Expert Physiatry Care for Children

If your child has an acute or chronic disability, you can count on Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, part of the Leon Pediatric Neuroscience Center of Excellence, to help. We are dedicated to making sure your child is living the best life possible.

How We Can Help Your Child

Our pediatric rehabilitation specialists, also known as physiatrists, are experts in caring for children who have a wide range of congenital (present at birth) and acquired conditions that cause physical disabilities. We believe a multidisciplinary approach to treatment offers the best outcomes. We collaborate with our other pediatric specialists at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer, as well as physical, occupational and speech-language therapists, to develop a care plan that’s built around your child’s unique condition.

Treatments We Offer

Our specialists optimize function by focusing on four key areas:

• Maximizing your child’s independence
• Increasing functionality
• Minimizing or eliminating pain
• Improving quality of life

After a thorough evaluation, a targeted treatment plan is developed for your child using a combination of therapies, as needed, including:

• Medications
• Procedures
• Physical modalities
• Adaptive equipment and assistive devices
• Orthotics (braces)
• Prostheses

Our kid-friendly rehabilitation exercises and activities are interactive, engaging and fun. These science-based techniques are designed to help children who have difficulty with movement gain flexibility and control, improve strength and endurance and learn new skills.

Conditions We Treat

We treat a number of conditions, including:

• Brachial plexus injury
• Brain injury
• Burns
• Cerebral palsy
• Congenital disorders
• Movement disorders
• Muscular dystrophy
• Musculoskeletal injuries
• Neuromuscular disorders
• Rheumatologic disorders
• Spasticity
• Spina bifida
• Spinal cord injury
• Stroke

Choose Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is dedicated to improving your child’s life – now and for years to come.

As part of your child’s treatment plan, you also will learn how to provide care at home. We will teach you how to plan ahead to develop a continuum of care for your child that includes adult rehabilitative services and living arrangements. As your child’s care team, we are committed to working with your family as you move forward.

Contact Us

For more information, or to schedule an appointment, please call (321) 842-4067.