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Therapeutic vibration has been around since the late 19th century, but its benefits are still being discovered today. Learn more about vibration therapy and how recent advances are helping treat many conditions in children. What is therapeutic vibration? The Galileo whole body vibration system is a platform that uses a see-saw, side alternating movement pattern, […]

Recently, the CDC updated milestone markers for child development. The update eliminated many milestones (such as crawling) and made significant changes to the language/communication milestones for children. Many experts have raised concerns over the CDC’s new guidelines. (According to a spokesperson, the milestones are not meant to be “standards or guidelines” but “communication [...]

Recently, the CDC updated milestone markers for child development. They eliminated 216 of those milestones, including crawling. Though this change may not seem like a big deal, it’s been controversial; with many medical professionals and therapists arguing that the crawling stage is integral to a child’s early development. But is crawling really that important? And […]

It happens to many parents –  you’re concerned that your child isn’t hitting a developmental milestone so you talk to your pediatrician who gives you the  “let’s wait and see what happens” answer. And while sometimes parents can be worried over nothing, there are times when kids do need intervention in order to develop as […]

Pediatric Therapy Center is proud to continue providing the essential treatments and services your child needs, and we will continue to do our best to keep your child healthy and safe while they are in the office. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out at any time. REMINDER:  PTC is a […]

For the past few summers, PTC has held NDT-based therapy intensives based on Neuro-developmental Treatment theory. This is a three-week intensive therapy “camp” for children who can benefit from intervention to improve their gross motor, fine motor, and oralmotor/speech skills. During the three weeks of therapy, each participant receives up to 3 hours of treatment […]

Due to the increase in patients visiting the office, and the rise in Covid-19 cases in the Houston area, we are again modifying our procedures at PTC to assure the safety of our patients, their families, our therapists and office staff. In addition to our enhanced cleaning and “virtual” waiting room we will begin to […]

  As an essential business, Pediatric Therapy Center has remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our therapists and office staff have worked hard to provide a safe environment for our patients so your kids can continue to get the important treatments and services they need. While taking necessary precautions to stay healthy, it is understandable […]

  Pediatric Therapy Center is committed to provide a disinfected environment for our patients, their families, and our therapists. Therefore, we are closely monitoring the latest CDC updates regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Although there have not been any cases of Coronavirus at our facility, we are taking great measures to protect against the spread of the […]

  Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a speech disorder in children that makes it difficult for a child to speak. With this disorder, the brain struggles to develop plans for speech movement and then can’t tell the muscles that move the lips, jaw, and tongue how to move to make accurate speech sounds. According to […]