CLINICS

Medical Clinic

A Pediatrician reviews the child’s present medical status and assists therapists and families to plan for the future needs of their child.

Orthotics Clinic

This clinic is held on a monthly basis at the Centre.  It is open to children of the Centre and of the community.  A visiting Orthotist and Centre Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist will assess the child’s need for various types of arch supports or orthotics.  The Orthotist then casts the child for the needed item and fits the item to the child at the next visit.  Follow up by the Therapist is provided as needed to assist the family in the use of the orthotics.

 

 

Funding for these items can come from a range of sources:  family’s Extended Health Plans, Assistive Devices program, Assistance to Children with Severe Disabilities, Easter Seal Society, Cerebral Palsy Federation, Muscular Dystrophy Association, etc.  As much as possible Centre Therapists will assist families to access funding resources available to them.

Serial Casting Clinic

Serial casting is done by trained Physiotherapists at the Centre upon recommendation from a Physician.  It is done with children who have tightness in their legs.  A cast is applied by the therapists with a gentle stretch to the tight muscle.  It is then worn by the child for one week and then removed by the parents.  The child’s muscle flexibility is then reassessed and if needed a new cast is applied with the same gentle stretch for another week.  The process is repeated until the desired result is achieved.

Follow up stretching and strengthening is then provided by the child’s regular Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist. 

There is a nominal cost involved which the family pays for, to assist with the expense of the casting materials.

Infant Preschool Clinic

The Infant Preschool Clinic is a multi-disciplinary team assessment provided to children between the ages of 0 and 5 years who have multiple needs.  The Infant Preschool Clinic provides an opportunity for parents to have their child screened by a group of professionals (Physiotherapist, Speech Language Pathologist, Developmental Consultant, Mental Health Clinician, and Nurse Practitioner) followed by recommendations regarding future planning for their child. 

 

This Clinic is a partnership with other community agencies.  Each professional observes and interacts with the child in order to determine if there are concerns that would require further assessments, referrals or ongoing monitoring of the child’s development.

Infant Preschool Clinics are regularly held in Timmins, Kirkland Lake and New Liskeard.  A fourth clinic is currently being developed for Iroquois Falls/Cochrane.

Screening Clinic

This clinic was developed to provide services to children who present with single concerns such as torticollis, plagiocephaly, intoeing / outtoeing or toe walking.

Clinics are held regularly in Timmins and the outreach areas.  Follow up may include suggestions to parents, provision of information sheets, referrals to other appropriate agencies or ongoing monitoring.