Physical Therapy Milestones
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Physical Therapy focuses on helping children who have been injured or have movement problems due to disease, illness, or disability. Our physical therapists help develop the gross motor skills needed for children to effectively interact with their environment. They focus on assessment and intervention of gross motor skills such as crawling, walking, running and jumping that are often effected by a variety of a diagnosis and general developmental delays. Ages from infant to high school can likely benefit from skilled physical therapy intervention to address pain, progress mobility and improve optimal function. As our comprehensive approach, we offer early intervention, school-based services, and outpatient clinical services.
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The developmental milestones provided here can be used as a general guideline to monitor your child’s progress with gross motor skills. It is important to remember that each child develops at his or her own pace, but physical therapy can help assist in the growth and development of your child to reach their fullest potential.
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0-3 months
- Brings hand to mouth
- Lifts head and looks side-to-side when placed on belly
- Brings hands to midline while lying on back
- Fair head control in sitting
- Visually tracks a toy
- Bears weight on legs in supported standing
6-9 months
- Rolls tummy to back easily
- Rolls back to tummy
- Sits without assistance and plays
- Plays on hands and knees
- Plays in side-sitting
- Begins to crawl on tummy or hands/knees
- Bounces when held in a standing position
9-11 months
- Creeping (crawling) on hands and knees
- Pulls to standing
- Stands holding to supportive surface
- Cruises along supportive surface
- Stands without support for brief period of time
- Walks with one or two handheld support
12-15 months
- Walks without assistance
- Transitions from floor to standing without support
- Squat to play
- Creep up stairs
- Catch, roll, or fling a ball from sitting
- Climb on furniture
- Walks backwards/sideways
16-24 months
- Fast walk to run
- Walk up stairs with railing or one hand assistance
- Creeps down stairs
- Straddles push toy and propels with legs
- Picks up toys from the floor without falling
- Throws a ball forward
- Kicks a ball forward
2 years
- Jump in place and off low step
- Ride a tricycle
- Walk downstairs both feet on each step
- Running
- Catch a large ball
- Gallop
3-4 years
- Walks up stairs alternating feet
- Jumps forward without falling
- Stands on a balance beam unassisted
- Climbs on top of slide and slides down
- Stands on one foot
- Hops
4-5 years
- Walks up and down stairs with alternating feet
- Walks on a balance beam without falling
- Skips
- Catches a bounced ball
- Kicks a rolling ball
- Hops on one foot
5+ years
- Jumps rope
- Roller skates
- Hops 2-3 yards forward on each foot separately
- Runs with arms swinging in opposition to feet
- Jumps on toes only from height of 12” landing
- Stands on one foot with eyes closed
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