Pediatric Motorwerks-Version 6 – Pediatric Motorwerks

Where Play Meets Progress

Innovative approaches to help your child thrive.

About Us

Our Pediatric MotorWerks team began in Fairbanks, Alaska in 2007. After providing pediatric occupational and physical therapy services for 10 years in Alaska we returned home to Michigan. Since 2017 our goal has been to meet the needs of this community through fun, innovative and evidenced-based treatments. We have expanded our services and joined with New Heights Speech and Language to provide comprehensive services under one roof with a team approach. Our clinic is dedicated to helping children and their families discover a new joy in life.

Treatment Philosophy

Pediatric MotorWerks believes in a team approach to providing our clients with the best care possible. We have extensive experience in co-treatment. Co-treatment in occupational, physical, and speech therapy involves integrating these disciplines to address a patient’s needs more holistically.

The treatment philosophy centers on the following principles:

1. Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Therapists from each discipline work together to create a unified plan, leveraging their expertise to address complex, multifaceted issues. Regular communication and shared goals are crucial.
2. Holistic Approach

By combing therapies, our clinicians can address the interrelated aspects of a child’s condition. For example, a PT may work on development of typical gait mechanics while an OT focuses on purposeful play, and the SLP addresses communication with those in the child’s environment.
3. Enhanced Outcomes
4. Customized Interventions
5. Patient-Centered Care

Overall, co-treatment aims to provide comprehensive care that enhances the effectiveness of each therapy and supports the child’s overall well-being.

Services

Occupational Therapy

Helping Children Thrive, One Milestone at a Time

At Pediatric MotorWerks, we specialize in pediatric occupational therapy, providing personalized care to help your child achieve their fullest potential. Our therapists are compassionate professionals, trained in the latest techniques and approaches, and are dedicated to supporting children in developing the essential skills they need for daily life, play, and learning. We strive to provide an engaging and positive environment where children feel encouraged and excited to participate, while working collaboratively with families to design personalized treatment plans that reflect your child’s unique needs and goals. Our comprehensive and holistic care approach ensures that we address all aspects of your child’s development—physical, emotional, and cognitive.

Our Services Include:

Sensory Processing Disorder Therapy

Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) Therapy focuses on helping children manage and respond to sensory input in a more organized and effective way. This therapy is essential for children who experience sensory sensitivities, seeking to reduce sensory overload and enhance their ability to engage in everyday activities.

Fine Motor Skills Development

Strengthening small muscles in the hands and fingers to improve tasks like writing, cutting, and buttoning.

Visual Motor Integration

Visual Motor Therapy focuses on improving the coordination between visual perception (how we see) and motor skills (how we move). This therapy is essential for children who have difficulties with tasks that require precise hand-eye coordination, such as writing, drawing, using scissors, and participating in sports.

Feeding Therapy

Feeding therapy focuses on helping children who have difficulties with eating, whether due to sensory sensitivities, oral motor skills, medical conditions, or behavioral challenges.

Self-Care Skills Training

Encouraging independence in daily activities like dressing, feeding, and grooming.

Social and Emotional Development

Supporting children in building relationships, managing emotions, and developing appropriate social skills.

Play-Based Therapy

Utilizing play as a powerful tool to encourage learning and skill development in a natural, enjoyable way.

Safe and Sound Protocol

The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) is a groundbreaking therapeutic intervention designed to help you find calm, improve communication, and strengthen social bonds.

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Physical Therapy

Helping Your Child Thrive Through Movement

At Pediatric MotorWerks, we understand that every child is unique, and their path to physical development can vary. Our pediatric physical therapy services are designed to support your child’s growth and enhance their overall well-being through personalized, evidence-based care. Our team of licensed specialists have extensive experience and expertise in treating a wide range of developmental, neurological, and orthopedic conditions. We create customized therapy plans tailored to your child’s specific needs, goals, and interests. We believe in the power of collaboration. We work closely with you, your child, and your child’s medical team. Our goal is to empower families with the knowledge and tools to support their child’s development at home, school, and in the community. Our therapy sessions are designed to be fun and motivating for children. We incorporate playful, interactive activities that make therapy fun while achieving therapeutic goals.

Our Services Include:

Strength Training

Postural and isolated muscle strengthening for patients with Torticollis to the young Athlete. Evidenced-based strengthening for Cerebral Palsy. Use of body-weight resistance, manual techniques and weights to improve and enhance functional movement patterns.

Flexibility Training

Certified Pediatric Myofascial Release, Certified Pediatric Therapeutic Taping, Experienced Pediatric Manual Therapy skills for evidenced-based progress in muscle length and joint range of motion.

