PEDIATRIC SPEECH,
PHYSICAL AND
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY


PHYSICAL THERAPY





Pediatric physical therapy focuses on improving overall gross motor and functional mobility skills in children and babies. Here at CFTS, we strive to help children learn to successfully perform these skills in a fun and friendly way, while helping to better their overall quality of life.



Skills we work on





STRENGTH



We strive to improve your child's overall strength through a variety of play based exercises



GAIT ABNORMALITIES



We will analyze your child's walking pattern and work to improve any gait abnormalities such as toe walking, in-toeing, out-toeing, etc.



BALANCE



We help to improve your child's overall balance in single leg and dual leg activities



COORDINATION



We aim to improve your child's overall bilateral coordination through a variety of patient specific activities to support bettered participation in age appropriate play



OBJECT MANIPULATION



Through sport play, we can help to improve your child's overall ball skills in play like kicking, catching and throwing



AGILITY



Quick movements in sessions are utilized to improve your child's overall endurance, speed and agility in play



Meet our people



dr. saira rattansi



DPT - CO-LEAD
Longwood and Orange City



Saira graduated from the University of Toronto with her BSc degree before graduating from Des Moines University with her Doctorate of Physical Therapy. She loves working with clients to achieve mobility goals in a fun, developmentally appropriate and family centered way. Saira has lived in Tanzania, Canada and the US. With all of that travel, she has learned 4 different languages and even climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. She says that her 2 children inspire her to be a better person and therapist every day.



Dr. Shelby shriver



DPT - CO-LEAD
Longwood and Orange City



Shelby graduated from the University of Florida with her Doctorate of Physical Therapy before joining CFTS. She enjoys incorporating sport play into sessions as well as giving patients options in sessions to help with decision making skills. Her favorite items in session include cones, Squigz and scooter boards. In her free time, she enjoys cuddling her golden retriever, working out, reading, completing DIYs/crafts and trying out local eateries! Fun fact: Shelby loves to collect art from countries that she travels to and display them in her home.



Chris douglas



PTA
Longwood and Orange City



Chris graduated from Seminole State College of Florida's PTA program. He enjoys making treatment sessions full of exercises and activities that can turn into games and fun. In Chris's free time, he enjoys video games, model building, working on cars and playing with his son.