Kenny Kids^TM Pediatric Rehabilitation Program

Kenny Kids is a specialized pediatric rehabilitation program offered by Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute in Coon Rapids and in Owatonna. We are dedicated to providing personalized treatment for children from birth to adolescence who have medical conditions or syndromes that may interfere with normal development. (Pediatric therapy also is offered at many of our other Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute sites).

The Kenny Kids staff consists of occupational and physical therapists and speech-language pathologists who have extensive training in pediatric rehabilitation.

The Kenny Kids Pediatric Rehabilitation Program may help children who have:

• ADD/ADHD
• apraxia
• arthritis
• autism/pervasive developmental disorders (PDD)
• brachial plexus injury
• brain injury
• cerebral palsy
• chronic illness
• cleft palate
• delay in motor development
• sensory processing disorders
• delay in speech or language development; speech articulation
• feeding and swallowing disorders
• genetic syndromes such as Down syndrome, Fragile X
• hearing loss
• orthopaedic injuries/surgeries
• physical disability
• torticollis

Kenny Kids Services

Evaluation and treatment, including:

• spasticity
• motor skills
• sensory processing
• speech/language
• feeding
• strengthening, coordination and fitness
• articulation therapy
• oral motor and swallowing
• augmentative communication
• cognitive and attention skills
• perceptual skills
• social skills
• handwriting

Education, including:

• classes
• home programs
• family conferences
• care coordination with schools
• resource library

About our staff

Our staff consists of occupational and physical therapists and speech-language pathologists who have extensive training in pediatric rehabilitation.

Occupational therapists focus on:

• strength and fine motor coordination such as reaching, grasping and writing
• sensory processing, including sensitivity training to touch, movement and noise
• daily living skills such as feeding and dressing
• cognitive skills, including problem solving, organization, attention span, and following directions
• wheelchair positioning and special equipment needs

Speech-Language pathologists focus on:

• improving the ability to produce speech, put words together and understand language
• evaluating and treating swallowing problems and feeding disorders
• oral-motor treatments
• voice disorders
• stuttering
• sign language and other communication systems
• cognitive skills, including memory and reasoning

Physical therapists focus on:

• increasing flexibility of muscles and joints
• balance and coordination skills, such as standing on one foot or kicking a ball
• gross motor skills such as rolling, crawling, running, jumping
• posture, positioning and equipment needs
• lower extremity serial casting

Learn more about our staff.

Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute
Kenny Kids Pediatric Rehabilitation Program
3111 124th Ave. NW
Coon Rapids, MN 55433
763-236-7337
763-236-8966 fax

First published: 01/01/2002
Last updated: 12/28/2009

Reviewed by: Lora Anderson, manager, Kenny Kids Rehabilitation Program, Allina Hospitals & Clinics