Our Services
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapists are movement experts who improve quality of life through prescribed exercise, hands-on care, and patient education. At Tater Tots, our Physical Therapists evaluate and treat individuals from birth-18 who have injuries, disabilities, or other health conditions and need habilitation or rehabilitation services in order to most functionally participate in their day-to-day activities. Our Physical Therapists work with patients and families to:
- Promote optimal motor development
- Maximize independence and function
- Treat orthopedic concerns
- Facilitate progress in children with neurological disorders
- Address sensory motor processing concerns
- Evaluate for special equipment and orthotic needs
Examples of Diagnoses that may result in these areas of concern include:
- Cerebral Palsy
- Down Syndrome
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Idiopathic Toe Walking and other atypical gait
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Torticollis (with and without plagiocephaly)
- Scoliosis
Speech Therapy
Speech-Language Pathologists are communication experts who work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech and language disorders. At Tater Tots, our Speech-Language Pathologists focus on working with children from ages birth-18, and their families, in order to help them most effectively and efficiently communicate their needs, wants, feelings, and ideas to others. Our Speech-Language Pathologists work to evaluate and treat children who are referred for:
- Articulation and phonological disorders
- Childhood Apraxia of Speech
- Expressive language disorders
- Receptive language disorders
- Voice disorders
- Fluency disorders
- Pragmatic/social language disorders
- Selective Mutism
- Alternative and augmentative communication
- Traumatic Brain Injuries: Executive functioning skills, participating in activities of daily living.
Feeding Therapy
Along with their training in communication disorders, Speech-Language Pathologists are also trained in the diagnosis and treatment of feeding and swallowing disorders. At Tater Tots, our Speech-Language Pathologists focus on working on oral feeding and drinking skills with children and their families. Some areas that our Speech-Language Pathologists may be able to help families are with:
- Infant oral feeding development
- Coordination of suck-swallow-breathe pattern
- Adjusting flow rate
- Adjusting positioning for feeds
- Transitioning to solid foods
- Developing efficient and effective chewing skills
- Appropriate foods for developmental level
- Oral exploration
- Sensory feeding difficulties
- Food exploration
- Reducing oral defensiveness
Address: 2450 Summers Lane
Klamath Falls, OR 97603
Phone: (541) 887-2207
Fax: (541) 887-2208
Email: Info@tatertotstherapy.org