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Pediatric Therapeutics

Orthotic Clinic

Kidworks now offering an Orthotic Clinic run by Crown Cranial & Orthotics.

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Orthotic Clinic

Certified Prosthetist Orthotist from Crown Cranial & Orthotics is available by appointment only at our clinic in Chesterton

The initial evaluation is free of charge, and a doctor’s referral is not necessary. Our goal is to provide every family with peace of mind, helping them understand if their child might benefit from a device. If a device is not required, the certified prosthetist orthotist can suggest repositioning techniques for babies with misshapen heads or offer therapy recommendations for those who are not yet walking.

You can find out more about Crown Cranial & Orthotics at https://www.crowncando.com

what to look for

You may consider orthotics if your child has any of the following conditions:

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Toe Walkers
Low muscle tone
Flat spot on the head
Cerebral Palsy
Foot Drop
Spina Bifida
Ankle/Knee/Wrist Tightness

Specializing in pediatric
orthotics including:

Leg braces: AFO, SMO, KAFO
Trunk support: TLSO
Wrist and hand braces: WHO
Hand Splints
Stretching AFO
Cranial Remolding Helmets

Ortho Clinic inquires

Schedule an evaluation using the form below.

49 - ORTHOTIC CLINIC EVALUATION

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Kidworks has been a gift to our family from day one. I was a scared and near-tears mom who’s little boy just aged-out of Indiana’s First Steps and was given a list of places to call to get him more help. As I went through the list, the star aligned. I was surprised when the owner picked up the phone that day- a mom who was inspired by her own children and struggles to find help and who was determined enough to open her own clinic to help others. It was amazing how she could read my fear and know that I needed someone to really walk me through not only the process of “what do I do next,” but also support me with being a mom of a child with special needs for the first time. At the end of that conversation, I felt like someone finally knew how I was feeling and I felt confident getting my son an evaluation for services. 

One day in my son’s occupational therapy session, we had a giant “light-bulb moment.” Our son was in the corner, staring at the hinges in the door. It was as though he was stuck there and had no interest in any other activity. I remember feeling really embarrassed by it. Then, after a while, Molly, our OT, crawled over to the door and started staring at the hinges with him. I asked her, “What are you doing?” She said, “I’m staring at the hinges. You have to enter his world.”

What she was really teaching me was that if I wanted to connect with my son, in a way he could understand, I was going to have to start seeing the world through his eyes. Meet him where he is at. And, from that day forward, nothing was the same. The growth my son had was incredible. She changed MY thinking, so that I could help my son when my therapist was not there. And now, 10 years later, we still refer to this moment and remind ourselves to get into his world. Just the other day, my husband said, “You need to go look at the hinges.” 

We had many services over the years at Kidworks, including Speech Therapy, Music Group, Occupational Therapy, and various social clubs. I owe so many profound experiences in my life to the therapists at Kidworks. My son struggled to talk and spent a lot of time screaming for his needs early on. Then, when he learned to talk, he only spoke back the things he heard. He could say, line for line, every commercial, cartoon, or movie line he ever watched and would say it in a sort of robotic way. He would use these “scripts” to try to communicate with us. For many years, he had never spoken a word that came from his own mind. Then, one day, he said, “I love you” to me and it was different. I wasn’t scripted and it wasn’t spoken in that way where you knew it was from something he watched on TV.

I was lucky enough to be the first one to hear him say words from his mind and his heart and I owe that to Ann, his Speech Therapist. Ann was incredibly supportive and went above and beyond the role of SLP over the years. She watched my son and my family grow not only in size, but in knowledge and confidence. She helped us, help ourselves until the day he “graduated” speech therapy, a truly bittersweet moment for our family.

Many times, when I hear my son chatter on and on today, I think back to those days early on with Ann and think how lucky we were to have her.

I cannot express my gratitude enough to all the therapists that helped my son and my family over the years at Kidworks. Our town is so lucky to have a clinic like this- one that leads with their hearts.

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Chesterton, IN 46304

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