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Every child develops at their own pace, but sometimes extra support can make a big difference. If you've been wondering whether pediatric physical therapy could help your child, you're in the right place.

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"My baby hates tummy time and gets frustrated quickly."

"My child seems to be missing developmental milestones."

"My child trips, falls, or seems clumsy more than other kids."

"My child walks on their toes."

"My baby prefers turning their head to one side."

"My child struggles with balance, coordination, or keeping up with peers."

"My child has difficulty running, jumping, or climbing."

"My child was diagnosed with torticollis or plagiocephaly."

You’re Not Overreacting, And You’re Not Alone

Many parents notice early signs that something feels “off,” but aren’t sure if it’s worth worrying about or where to start. We help you understand your child’s development clearly so you can move forward with confidence instead of uncertainty.

You’re unsure if your child is meeting milestones

You’ve been told to “wait and see,” but still feel concerned

You’re confused about what support actually looks like

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Our goal is to replace uncertainty with confidence through trusted guidance and early support.

Does Any of This Sound Familiar?

Every child develops at their own pace, but sometimes extra support can make a big difference.

"My baby hates tummy time."

"My child is missing milestones."

"My child seems clumsy or uncoordinated."

"My child walks on their toes."

"My baby prefers one head position."

"My child struggles with balance."

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You’re Not Overreacting — And You’re Not Alone

Many parents notice early signs that something feels “off,” but aren’t sure if it’s worth worrying about or where to start. We help you understand your child’s development clearly so you can move forward with confidence instead of uncertainty.

You’re unsure if your child is meeting milestones

You’ve been told to “wait and see,” but still feel concerned

You’re confused about what support actually looks like

Our goal is to replace uncertainty with confidence through trusted guidance and early support.

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Concern is not overreacting.

It is often the first step toward getting your child the right support at the right time.

Our Purpose,
Mission & Vision

Everything we do is guided by one belief: when families feel supported, children thrive.

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Purpose

To replace uncertainty with clarity so parents understand their child’s development and next steps.

Mission

We provide relationship-driven pediatric physical therapy that empowers children through play while equipping families with confidence, tools, and support.

Vision

A world where no parent feels dismissed or unsure—and every child receives early, compassionate support to thrive.

Movement is how children learn about their world.

Before starting with us, kiddos are often described as:

Lack of safety awareness
A bull in a china shop
The kid picked last for the sports team
Clingy
Weak
Tight/ rigid
Lazy
Low self esteem
Disinterested in sports
Struggles in school
Dyscoordinated
Sensitive/ big feeler
Disconnected

After our help, kiddos are often described as:

Confident
Coordinated
Tries hard things
Interested in sports
Independent
Stronger
Flexible
More endurance
Improved tolerance
High self esteem
Excelling in school
Less scrapes and bruises
Enjoys playing more with peers
More enjoyable family outings
Better relationships

Let us guide you and your child to a more independent lifestyle—filled with joy and bonding rather than frustration and isolation.

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How We Support Your Child’s Growth

1

Comprehensive Evaluation

We take time to understand your child’s strengths, challenges, and overall development—not just isolated symptoms.

2

Personalized Therapy Plan

Every plan is tailored to your child’s needs, interests, and developmental stage so therapy feels meaningful and effective.

3

Play-Based Therapy Sessions

We use movement, play, and engagement to help children build real-world skills in a way that feels natural and motivating.

4

Family Guidance and Support

You’ll never be left guessing—we provide education, tools, and strategies so you feel confident supporting your child at home.

How We Support Your Child’s Growth

Step 1

Comprehensive Evaluation

We take time to understand your child’s strengths, challenges, and overall development.

Step 2

Personalized Therapy Plan

Every plan is tailored to your child’s needs and developmental stage.

Step 3

Play-Based Therapy Sessions

We use movement and play to build real-world functional skills.

Step 4

Family Guidance and Support

We provide education and tools so you feel confident supporting your child at home.

