In a field of pediatric rehabilitation we work with children to encourage their development in movement and motor skills. Some examples of motor skills are: rolling, sitting, crawling, walking, running, jumping, climbing stairs, throwing and catching a ball. The main rehabilitative task is to increase in all aspects their functional abilities and to prevent permanent deformities to appear.
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strengthening exercises, stretching, balance activities, positioning and functional activities, etc. Sometimes exercises are done in the Butterfly bath (Hydrotherapy).
| In the Rheumatology and Physical Medicine Department, a well trained and dedicated team of Physical Therapists supervised by a Consultant Physician work together to achieve the goals in Pediatric rehabilitation:
• decrease the complications that could occur such as contractures formation, adhesions, etc.
• maintain joint and connective tissue mobility.
• help maintain the children awareness of movement.
• maintain physiologic elasticity and contractibility of the muscles.
• develop coordination and motor skills for functional activities.
• improve circulation and vascular dynamics
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