Balance Training

Training and experience in visual-vestibular-auditory techniques and Perception-Action Motor Approach to promote long-lasting improvements in postural control, static and dynamic balance, safety in functional mobility.

Coordination Training

Certified Pediatric Interactive Metronome training and Gross Motor Skill training to re-wire the brain and improve function. Experienced treatment in Developmental Coordination Disorder, Autism and FASD.

Gait Training

Video analysis and orthotic assessment to promote neuromuscular re-education of mechanics. Extensive experience with re-training gait mechanics for Cerebral Palsy and Idiopathic Tip-Toe Walking.

Reflex Integration

Certified Reflex Integration to address developmental delays and motor difficulties in children. Reflex integration involves helping a child develop and refine their reflexes to support more advanced and voluntary movements.

Parent to Parent Insight

Testimonials

“Our daughter has been receiving both PT and OT services from Pediatric MotorWerks since she was five months old. It has been such a wonderful experience since day one and we’ve now been with them for close to a year. It is obvious that the therapists genuinely enjoy children. They want to see/help them crush their goals and they share in the excitement with every little achievement! Everyone I’ve encountered from customer service to therapists has been welcoming and friendly. We live an hour away but we would never think of transferring elsewhere!”

“There are so many things I could say about Pediatric Motorwerks, I could write a book! When I first had to take my baby to therapy, I was nervous about what it may entail and if I could watch the sessions/ be involved at all. The minute we walked in the door, it felt like home! Rachel was so sweet and down to earth, listening carefully to all of my concerns and really taking the time to answer every question I had. My daughter has consistently been seen by 3 out of the 4 therapists here and they are all beyond wonderful! You can tell they truly care about their clients and families. This place not only allows me to come back and observe but they make sure to ask me every visit how she’s doing, what goals I have, and always make a point to teach me what to do at home to assist in her milestones! Theresa, Brandy, and Rachel are incredibly loving toward her like she’s their own. The amount of progress I’ve seen in my daughter since she’s started here is honestly astounding. I am so beyond thankful for every single session she’s had because I can see the difference it has made. I actually look forward to these sessions every week! It’s so exciting to watch the therapy take place and see my daughter flourish at home! Thank you thank you thank you to every therapist at this clinic, I will never stop recommending you to every one I know!”

“My daughter is 19 years old and has been in therapy her entire life. I said that to say this…Pediatric Motorwerks is phenomenal. From day one, Brandy, thought outside-of-the-box by creating a treatment plan for my daughter that involved spine work. It has been life changing, by allowing her to be more comfortable in her own body. She really has come a long way in a short amount of time. I couldn’t be more pleased with the progress. Not to mention the whole staff here is kind, helpful and fun.”

“You will not be disappointed. I have witnessed that these folks genuinely care about your child and family. This is definitely something that isn’t found easily in this field.”

“I cannot recommend Brandy or Rachel enough for physical therapy. As a very anxious mom to a premature baby born 12 weeks early, they went above and beyond to listen to my concerns, ease my anxieties, and give me helpful tools to implement at home with my son. I saw an immense improvement after each weekly therapy session he had. Brandy and Rachel were always so gentle and compassionate not only with my son, but also with myself and the worries I had about helping my very premature child catch up to his peers. If you have even the slightest concern about your child’s development, I would not hesitate to give Pediatric MotorWerks a call for an assessment.”

“As parents, there is nothing more important than the safety, happiness and wellbeing of our kids. When I was told to seek out the support and services from a PT/OT, I felt afraid, lost and unsure of how and where to begin. I called a few places, and felt the most comfortable in the smaller environment provided by PMW.

After my initial appointment, I KNEW that this was the place for us. Brandy’s calm yet fun demeanor immediately put us at ease. She took plenty of time with us at our consult appointment and patiently answered all of my (billion) questions. She shared a plan and clear goals and objectives for what would be worked on over the next few months.

When it became clear that my daughter would also need OT services, we felt the same comfort with Theresa. She is equally wondeful, and my daughter loves both therapists so much- which is just as important and the services she receives.

We’ve been seeing them both twice a week for a few months now, and Brandy and Theresa have truly changed our lives. My daughter is more confident, happier, and capable of so much more than I expected in such a short time. She wakes up every morning and asks if it’s “Ms. Brandy Day?!” and whether she gets to go to Ms. Brandy and Ms. Theresa’s house?! We are truly grateful for all of the love, support, and guidance they’ve provided to not only her, but our whole family in helping to support her. I can’t sing PMW’s praises enough!”

Mission Statement

We are committed to providing quality services dedicated to enhancing the lives of children through movement and play.