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Rehabilitation Services

Helping children achieve their full potential

Infants, children and adolescents have unique rehabilitation needs.

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As you may know, premature birth, medical conditions, chronic illness or surgery can delay or interrupt your child's normal growth and development. To work with these needs or issues, our Rehabilitation Services at University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital has a team of occupational therapists, physical therapists and speech-language pathologists expertly collaborate to help children reach their maximum mental and physical potential. We experience working with the providers at the hospital for conditions related to:


Our team members are all specially trained to evaluate and care for children of all ages and stages of development. We work with your child's primary physician throughout rehabilitation. Once treatment at the hospital is complete, our therapists work with the family and providers whom your child will see during follow-up care, to ensure a smooth transition.

Featuring the Pediatric Feeding Clinic

The Feeding Clinic evaluates children of all ages with feeding issues. You must have a referral to make an appointment for your child. A single session at the clinic can address questions and concerns from the simple to the complex.  Our team includes a speech-language pathologist (SLP), occupational therapist (OT) and a registered dietitian (RD). They may recommend and refer your child to a psychologist or social worker for other services.

Medical conditions appropriate for referral

  • Tube feed transitions
  • Failure to thrive due to motor delays
  • Delayed developmental feeding milestones
  • Texture aversion
  • Abnormalities of mouth/throat that interfere with feeding
  • Behavioral issues
  • Sensory issues that interfere with eating
  • Feeding issues related to reflux
  • Feeding issues related to prematurity

Physicians, to refer a patient, contact Central Scheduling at 612-273-2897, fax: 612-273-6057.
Additional programs and services

  • Assistive technology, augmentative communication, computer access and environmental controls
  • Aural rehabilitation (cochlear implants/hearing impairments)
  • Custom wheelchair seating and mobility
  • Occupational therapy
  • Orthopaedic bracing and limb prosthetics
  • Physical therapy
  • Sensory integration and praxis testing and treatment
  • Speech-language pathology
  • Visual rehabilitation

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