Welcome to

Pediatric Physical Therapy of Hawaii, LLC

with Dr Kari Bishop-Kuhn, PT, DPT

Pediatric Physical Therapy of Hawai’i provides family centered, therapeutic services for infants, toddlers and preschool children, from birth to age seven and their families. Families and caregivers frequently reach out for physical therapy services when a child has challenges being upright or moving their body to explore and play. Dr Kari is trained to evaluate gross motor performance, identify impairments, and based on current research and clinical expertise, collaborate with family to determine the most important goals and develop an individualized treatment plan to build a brighter future.

BENEFITS OF IN HOME PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR KIDS

Convenience

Treating your child in their natural environment, the place where they are most comfortable! Home-based and community-based therapy provides many benefits for your child. It offers convenience. Sessions allow the therapist to evaluate your child’s true capabilities and function in the environment most familiar to the child.

Continuity

Unlike many clinical and hospital settings, Pediatric Physical Therapy of Hawai’i, offers direct, one-on-one sessions of skilled interventions working with Dr Kari each time. Therapy sessions are personally tailored to help your child reach their brightest future.

Collaboration

Dr Kari firmly believes in family collaboration during therapy sessions. Educating parents/caregivers and providing a program that can be integrated into a child’s daily routine. Dr Kari believes in collaborating with your child’s health care providers, teachers, coaches, therapists and extended members of their o’hana.

Area of Focus

Infants

connecting with family, developing foundation milestones and building independence with movement and play

Toddlers

pre-walking and postwalking skills, balance, coordination, address atypically patterns, and screen for orthotics

Preschoolers

building ball and play skills to build confidence and friendships in community

Meet

Dr Kari Bishop-Kuhn PT, DPT

Dr Kari is the founder of Pediatric Physical Therapy of Hawai’i. She was inspired to become a physical therapist during a high school volunteer project at her local children’s hospital.

Dr Kari earned a BS in Communications and Minor in Business at Florida State University and a BS in Physical Therapy at Florida A&M University. She then spent her career working with adults and children in a variety of practice settings: Large Metro Acute Care Teaching Hospital, Outpatient Sports Medicine, Rural Outpatient Clinic, Schools and Home Care. After returning from living overseas and volunteering with the World Health Organization, Dr Kari returned to gain her Doctor of Physical Therapy specializing in Pediatric Science.

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