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Moving & Grooving PT

Pediatric Physical Therapy Helps Manage a Wide Range of Medical Conditions

Having a child or toddler miss certain developmental milestones can be stressful. For some mothers, mom guilt creeps in. However, early intervention in Tempe, AZ, provided by a caring, empathetic, and understanding doctor specializing in pediatric physical therapy, can provide your child with numerous engaging, fun activities that help to improve their flexibility, muscle strength, balance, coordination, and posture.

Moving and Grooving PT in Scottsdale, AZ, is owned and operated by Dr. Nikki Robinett, PT, DPT. She has been practicing pediatric physical therapy and helping parents and their babies with early intervention solutions for the past nine years. Dr Robinett’s goal is to help parents and toddlers with numerous private virtual pediatric physical therapy sessions that help to reduce wait times while giving parents much-needed support.

Dr. Nikki works alongside Dr. Sarah Cunningham, a licensed occupational therapist who has extensive experience helping babies, toddlers, children, teenagers, and adults in numerous settings. The two work together to define a pediatric physical therapy treatment plan uniquely tailored to their patient’s needs.

These treatment plans help Scottsdale, AZ, parents, and their children focus on specific muscles and limbs through engaging activities and stretches. Working with parents, our doctors use various physical and occupational therapy practices and strategies that help build confidence, assertiveness, and independence.

These pediatric physical therapy sessions can help treat various developmental issues. Whether it’s muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, plagiocephaly, hypertonia, tummy time difficulties, or torticollis, all can be effectively treated with pediatric physical therapy in Phoenix. The key is to provide your child with interactive, fun, child-friendly, in-home exercises that help them improve their gross motor skills.

Treatment Approaches

Our pediatric therapy and services provide early intervention solutions for various developmental issues, including:

Cerebral palsy
Spina bifida
Muscular dystrophy
Hypertonia
Plagiocephaly
Torticollis
Other developmental challenges

At Moving and Grooving PT in Scottsdale, AZ, we first start with a free consultation. Dr. Nikki will assess your child’s condition and diagnose their developmental issues. Afterward, a customized pediatric physical therapy plan will be developed for your child at home.

It's not just about providing a customized pediatric treatment plan that improves a child’s gross motor skills. It’s not just about exercises that have them using limbs they otherwise can’t or won’t. It’s ultimately about using stretches, fun exercises, massage, positioning, and education so that parents can engage their babies through teenagers with proven early intervention solutions. We also offer pediatric occupational therapy in Gilbert, AZ.

The Importance of Early Intervention

Our pediatric physical therapy services in Mesa, AZ, focus on early intervention due to its many benefits. First, early intervention allows us to identify the root cause of developmental problems quickly. With this, we can immediately adopt proactive therapy solutions that improve your child’s motor skills.

Second, early intervention and consistent treatment can help your child catch up with developmental milestones. This will not only help improve their motor skills, but it will help stave off more serious developmental issues in the future. Third, a child’s brain has high plasticity. This neural plasticity allows babies, toddlers and children to quickly develop new motor skills and behaviors when early intervention is adopted.

Additional benefits of early intervention include improving your child’s confidence, posture, balance, muscle strength, and coordination. All of these help your child engage in social activities, games, sports, and exercises with other children. In the end, early intervention is essential to improving your child’s quality of life.

We Offer In-Home Therapy & More

To ensure all parents get the support and guidance they need, we provide multiple options for private pediatric physical therapy sessions, including virtual therapy or in-home visits.

By offering in-home and virtual pediatric therapy solutions, we minimize appointment wait times while maximizing follow-up efficiency. Frequent follow-ups help ensure progress and allow us to quickly adjust treatment plans as needed.

The Role of Family in Pediatric Physical Therapy

Within any pediatric physical therapy situation, the role of the family can never be overlooked. ‘Family’ can be beyond what we think of, representing more of our care network for our children and including nannies, babysitters, and even extended family. Your family provides critical support and care for your child as they go through each pediatric physical therapy exercise. That means fathers must support mothers, and siblings must also play their part in keeping babies, toddlers, and children engaged with the games, activities, exercises, and stretches that help with developmental issues.

