Physical Therapy
Pediatric physical therapy for gross motor development, gait and balance therapy, postural control training, strength, coordination, mobility, motor control, and developmental milestone progression.
Pediatric DMI + hybrid intensives in South Florida
Helping little bodies learn big skills.
Supporting children and families through every stage of development with pediatric physical therapy, occupational therapy, DMI intensives, and hybrid intensive care.
DMI Therapy Florida
Hybrid Care
Pediatric PT + OT
Miami Lakes
Little tricks for big milestones
Care for children through their developmental milestones.
Families come to Pediatricks when a child needs support with rolling, sitting, transitions, crawling, standing, walking, posture, strength, coordination, motor planning, gait, balance, postural control, sensory processing, or everyday participation.
The therapy playbook
Smart little tricks for big developmental wins
Occupational Therapy
Whole-child OT focused on fine motor skills, sensory processing, play, self-care routines, regulation, visual motor skills, daily participation, and independence.
DMI Intensives
Focused DMI therapy and intensive physical therapy blocks for children working on postural control, balance, automatic movement responses, transitions, standing, walking, and neurodevelopmental goals.
Hybrid Intensives
Intensive blocks that combine pediatric PT, OT support, developmental motor intervention, motor planning therapy, repetition, caregiver education, sensory support, and home carryover planning.
DMI practitioners
The DMI playbook for developmental milestones
Dynamic Movement Intervention, often called DMI, is used by physical and occupational therapists to support children with motor delays by challenging postural control, alignment, balance, automatic movement responses, motor planning, and functional movement.
What is DMI?
DMI is a hands-on pediatric neuromotor therapy approach that uses specific, dynamic exercises to help a child create active motor responses.
What does DMI work on?
- Postural control and alignment
- Balance and protective responses
- Strength against gravity
- Motor planning, gait, and functional transitions
- Rolling, sitting, standing, and walking
Who may benefit?
DMI may support children with motor delays, including cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, hypotonia, global developmental delay, prematurity-related delays, or other conditions affecting posture, strength, balance, and movement.
Rolling
Supports weight shifting, rotation, and movement between tummy, back, and side-lying.
Sitting
Supports head control, trunk alignment, balance reactions, and upright play.
Standing
Supports weight bearing, strength, balance, and preparation for standing skills.
Walking
Supports stepping responses, alignment, endurance, and confidence with mobility.
DMI intensives + hybrid intensives
Choose the right intensive path
Per-session treatments
Individual sessions are available for families who want consistent pediatric PT, OT, pediatric neuro rehab, and DMI-informed treatment.
DMI Intensives
A DMI intensive centers on Dynamic Movement Intervention exercises, pediatric intensive therapy, and repetition for motor goals.
Hybrid Intensives
A hybrid intensive blends pediatric PT, OT, neurodevelopmental therapy, and DMI-informed movement work when a child needs broader support.
Twice daily sessions
DMI and hybrid intensives are offered in 1, 2, or 3 week blocks, often twice daily for 45-60 minutes.
The intensive process
How little efforts become everyday wins
Connect
Email info@pediatrickstherapy.com to share your child's age, concerns, current milestones, and family goals.
Plan
We identify target skills like rolling, sitting, transitions, walking, balance, or daily participation.
Practice
Sessions use skilled handling, active movement, repetition, play, rest breaks, and caregiver coaching.
Private-pay care
Why Pediatricks is a cash-based practice
Pediatricks is a cash-based pediatric therapy practice. We know that can be a new idea for some families, so we want to say it plainly and kindly: this model helps us protect the quality, frequency, and individualized nature of pediatric PT, OT, DMI intensives, and hybrid intensive care.
Insurance can limit the number of visits, require lengthy authorizations, narrow what goals are considered covered, or interrupt the timing of care. Many children benefit most when the therapy plan can be shaped around their readiness, tolerance, developmental milestones, family goals, and the therapist's clinical reasoning.
Being cash based allows families and therapists to make decisions together: how often to schedule, whether a DMI intensive or hybrid intensive makes sense, what skills to prioritize, and how to support carryover at home. We are happy to explain the options clearly before a family commits to care.
Funding resources
Programs families can explore for therapy costs
Pediatricks is a private-pay practice, but some South Florida families may be able to use state programs, scholarships, waivers, grants, HSA funds, or FSA funds to help offset pediatric therapy, DMI therapy, pediatric intensive therapy, and neurodevelopmental care.
Each program has its own rules, approved expenses, documentation requirements, and timelines. We cannot guarantee approval or reimbursement, but we are happy to provide invoices or care documentation when a family is applying for an eligible program.
Step Up For Students FES-UA
The Family Empowerment Scholarship for Unique Abilities can place funds into an education savings account for eligible Florida students. Award amounts vary by county, grade, and level of need; Step Up notes average awards around $10,000, with some higher-need matrix scores averaging more.
View FES-UA detailsUnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation
UHCCF grants may help eligible families with commercial insurance pay child medical costs not fully covered by insurance. Current grant limits are up to $5,000 in a 12-month period and $10,000 lifetime per child, subject to approval and exclusions.
Apply for a UHCCF grantSearching for DMI therapy Florida, pediatric intensive therapy Miami, cerebral palsy therapy Miami, or pediatric neuro rehab near me? Email info@pediatrickstherapy.com and we can explain our services, invoices, and documentation options before your family begins care.
Serving South Florida families
DMI therapy in Miami Lakes and South Florida
Pediatricks serves pediatric families in and around Miami Lakes, Miami, Hialeah, Miramar, Pembroke Pines, Broward, and the greater South Florida area.
Start the conversation
Contact Pediatricks Therapy
Email us with your child's current milestones, therapy history, concerns, and whether you are interested in PT, OT, DMI intensives, or hybrid intensive care.
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