{"id":20943,"date":"2014-09-18T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemom.com\/?p=20943"},"modified":"2022-01-31T13:02:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T18:02:09","slug":"wolfson-childrens-rehabilitative-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemom.com\/health-wellness\/wolfson-childrens-rehabilitative-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Cove Springs Girl Thrives with Wolfson Children\u2019s Rehabilitative Services at Baptist Clay"},"content":{"rendered":"
For busy working parents like Amy and Cory Smith of Green Cove Springs, getting simple things done like laundry or having dinner ready on the table every night can be tough enough to squeeze in after long workdays. But when you add a child with special needs to the mix, keeping the many pediatric specialty doctor visits and pediatric therapy appointments you\u2019ve got on the calendar can be a logistical challenge.<\/p>\n
When the Smiths\u2019 daughter Allie was born in 2009, she was exposed to group B strep (GBS)<\/a>, which caused her to contract a bacterial infection of the sac surrounding her brain and spinal cord. She spent her first several weeks at Wolfson Children\u2019s Hospital<\/a> where her infection led to hydrocephalus<\/a>, a condition that causes head swelling from a build-up of fluid in the brain. Thankfully, Allie survived but the pressure on her brain resulted in cerebral palsy<\/a>, and extremely limited use of her right side.<\/p>\n Living in Green Cove Springs, the Smiths were a good 45 minutes away from downtown Jacksonville and the Drew Bradbury Center, the main location for Wolfson Children\u2019s Rehabilitation Services<\/a>.<\/p>\n Wolfson Children\u2019s Rehab, which used to offer pediatric rehabilitation services at another location in Fleming Island. So when Allie turned six months old, she was able to begin a regimen of physical therapy there. In September 2013, the Clay County location of Wolfson Children\u2019s Rehab relocated permanently to the new Wolfson Children\u2019s Specialty Center at Baptist Clay Medical Campus<\/a>. That not only made the drive a little more direct from Green Cove Springs, but also provided the additional benefits of having some pediatric specialty physicians and the Wolfson Children\u2019s ER at Clay, all in the same place.<\/p>\n \u00a0“Having these services closer to our home is so much more convenient, and it\u2019s helped us keep up with her appointments, which has helped tremendously with her progress,\u201d says Amy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Allie, now 5, receives ongoing therapy from a trio of pediatric rehabilitation specialists \u2013 Peggy Glantz, PT, who provides physical therapy to improve Allie\u2019s muscle strength and movement range; Sara Werner, ST, who helps with the development of her speech, language and communications skills; and Nikki Hallick, OT, who works with Allie on fine motor development to accomplish daily skills like opening things, feeding and dressing herself. All three have worked with her from a few months to several years, and all agree that she has blossomed.<\/p>\n