Sandra Lee Saavedra MS, PT
Physical Therapist (Pediatric) | Pediatrics
1763 Moss St Eugene OR, 97403About
Sandra Saavedra is a pediatric physical therapist practicing in Eugene, OR. Sandra is a doctor specializing in physical treatment of children to help reduce pain, restore mobility, rehabilitate an injury, or increase movement and overall function. As a physical therapist, Dr. Saavedra can treat multiple conditions with exercises, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, joint mobilization, heat, ice, massage, laser or light therapy and more. Dr. Saavedra will create a treatment plan based on the childs specific injury, disease or condition, and might target a specific body part or body system based on the individual.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Vibration-induced motor responses of infants with and without myelomeningocele.
- Learning about gravity: segmental assessment of upright control as infants develop independent sitting.
- Segmental trunk control acquisition and reaching in typically developing infants.
- Segmental Contributions to Trunk Control in Children With Moderate-to-Severe Cerebral Palsy.
- The development of trunk control and its relation to reaching in infancy: a longitudinal study.
- Corrigendum: The development of trunk control and its relation to reaching in infancy: a longitudinal study.
- Effect of Biomechanical Constraints on Neural Control of Head Stability in Children With Moderate to Severe Cerebral Palsy.
- The Impact of Segmental Trunk Support on Posture and Reaching While Sitting in Healthy Adults.
- Tyrosine hydroxylase-containing neurons in the spinal cord of the chicken. I. Development and analysis of catecholamine synthesis capabilities.
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