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Physical · Occupational · Speech

Our Services

Comprehensive therapy for children ages 0 to 18, from first milestones to sports recovery. The examples below are a starting point rather than a complete list, and our therapists treat a wide range of conditions across everything we do.

First Steps & Milestones
Sensory & Fine Motor Skills
Speech & Communication
School & Learning Challenges
Sports & Injury Recovery

Physical Therapy

Pediatric physical therapy helps children develop the movement, strength, coordination, balance, and functional skills needed to participate confidently in everyday life. Every plan is built around what that particular child needs to be able to do.

Our physical therapists evaluate and treat a wide range of developmental, orthopedic, and neurologic conditions affecting how children move, from infancy through adolescence.

To schedule an evaluation or ask a question about physical therapy, call (234) 271-5066 or request a callback.

We commonly help children with

  • Not meeting milestones like sitting, standing or walking
  • Head tilt or flat head shape (torticollis, plagiocephaly)
  • Difficulty going up and down stairs
  • Trouble throwing, catching or jumping
  • Poor balance or coordination
  • Muscle weakness or poor posture
  • Struggling to pedal a bike
  • Falling behind peers in sports or gym class
  • Recovery from injury or surgery
  • Toe walking or an unusual walking pattern
  • Low endurance or tiring more quickly than peers
  • Cerebral palsy, spina bifida and other neurological diagnoses
  • Genetic conditions affecting movement or muscle tone

These are examples, not the whole list. If you don't see your child here, call and ask.

Teen athletes and sports injuries. We handle post-surgical rehab, ACL recovery, concussion management and return-to-sports programs for active kids and teens.

Occupational Therapy

Pediatric occupational therapy helps children build the skills they need to manage the ordinary demands of daily life, at home, at school, and in play. What we work on depends entirely on what is getting in that child's way.

Our occupational therapists evaluate and treat a wide range of developmental, sensory, neurologic, and orthopedic challenges affecting how children manage daily life, from infancy through adolescence.

To schedule an evaluation or ask a question about occupational therapy, call (234) 271-5066 or request a callback.

We commonly help children with

  • Difficulty with fine motor skills
  • Poor hand-eye coordination
  • Sensory sensitivities or sensory seeking
  • Trouble with dressing, buttons and zippers
  • Handwriting difficulties
  • Attention, memory or problem-solving struggles
  • Social interaction challenges
  • Limited or rigid play skills
  • Difficulty using utensils or feeding themselves
  • Trouble with scissors, classroom tools or desk work
  • Challenges with toileting, bathing or grooming routines
  • Difficulty with transitions or regulating emotions

A sample of what we see, not a full list. Something not mentioned? Call and ask.

Sensory support. Many families come to us when a child is overwhelmed by noise, texture or movement. Our sensory gym is built for exactly that work.

Speech Therapy

Pediatric speech-language therapy helps children develop the communication skills they need to be understood and to connect with the people around them. Sessions look like play, and that is entirely the point.

Our speech-language pathologists evaluate and treat a wide range of developmental, motor-based, and medically related speech, language, and communication challenges, from infancy through adolescence.

To schedule an evaluation or ask a question about speech therapy, call (234) 271-5066 or request a callback.

We commonly help children with

  • Limited vocabulary for their age
  • Difficulty producing speech sounds clearly
  • Stuttering or bumpy, choppy speech
  • Trouble understanding directions
  • Difficulty using words for different purposes
  • Social communication challenges
  • Literacy or reading difficulties
  • AAC device support needs
  • Not yet talking, or late to first words
  • Apraxia of speech or motor planning difficulty
  • Hard to understand outside the immediate family
  • Voice, resonance or nasality concerns

Examples only. Plenty of what we treat isn't on this list, so call if you're unsure.

Apraxia and articulation. We work on motor planning and speech clarity so a child can be understood by teachers and friends, not only by their parents.

Feeding Therapy

Feeding therapy helps children eat and drink safely, comfortably, and with less stress at mealtimes. The work is hands-on, gentle, and moves at your child's pace.

Our therapists evaluate and treat a wide range of medical, developmental, sensory, and oral-motor feeding and swallowing challenges, from infancy through adolescence.

To schedule an evaluation or ask a question about feeding therapy, call (234) 271-5066 or request a callback.

We commonly help children with

  • Coughing, gagging or choking during meals
  • Refusing bottles or breastfeeding difficulty
  • Trouble moving from purees to table foods
  • Eating only a narrow range of textures
  • Long, stressful or tearful mealtimes
  • Poor weight gain or slow growth
  • Currently on thickened liquids
  • Diagnosed dysphagia
  • Difficulty chewing or managing food in the mouth
  • Reflux or discomfort during feeding
  • Very limited food acceptance
  • Pocketing or holding food in the cheeks

Not an exhaustive list. If your child's situation isn't here, it's still worth a call.

A note on safety. If your child has a known or active aspiration risk, we may ask for a recent instrumental swallow study before beginning treatment.

Every child arrives with a different story, and the lists above only scratch the surface of what physical, occupational and speech therapy can address. If you are not sure whether something falls within what we do, call (234) 271-5066 and ask. The answer is more often yes than families expect.

Next Step

How to Get Started

  1. Call us

    Call (234) 271-5066 or request a callback. Tell us what you're seeing, or what your child's doctor recommended. We'll answer your questions and get you on the schedule.

  2. Send the physician order

    For insurance to cover therapy, your pediatrician needs to send an order. Fax it to (833) 972-1925 or email info@bekidspt.com. If you're paying privately, no order is needed.

  3. Come in for the evaluation

    Plan on about an hour. A therapist evaluates your child, then builds the plan with you. Parents are welcome in the room.

Referring provider? Fax orders to (833) 972-1925 or email info@bekidspt.com.

Need more than one service? Physical, occupational, speech and feeding therapy are all provided at our Whipple Ave clinic, and therapists treating the same child coordinate with each other and with you.

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Beyond the Basics

Additional Services We Offer

Parent/Caregiver Classes

In-person educational classes to help parents and caregivers learn techniques to support their child's development at home.

Wellness Consults

One-on-one consultations to discuss your child's development and create strategies for success.

Group Classes

Mommy and Me Yoga, Tummy Time Classes, Toddler Time, Safe lifting techniques for teens, and much more! Call today for more information!

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