The department at Brainchild rehab centre services children from birth to 15 years of age with a wide range of developmental, orthopaedic, neuromuscular, congenital and rheumatic conditions. The department prides itself on its multidisciplinary team approach through Paediatric Occupational therapists , physiotherapist Speech and language therapists.

We treat the whole child, and encourage children to reach their highest level of functional capacity in all areas including their motor, intellectual and social skills. This goal is facilitated by our specially trained therapists through the use of cutting edge treatment techniques, and state of the art equipment.

Occupational therapy begins with a comprehensive initial evaluation, after which a treatment plan and protocol is developed. The child’s therapy sessions will typically involve a variety of evidence-based techniques, including:

• Neuro developmental treatment (NDT)
• Roods
• Sensory integration Therapy
• Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Training
• Adaptive Equipment Training
• Assistive Technology
• Balance training
• Constraint Induced movement Therapy
• Gait Training/Assistive Device Assessment
• Handwriting Instruction
• Manual and Motorized Wheelchair Training and Positioning
• Patient and Family Educational Training
• Partial Body Weight Treadmill Training
• Sensory Integration
• Behavior therapy
• Cognitive behavior therapy
• Model of human occupation (MOHO)
• Splinting of the Upper and Lower Extremity
• Upper and Lower extremity Orthotic/Prosthetic Device Training
• Visual Perceptual/ Motor training

Our pediatric rehabilitation program employs a team approach, in which our occupational therapists collaborate extensively with caregivers from other departments. For children with multi-disciplinary needs, thoughtful coordination between the occupational Therapy Department and these other disciplines occurs throughout the rehabilitation process as well as during the child’s reintegration back into school.

Our specialists work with these children to help them overcome physical, psychological ,behavioral, social, emotional conditions related to a wide range of conditions such as;

• Developmental delay
• Cerebral palsy(Spastic, Dystonic, Ataxic, Atheotoid)
• Downsyndrome
• Muscular dystrophy
• Spina bifida
• Hypotonia
• Genetic /chromosome
• Autism
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
• Sensory processing disorders
• Learning disability
• Conduct Disorder
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Phobia
• Etc.,