Do you live in Scottsdale, AZ, and have a child who has recently missed some milestones? If you want insight from specialists in pediatric physical therapy, schedule your free consultation now.

Dr. Nikki Robinett

PT, DPT, Owner

Moving and Grooving Pediatric PT was born in 2023 from Dr. Nikki’s desire to provide timely, accessible support to families with concerns about their child’s development. Her variety of services—including in-home and virtual therapy, plus online parent coaching—aims to ease logistical challenges of seeking care, ensure immediate attention, and prevent symptom escalation.

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Pediatric Physical Therapy Helps Manage a Wide Range of Medical Conditions

Having a child or toddler miss certain developmental milestones can be stressful. For some mothers, mom guilt creeps in. However, early intervention in Tempe, AZ, provided by a caring, empathetic, and understanding doctor specializing in pediatric physical therapy, can provide your child with numerous engaging, fun activities that help to improve their flexibility, muscle strength, balance, coordination, and posture.

Expert Pediatric Physical Therapy

Moving and Grooving PT in Scottsdale, AZ, is owned and operated by Dr. Nikki Robinett, PT, DPT. She has been practicing pediatric physical therapy and helping parents and their babies with early intervention solutions for the past nine years. Dr Nikki’s goal is to help parents and toddlers with numerous private virtual pediatric physical therapy sessions that help to reduce wait times while giving parents much-needed support.

Dr. Nikki works alongside Dr. Sarah Cunningham, a licensed occupational therapist who has extensive experience helping babies, toddlers, children, teenagers, and adults in numerous settings. The two work together to define a pediatric physical therapy treatment plan uniquely tailored to their patient’s needs.

These treatment plans help Scottsdale, AZ, parents, and their children focus on specific muscles and limbs through engaging activities and stretches. Working with parents, our doctors use various physical and occupational therapy practices and strategies that help build confidence, assertiveness, and independence.

These pediatric physical therapy sessions can help treat various developmental issues. Whether it’s muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, plagiocephaly, hypertonia, tummy time difficulties, or torticollis, all can be effectively treated with pediatric physical therapy in Phoenix. The key is to provide your child with interactive, fun, child-friendly, in-home exercises that help them improve their gross motor skills.

Treatment Approaches

Our pediatric therapy and services provide early intervention solutions for various developmental issues, including:

Cerebral palsy
Spina bifida
Muscular dystrophy
Hypertonia
Infant reflux
Plagiocephaly
Torticollis
Other developmental challenges

Personalized Pediatric Therapy Plans

At Moving and Grooving PT in Scottsdale, AZ, we first start with a free consultation. Dr. Nikki will assess your child’s condition and diagnose their developmental issues. Afterward, a customized pediatric physical therapy plan will be developed for your child at home. As specialists, we’re focused on helping parents throughout Scottsdale, AZ, with simple, easy-to-follow, and fun activities their child will be happy to engage in.

It's not just about providing a customized pediatric treatment plan that improves a child’s gross motor skills. It’s not just about exercises that have them using limbs they otherwise can’t or won’t. It’s ultimately about using stretches, fun exercises, massage, positioning, and education so that parents can engage their babies through teenagers with proven early intervention solutions. We also offer pediatric occupational therapy in Gilbert, AZ.

The Importance of Early Intervention

The pediatric physical therapy in Mesa, AZ, services are focused on early intervention due to the many benefits of addressing and tackling child developmental problems early on. First, early intervention allows us, as specialists, to identify the root cause of the developmental problem quickly. With this, we can immediately adopt proactive pediatric physical therapy and occupational therapy solutions that improve your child’s motor skills.

The Benefits of Early Intervention for Your Child's Development

Early intervention and consistent treatment can help your child catch up with developmental milestones. This will not only help improve their motor skills, but it will help stave off more serious developmental issues in the future. Third, a child’s brain has high plasticity. This neural plasticity allows babies, toddlers and children to quickly develop new motor skills and behaviors when early intervention is adopted.

Additional benefits of using a pediatric treatment plan early on include improving your child’s confidence, posture, balance, muscle strength, and coordination. All are incredibly important in helping your child engage in social activities, games, sports, and exercises with other children. In the end, early intervention is essential to improving your child’s quality of life.

