Rehabilitation

The best outcomes for your child require a team effort, which is what you get at Wolfson Children’s. We are the only team in Northeast Florida recommended by the American Cleft Palate–Craniofacial Association (ACPA).

Our Spasticity Management and Rehabilitation Team (SMART) Clinic was designed for children with neuromuscular conditions such as cerebral palsy. Care is customized and includes occupational therapy to address sensory and independence skills, physical therapy to achieve movement skills, and speech-language therapy to improve communication and eating challenges. Because cerebral palsy can vary greatly from patient to patient, what your child needs will be unique.

The Babies Early Development (ED) Clinic provides outpatient follow-up care for infants at risk for developmental delays. Our expert therapists evaluate babies at their earliest, most critical periods of development to ensure they do not have lingering or emerging problems with motor, sensory or feeding skills. We strive to identify these problems early to help children grow and develop as normally as possible. The Babies ED program is offered several times a month and appointments are typically scheduled approximately 5-6 months after discharge from the hospital.

Our Wheelchair and Equipment Clinic ensures children receive the most appropriate equipment for their individual needs. We are the only pediatric clinic in Jacksonville that offers a comprehensive approach, with a team of highly-trained therapists with certifications in assistive technology (ATP), seating and mobility (SMS) and child passenger seat training (CPST). We provide recommendations for the most advanced equipment for walking, bathing, toileting, gait training, orthopedic bracing, activities of daily living and home accessibility.

Since most children qualify for a new wheelchair every five years, we want to make sure the chair grows with your child to accommodate changing needs. During the clinic, children and their caregivers get to “test drive” wheelchairs and equipment prior to selecting the most appropriate device. Getting a child into the correct size and style of equipment is important so they’re positioned properly and enjoy efficient mobility.

Innovative therapy to help your child gain leg strength for standing and walking, and use of their arms for improved independent life skills. Programs include TheraSuit®, Post-Rhizotomy, and Constraint-Induced Movement therapies.

Helping children ages 18 months to four years old who often avoid social interaction with others or may be showing early signs of autism.

The Infant Feeding Program is designed for children who have problems eating and swallowing due to motor, sensory or behavioral problems.

Our Sports and Orthopedic program offers rehabilitation care for pre-teens and teens with a variety of orthopedic conditions, including sports-related injuries and post-surgery rehabilitation. We educate patients and families about the condition to help prevent re-injury.

We also treat Concussion and Post-Concussion Syndrome.

We offer physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech-language pathology for young patients with any type of cancer to treat issues related to the cancer or the side effects of surgery, chemotherapy or radiation treatment.