Pediatrics

Children’s Rehab Center provides occupational, physical and speech therapy for children having a single problem or a complex syndrome. Our therapists provide effective, comprehensive treatment at two locations—Grand Island and Hastings.  The comfortable atmosphere of our office fosters success and self-confidence.

Signs that your child may benefit from pediatric therapy:

• Deficits in gross motor skills (using arms, legs, and the whole body to do things like crawl, walk, jump, or run)
• Deficits in fine motor skills (picking up and manipulating small objects with fingers, or handwriting difficulties)
• Over- or under-sensitive to touch, certain movements, sights, and/or sounds.
• Easy distractibility at home or at school
• Social and/or emotional problems
• Poor self-concept or body awareness
• Academic delays and trouble in school
• Difficulty with behavioral regulation
• Difficulty making decisions
• Inability to calm down without help
• Low or impaired cognition

Our therapists are experienced in numerous conditions including:

• Developmental Delays and Disabilities
• Fine and Gross Motor Skill Disorders
• Orthopedic and Neurological Conditions
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Sensory Integration Dysfunction
• Brachial Plexus Injuries
• Torticollis and Plagiocephaly
• Feeding and Swallowing Difficulties

Children's Rehab Center collaborates with an entire team to ensure your child's therapy is beneficial through our evaluations, treatments, and on-going communication.  

Comprehensive Evaluation 

• Extensive background information is gathered before we see the child.
• Only necessary tests are administered, avoiding over-testing.
• Some children are seen by all of our specialists, some by only one.
• We develop a complete profile of the child's strengths and weaknesses.

Total Approach to Treatment

• All information is reviewed to develop an individual treatment plan.
• Interrelated factors are identified and prioritized.
• We look for the "whys and hows" of a problem, not just developmental levels.
• Our team coordinates activities so that progress in one area facilitates growth in another.
• Current research in education, neurology, and the behavioral sciences form the basis of treatment.

Parents are Team Members

• We listen to the parental concerns and goals so that we can work together.
• Parents learn methods to help their children.
• Family time constraints and finances are considered.                                           

Goal-Directed Therapy                                                          

• All therapy is one-to-one.
• Treatment starts at a level allowing immediate success.
• The developmental sequence of typical skill acquisition is followed.                                     
• Therapists use proven techniques, not "high tech" fads.
• Activities are constantly modified to be challenging, but successful.
• Progress is expected at each session.  

Communication

• Our team members listen to the children and communicate with them on their level.
• Information is shared with the physician and other professionals through diagnostic and progress reports, telephone contacts, and conferences.
• Parents always decide what information is released and to whom.
• Regular contacts are made with the school to coordinate the therapy program with classroom curriculum.