Where do services take place?

Womb to Walking, LLC offers concierge services. This means that each session will take place in the comfort of the baby’s home with caregivers present. Babies find peace and security in familiar environments. That is why our therapist will come to you. No need to pack a diaper bag, take a long commute through traffic, or disrupt the baby’s mood and schedule by traveling to a noisy clinic. We will take care of the commute!

How long are appointments?

Most appointments will last about 45-60 minutes depending on the baby’s energy and tolerance for therapy. This includes physical therapy evaluations, treatment sessions, and wellness consults. Part of the appointment time includes parental education and planning. Breaks and snuggles with your baby are always allowed!

How many appointments will my baby need?

This will depend on the diagnosis, age of baby at referral, and severity of the conditions presented. We will give you exercises and activities to complete between therapy sessions to ensure the most optimal outcome for your child. With most diagnoses, research shows the earlier therapy begins in infancy, the shorter the overall treatment time and better overall results. We will recommend the best timing protocol for your infant based on the initial evaluation. Each parent will maintain the right to request more or less support for your family.

Do you accept insurance?

Research consistently shows that timely intervention is a large factor in success in treating infants with torticollis, developmental delay, and plagiocephaly. Early physical therapy intervention can improve outcomes and shorten overall treatment time. Womb to Walking, LLC operating as an out-of-network provider to avoid delaying time sensitive therapy services, frustrating long waiting periods after evaluations, and unnecessary restrictions to the infant’s needed services. We will not directly bill your insurance. We do require payment at the time of service, however, we will provide you with a detailed description of services that you can use as a super bill to submit for reimbursement on your own. We also provide an in-depth reimbursement guide with the initial evaluation. We recommend you research your physical therapy out-of-network benefits prior to initiating our services if reimbursement is desired. Reimbursement is determined by each individual insurance company and does not guarantee payment in full. Wellness consults or services are not subject to reimbursement from insurance carriers.

What is the pricing, and what will each session include?

Physical Therapy evaluation: $155. This is a one-on-one, hour long session taking place in the baby’s home with a skilled pediatric physical therapist with over 13 years of experience. Session includes a full hands-on evaluation with measurements, movement observations, postural evaluations, and age appropriate developmental assessments. Therapist will work together with the family to create an individualized plan of care including family oriented goals. Caregiver education is integrated throughout the visit. The session will include the initiation of a home exercise program with skills and activities for the family to complete between sessions.

Physical Therapy follow up visit: $125. This is a one-on-one, hour long session taking place in the baby’s home with a skilled pediatric physical therapist with over 13 years of experience. The session is fully hands on and individualized. The session may include therapeutic exercise and activities, manual therapy, infant massage, neuromuscular re-education, gait training, and more. During sessions we will actively work with the family to advance the home program and caregiver education and make sure we are on track to achieve the baby’s goals. Continued work on the home program between sessions is optimal for success.

Wellness consult: $95. This is a one-on-one, 45-60 minute session taking place in the baby’s home with a skilled pediatric physical therapist with over 13 years experience. The session focuses on observations of the infants movements and preferred postures, along with discussions with the caregiver on noted strengths and weakness for the infant. Each session will include a home evaluation and education on proper set up to allow baby to achieve balanced movements, opportunities to use both sides of the body, and promote bilateral head positioning. We will review proper positioning, tummy time tips, and movement activities to set the baby and family up for success. Caregiver education will be incorporated throughout the session.

What forms of payment do you accept?

We accept cash, credit/debit cards, personal checks, and HSA/FSA cards.

Do I need a referral from my child’s physician?

In both Missouri and Kansas, Physical Therapists have direct access to evaluate and initiate treatment on a patient without a referral. After the evaluation, we will fax a referral request along with our evaluation to the baby’s physician on your behalf. We strive to maintain an open relationship with your child’s provider throughout treatment. Wellness consults also do not require a referral.