We provide quality, comprehensive treatment for patients who are injured or suffering from any type of movement or function disorder.
As a key member of today's dynamic health care team, we prescribe a goal-oriented program of evaluation, treatment, and prevention for our patient's specific needs.
Conditions we treat include but are not limited to:
Pediatric cccupational therapy is focused at facilitating a child’s development, functional ability, and independence within the family, community, and school. A common question for most parents is, “What is important about occupational therapy? My child isn’t old enough to work.”
An occupation is a basic human need that is a necessary and important determinant of health. Health can be strongly influenced by a person’s engagement in meaningful occupations. Occupations serve as a means of organizing time, space, and materials. It is through occupation that patterns, habits, and roles evolve through the organization of occupation. Occupations change over the life span, representing occupational development.
Play is the primary occupation for children that is used as a therapeutic medium and reflection of development. In each occupational therapy session, play is used for the development of motor, social, and cognitive skills. Occupational therapy treatments may utilize sensory strategies, which expose a child to various types of sensory input through play to promote an appropriate adaptation and response to their environment. Each activity provided will help the child understand cause and effect relationships, explore new environments, learn through sensor-based experiences, and recognize rules that guide social interactions.
The occupational therapist (OT) will observe, evaluate, and treat the child often in the context of play and education. The OT will determine the child’s level of development in performance areas and performance factors. The OT analyzes the daily occupations in which the child is expected to participate (e.g. school, sports), determines factors that influence performance (e.g. strength, coordination, hand dexterity), and uses some of these occupations (e.g. finishing a writing activity, throwing a ball, joining a group activity) to facilitate the child’s performance; in short, the occupation will be the intervention and the outcome.
The goals for the OT will be to facilitate development, assist in the mastery of life tasks, and promote the ability to cope with life expectations. The dynamic process by which the child will develop will be non-linear, complex, and adaptive in relation to the child’s innate characteristics, the sensory-rich environment, and the interactive learning of occupation over time. Our occupational therapist will engage the child with creative and fun goal-directed gross and fine motor activities and play to improve functional participation in daily activities.
Common diagnoses treated by the OT include:
Delays or deviations in development that have not yet been assessed or are not fully addressed. Oral motor, feeding, or eating dysfunction. School difficulties (writing, PE, manipulating tools) Self-care difficulties/delays Sensory processing problems affecting function in the home, school, or community Assessing for motor and sensory co-morbidities commonly associated with ADHD, ADD, or speech delays Executive Skills (planning, organization, working memory…)
Independent Living Skills in Adolescents
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Torticollis
Handwriting/Fine Motor Difficulties
References
Case-Smith, J., Allen, A. S., & Pratt, P. N. (2001). Occupational therapy for children. St. Louis: Mosby.
Gray, J. M. (1998). Putting occupation into practice: Occupation as ends, occupation as means. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 52, 354-364. doi:10.5014/ajot.52.5.354.
Kielhofner, G. (1997). Conceptual foundations of occupational therapy (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.
Wilcock, A. (1998). Reflections on doing, being, becoming. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65, 248-256.
Pediatric physical therapy facilitates and improves motor development, strength and endurance in kids while providing learning opportunities to assist with daily caregiving. Physical therapists (PTs) at Two Trees Kids work with children, from infancy through adolescence, and families to assist each child in reaching their maximum potential in home, school, and community environments. We are experts in movement and apply clinical reasoning through the process of examination, evaluation, diagnosis, and intervention. Our full-scale pediatric gym offers a setting where children can be comfortable and enjoy themselves.
Commonly treated diagnoses include developmental delay, toe walking, torticollis, scoliosis, and other orthopedic, genetic, and neuromuscular related diagnoses.
References
Practice Committee of the Section on Pediatrics, APTA. Fact Sheet: The ABC’s of Pediatric Physical Therapy. Section on Pediatrics, American Physical Therapy Association. 2009. Web. 18 May. 2016.
Speech and language are essential for communication starting at a young age. Language involves incorporating social rules to determine word meanings, how to put words together, and determining what word combinations are best in different situations. Speech includes how speech sounds are made, the use of our vocal folds and breathing to produce sound, and the rhythm of speech.
Communication disorders can involve speech and language difficulties in isolation or in conjunction with one another. Speech-Language Pathologists (informally known as Speech Therapists) assess, diagnose, treat and help prevent disorders related to speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, fluency, and swallowing. Our Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologists specialize in evaluating and treating various speech and language disorders in children including the following:
Apraxia: difficulty sequencing the sounds in syllables and words.
Stuttering: disruption in the fluency of speech
Voice: vocal production characterized by differences in pitch, quality, or loudness
Speech Sound Disorders: difficulties with articulation (making sounds) and phonological processes (sound patterns).
Language Disorders/Receptive/Expressive Language Delays: difficulties understanding and expressing language.
Social Pragmatic Language Disorder: difficulties with social interaction, social cognition, and pragmatics.
Cognitive-Communication Disorders: impairment of cognitive processes including attention, memory, abstract reasoning, awareness, and executive functioning (e.g. self-monitoring, planning, and problem-solving)
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): systems and devices that assist individuals with communication disorders
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I want to thank everyone from Two Trees Physical Therapy in Santa Paula. The exercises and care I got have truly helped me unblock areas in my hand....which has helped me with improved circulation in my body. The staff is friendly and interested in giving quality care. I appreciate and thank you all.
Carolyn McDonald
28/09/2021
5
The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. They were hands on with the various exercises, which helped my child to strengthen his core muscles and improved his overall balance. My child can now run and not worry about tripping over his feet and falling.
M. A
27/05/2021
5
The folks at Two Trees have done an exceptional job helping my 93 year-old father rehab from a fractured humerus. He has made outstanding progress and largely attributes his success to the care he has received at Two Trees, especially from Nataly - his case manager. Everyone has been wonderful, including the greeting we get each visit from Yvonne at the reception desk. We highly recommend this facility.
Jon Craig
09/02/2021
5
I have had and continue to have a great experience at Two Trees in Santa Paula. The therapists are very knowledgeable and do a great job. PT aides are also knowledgeable and pleasant to work with.
The front office receptionists are great. Scheduling is quite and easy.
One day I will complete my rehabilitation program. I will miss the people at
Two Trees.
Jerome Brown
19/11/2019
5
So far this place has been amazing for my mother and brother. They both have been going here for almost a year and they love it. Their staff here are amazing makes you feel like your at home you can joke around with them and have a good laugh. Two Trees is the place to go.
This is KP
20/02/2020
5
Called me when someone cancelled 😉. Always greeted and helped on walking in. PT pleasant and in tune by time to room, par usual. Respectful, sensitive and caused muscles of neck to relax a lot.
Jeanette Laird
26/05/2022
5
The entire staff are professional yet very empathetic. All of my questions are answered in understandable terms. Robin sets short as well as long term goals which are attainable and with noticeable results. Her overriding concern is for my health. Thank you.
Kenn
08/03/2022
5
I have had a great experience here. My knee injury is healing well thanks to the exercises prescribed. Hailey and the whole staff are wonderful! Thank you for your service!
