Yes, pediatric physical therapy can help strengthen your son's weaker leg, improve balance, and enhance coordination. With tailored exercises and therapies, a physical therapist can address his specific needs, promoting independence. Consistent therapy, combined with patience and practice, can significantly increase the likelihood of him walking on his own someday.

any physical therapist should be able to help your child - does not need to be pediatric PT. We all should know treatment protocols no matter if it's pediatric population or geriatric.

Any physical therapist should be able to help your child - does not need to be a pediatric PT. We all should know treatment protocols no matter if it's pediatric population or geriatric.

There is a lot you are not telling me here. Is he a typically developing child, who recently experienced left leg weakness. Does he have a diagnosis that includes the left limb weakness? Do you know the cause of the left limb weakness. With that said, PT will improve gait and help your son reach his highest level of function. With out knowing the answers to the above questions, I could not predict independencant ambulation. It is best if not already be under the care of a pediatric physiatrist, or orthopedist. A physiatrist is a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation, that is non surgical.
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Joan E Baldwin PT PCS
Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy

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That's a difficult answer to give as the reason to why your son's left leg is weaker would tell me more than how the question was phrased. Typically, physical therapy focuses on the symptoms related to the diagnosis and not the diagnosis itself and goals may include walking without assistive devices. However, not knowing the cognitive (thinking skills), neurological, and musculoskeletal status of your son, it's not a question that can be answered with a quick "yes". That being said, physical therapy in pediatrics is SO helpful, especially in strengthening the muscles needed for walking, that it would be a great idea to find a PT near you!

The therapist should be able to advise you regarding this after an evaluation

Pediatric PT can help. The outcome of their ability to walk independently depends on your child’s development or underlying diagnoses impacting his weakness. A full assessment by a therapist can give your a more tailored answer. All the best

If weakness is an issue, YES, physical therapy will help.

Yes, once again, it depends on his condition and a medical doctor's evaluation.