We Offer In-Home Therapy & More

To ensure all parents get the support and guidance they need, we provide numerous options for private pediatric physical therapy sessions. This includes having a virtual pediatric physical therapy session or even having us come to your home.

By offering in-home and virtual pediatric physical therapy solutions, we minimize appointment wait times while also maximizing how quickly we do follow-ups. By increasing the frequency of those follow-ups, all of our parents and their babies can progress as needed with their treatment or have us quickly adjust their treatment plans.

The Role of Family in Pediatric Physical Therapy

Within any pediatric physical therapy situation, the role of the family can never be overlooked. ‘Family’ can be beyond what we think of, representing more of our care network for our children and including nannies, babysitters, and even extended family. Your family provides critical support and care for your child as they go through each pediatric physical therapy exercise. That means fathers must support mothers, and siblings must also play their part in keeping babies, toddlers, and children engaged with the games, activities, exercises, and stretches that help with developmental issues.

Do you live in Scottsdale, AZ, and have a child who has recently missed some milestones? If you want insight from specialists in pediatric physical therapy, schedule your free consultation now.

Our Services

Discover a range of specialized services designed to support your child’s growth and well-being. From comprehensive evaluations to ongoing therapy sessions, our offerings are tailored to address your child’s unique needs. Whether it’s understanding their developmental milestones or providing hands-on therapeutic care, we are here every step of the way to help your family thrive.

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Free Consultation

To determine if physical therapy or occupational therapy services are appropriate for your child, schedule a free 15 minute consultation via phone to discuss concerns. Video & photo submissions prior to these appointments are welcome to help capture your concerns.

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Initial Evaluation

The initial evaluation is an appointment that reviews past medical history, current concerns, abilities and goals for your child. A standardized assessment will be performed so you can have a better understanding of how your child is doing compared to their peers.

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Ongoing Appointments

Ongoing therapy appointments review your

ongoing and new concerns. New interventions and equipment are integrated as needed. The frequency of these appointments is discussed at the initial evaluation, and can span from 2x/week to monthly check-ins.

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Mommy and Me Classes

Mommy and Me classes provide a fun, interactive way for parents and babies to bond while supporting early development through guided activities. These sessions focus on fostering connection, movement, and growth in a nurturing group setting.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where do the therapy appointments take place?

Moving and Grooving Pediatric Physical Therapy offers flexible therapy options to suit your needs, including virtual and in-home appointments. Virtual appointments offer convenient access from anywhere. In-home sessions can be held in your home, pool, or community park, preschool or daycare to create a comfortable setting. Check our radius map to see if we service your area. COMING SOON: Visit us at our Scottsdale office starting in January, 2026!

Does my child need physical or occupational therapy?

Your child’s development is a journey filled with milestones, and sometimes they may need a little extra support along the way. Physical and occupational therapy can play a crucial role in helping children overcome challenges and reach their full potential. If you have concerns for your child, you can schedule a consultation with one of our experts. Learn more about the differences between physical or occupational therapy.

How long are the therapy sessions?

The initial evaluation lasts approximately 75 minutes and ongoing sessions last 1 hour.

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How Pediatric Therapy Moves Your Child from the Sidelines to Success

Therapy helps take your child 'off the bench' and move them onto the 'starting lineup,' through a variety of interventions. These include:

Parent education
Stretches
Exercises
Positioning
Massage
And more...

Pediatric physical & occupational therapies also incorporate toys and equipment to enhance your child’s overall enjoyment, fun & development. Therapy makes family activities such as going to the park, cooking, dressing, going on outings, doing arts & crafts, and playing, easy & stress-free!

If your child struggles with any motor milestones or you describe their movements as 'weak, fragile, fussy, tight, loose, clumsy,' or similar, we are here to help!

You’re Not Overreacting, And You’re Not Alone

Many parents notice early signs that something feels “off,” but aren’t sure if it’s worth worrying about or where to start. We help you understand your child’s development clearly so you can move forward with confidence instead of uncertainty.