Pediatric Rehabilitation
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Care That Grows with Your Child’s Needs
Covenant HealthCare is equipped with highly trained staff and treatments to provide comprehensive, personalized care to children of all ages. From infancy to adolescents, Covenant is prepared to help you and your children conquer every obstacle so they can regain independence and the ability to do what children do best: play, learn and interact.
Pediatric Rehabilitation utilizes physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech language pathology to treat the wide variety of rehabilitation needs in children. Our team uses fun and age appropriate activities to help them achieve the best outcome.
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We can provide support to children with:
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Orthopedic injuries
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Developmental delays (gross and fine motor skills)
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Cleft lip and palate
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Sensory integration disabilities
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Neurological impairment
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Speech or language delays
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Feeding/swallowing difficulties
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Genetic disorders
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Brain injuries
Treatment may include:
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Gait training (education on assistive devices)
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Infant stimulation (oral, motor and touch)
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Activities of daily living (dressing, feeding, etc.)
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Positioning (posture and muscle tone)
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Balance training (sitting and standing)
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Range of motion (exercise)
The Pediatric Rehabilitation Services Team not only provides specialized quality care to your children, but we are also committed to making sure you, the parent and/or caregiver, are informed and understand the child's condition and needs.
If you notice any of the following in your child, please contact your physician for a referral to Covenant Pediatric Rehabilitation Services:
- Abnormal movement
- Abnormal walking patterns
- Excessive clumsiness, floppiness or stiffness
- Excessive or limited joint mobility
- Muscle weakness
- Need for adaptive equipment or assistive devices
- Poor eye hand coordination
From Their First Breath...
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Inpatient Care
Our pediatric rehabilitation specialists work with our tiniest patients in the Covenant Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (RNICU), the only unit of its kind in the region. Many of the newborns in the RNICU require assessment to aid in the diagnosis of congenital conditions.
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Occupational therapists teach parents and caregivers handling and positioning techniques to improve and maintain baby's muscle tone, posture and range of motion.
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Speech language pathologists are especially trained in the diagnosis and treatment of feeding and swallowing issues in infants. These problems often occur in premature infants whose brains and physiology have not matured enough to accomplish these highly coordinated skills.
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All infants discharged from the RNICU are monitored through the Developmental Assessment Clinic. Therapists track their development to check for delays. If necessary, they will then be referred for Covenant outpatient rehabilitation services. Early intervention is key to successful development.
Children with severe illnesses or injuries who are being treated in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) will be assessed and treated by the Pediatric Rehabilitation Team. For children with less intense needs, rehabilitation services are also provided in our pediatrics unit.
Covenant is also one of only three CARF accredited (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) inpatient brain injury programs in the state of Michigan for adolescents (14 years old and above). Our approach to brain injury rehabilitation focuses on the recovery of functional skills and independent living capabilities which teens suffering from stroke, head injury and/or other neurological disorders may have lost.
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Outpatient Care
Most of our pediatric patients are treated at our Michigan Avenue campus in Saginaw, however, Covenant has four other convenient outpatient facilities throughout Saginaw and Bay counties providing comprehensive, individualized pediatric care.
Outpatient Facilities
600 Irving Avenue
Saginaw, MI 48602
(989) 583-6386 Tel.
(989) 583-6316 Fax
5400 Mackinaw
Saginaw, MI 48604
(989) 583-5140 Tel.
(989) 583-5146 Fax
515 N. Michigan
Saginaw, MI 48602
(989) 583-2752
600 North Main Street
Frankenmuth, MI 48734
(989) 652-1300 Tel.
(989) 652-1304 Fax
2919 East Wilder Road, across from Meijer
Bay City, MI 48708
(989) 671-5740
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