Move2Play Services

 At Move2Play Pediatric Physical Therapy, we provide comprehensive, family-centered care for children and youth from birth through young adulthood. Our multidisciplinary team partners with families, healthcare providers, and community organizations to deliver individualized therapy and adaptive solutions that support participation at home, school, and in the community.

 Physical Therapy 

Our physical therapy services focus on improving mobility, strength, posture, and functional independence for children with mild to complex physical needs. 

PT Services include: 

•  Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI)
•  Direct outpatient physical therapy for children and youth 

•  Wheelchair and seating evaluations in collaboration with Children’s Mercy Hospital and Numotion via our telemedicine wheelchair/seating clinic, serving patients throughout Kansas. 

• Custom orthotic assessments, castings, and fittings
• Adaptive equipment assessments, modifications, and fittings
• Consultation with healthcare providers, staff, and families on prescription, use, and modification of adaptive equipment
• In-clinic trials of adaptive equipment to determine the best solutions for functional use at home, school, and in the community

Occupational Therapy

 Our occupational therapists are passionate about helping children succeed in daily activities—both big and small. We partner closely with families to build skills that promote independence, confidence, and participation across all environments.

 OT Services include: 

• Skills of Daily Living (ADLs): Dressing, grooming, toileting, feeding, and personal hygiene
• Fine Motor Development: Grasping, cutting, handwriting, coloring, and hand-eye coordination 

• Sensory Processing & Regulation: Supporting attention, emotional regulation, and responses to sensory input

• Visual-Motor Integration: Copying, drawing, and classroom-based tasks

• Play & Social Participation: Cooperative play, turn-taking, and peer interaction

• Motor Planning & Coordination: Sequencing movements and improving body awareness

• Caregiver Education & Home Programs: Strategies to support progress beyond therapy sessions 

 Speech & Language Therapy

 Our speech-language pathologists provide individualized, evidence-based evaluation and treatment plans tailored to each child’s unique communication and developmental needs. 

Services include assessment and treatment of: 

Speech & Sound Development 

• Articulation and phonological disorders (speech sound production and clarity)

• Apraxia of speech and motor speech disorders

  Language Development 

• Receptive language (understanding directions, questions, and concepts)

• Expressive language (vocabulary, sentence structure, and storytelling)

• Social/pragmatic language (conversation skills, turn-taking, and peer interaction)

• Early language development and play-based communication

•  Development and comprehension of written communication 

Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) 

We support children who benefit from alternative ways to communicate by providing personalized AAC services that enhance participation and independence.  

• AAC evaluations and device trials
• Individualized treatment plans for AAC implementation
• Family and caregiver training to support communication across home, school, and community settings 

Feeding and swallowing skills 

• Picky eating and food aversions

• Transitioning textures and food variety

• Mealtime routines and positive feeding behaviors

• Oral-motor skills for chewing and drinking

• Bottle, cup, and utensil use

• Support for transitioning from enteral (tube) feeding to oral feeding

• Safe swallowing strategies and positioning

• Pacing and flow rate support for liquids and solids

• Oral sensory and motor interventions

• Collaboration with medical providers for swallowing safety 

Oral-Motor and Myofunctional Therapy 

• Treatment to improve the strength, coordination, and function of the muscles of the face, mouth, and tongue to support healthy breathing, speaking, chewing, and swallowing. 

• Teach functional patterns that promote long-term health and address issues such as mouth breathing, tongue thrust, and oral habits.