Pediatric Physical Therapy, LLC

05/25/2026

Happy Memorial Day from Pediatric Physical Therapy of Mobile 🇺🇸

05/22/2026

Personal experiences often become powerful advocacy stories 💙

We love seeing individuals and families use their experiences with disability and healthcare challenges to support, encourage, and advocate for others in their communities.

Connection and understanding matter.

How Ashlyn Burger Turned Personal Experience Into Advocacy | Burger Family Foundation

05/19/2026

We love seeing athletes of all abilities pursue big goals 🏃💚

A marathon runner with cerebral palsy is aiming for a world record, showing what dedication, training, and perseverance can look like in adaptive sports.

Every child deserves opportunities to move, participate, compete, and dream big.

A runner with cerebral palsy from Dorchester is set to take on the London Marathon while attempting a new Guinness World Record - dressed as an American football referee.

05/15/2026

We love seeing students of all abilities included in school sports and team culture 💙

This track athlete with Down syndrome is inspiring teammates and showing exactly what inclusion can look like: encouragement, participation, friendship, and joy.

Every child deserves the opportunity to belong. 🏃‍♂️✨

Marion track runner with Down syndrome inspires teammates to run with a smile

05/12/2026

A modified toy Jeep is helping a 3-year-old with cerebral palsy experience more independence, movement, and confidence 💚

Stories like this are a great reminder that mobility support can happen through creativity, play, and early intervention. Sometimes the smallest adaptations open the biggest doors for kids and families. 🚙✨

Meet Vincenzo. At just three years old, he's already behind the wheel of his first car. But this Jeep isn't just a toy—it's a life-changing therapy device helpi

05/08/2026

Outdoor play builds confidence, coordination, social skills, and joy. Every child deserves access to safe spaces to explore and move. 🌳

Background Outdoor and risky play are associated with physical, cognitive, social, and emotional health and wellbeing throughout childhood. All children have the right to play, yet children with disabilities (CWD) are not engaging sufficiently in outdoor or risky play. There is limited literature ex...

05/05/2026

Mrs. Cheryl knew it because she practices it—this new research confirms it 👏 Infants who received intensive therapy showed real improvements in hand and arm function. The earlier we start, the more we can support lifelong skills.

Infants and toddlers with unilateral cerebral palsy, which affects the brain's control of muscles on one side of the body, show lasting improvements in hand and arm function when they receive early, high-dose therapy, according to a new multisite clinical trial led by Virginia Tech researchers at th...

05/01/2026

Wondering if your child could benefit from pediatric physical therapy? Frequent falls, delayed walking, trouble with stairs, poor balance, toe walking, or difficulty keeping up with peers can all be worth discussing. Early support can make a big difference. 🤝

04/28/2026

The earlier support begins, the more opportunities children have to build confidence and skills for the future. Early intervention can make a lasting difference in learning, movement, and independence. If you have concerns about your child’s development, now is a great time to ask questions. 💙

Accessing early intervention services like speech, occupational, physical or behavioral therapy in the first years of life can lead to more than developmental gains, new research suggests.

04/24/2026

And one more this week for "Where there's a will, there's a way!"

For the first time, Elon students brought the Go Baby Go initiative to campus, adapting ride-on toy cars for children with mobility challenges.

04/21/2026

Another for the "Where's there's a will, there's a way" files... 💚

When a doctor couldn’t help her daughter, this mom invented a solution for millions.