families to help carry new skills into everyday life. We want children to build the strength, skills, and confidence they need to participate more fully at home, on the playground, and in their community.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Pediatric Physical Therapy

  • Pediatric physical therapy helps children improve strength, balance, coordination, posture, mobility, and gross motor skills needed for everyday movement and development.

  • Children may benefit from physical therapy if they have delays with crawling, walking, running, jumping, balance, coordination, or other gross motor milestones.

  • A gross motor delay occurs when a child has difficulty developing large movement skills such as sitting, crawling, walking, jumping, or climbing compared to expected developmental milestones.

  • Yes. Pediatric physical therapy may help children who toe walk by improving strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, and movement patterns.

  • Physical therapy can support infants, toddlers, children, and teens depending on their developmental needs and goals.

  • Yes. Pediatric physical therapists work with children to improve balance, body awareness, coordination, posture, and movement confidence during everyday activities.

  • Many insurance plans cover medically necessary pediatric physical therapy services. Coverage varies by plan, and our team can help families understand benefits and authorization requirements.

  • Parent involvement is encouraged whenever possible. Therapists provide education, exercises, and strategies to help support progress at home.

  • Yes. Physical therapy can help infants and children with torticollis improve neck movement, posture, strength, and motor development through gentle stretches, positioning strategies, and caregiver education.