Special Needs Services

Treehouse Therapy is a pediatric therapy practice with a clinic on Executive Drive in Hixson. According to its website, it has a second clinic location in Signal Mountain and serves the Chattanooga area. Services listed include occupational therapy, physical therapy and feeding therapy for infants and children. The practice also runs therapeutic groups and seasonal camps. Its site says sessions are play-based, held in a sensory clinic and outdoors in nature, with a licensed therapist. The site describes its approach as strength-based and relationship-driven, and it offers a developmental milestones page and a developmental screen for parents who are unsure where to start.

The Pelvic Method is a pelvic health physical therapy practice with a downtown Chattanooga office on McCallie Avenue and a second location in Ooltewah. Its website says it serves women, men and adolescents. Care starts with a first visit built around a conversation and a whole-body evaluation, followed by a personalized plan with exercises and self-care tasks to do between visits. The site lists concerns it works with, including bladder leakage or urgency, bowel dysfunction, abdominal or pelvic pain, painful intercourse, pelvic organ prolapse and post-surgical recovery. Appointments are one-on-one, and an internal exam is only done when appropriate and with the patient's consent, according to the website. You can request an appointment through the site.

Siskin Outpatient Therapy in East Brainerd is an outpatient location of Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation, set up for people on this side of the Chattanooga region. It offers physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech-language pathology. According to its website, most patients get one-on-one care, with a full hour spent with each patient. The services listed for this location include balance and fall risk, cognitive rehabilitation, low vision, osteoporosis, pain management, swallowing disorders and a pelvic floor program, along with general physical, occupational and speech therapy. Siskin Hospital also has outpatient therapy at several other locations around the area, so check which one fits your schedule. The hospital's website has forms and information for new patients and a physician referral page.

HiFLEX Health & Performance is a physical therapy and holistic health practice on West 14th Street in Chattanooga. Its website says it teaches people in the Chattanooga area how to move well, build strength and improve joint range and control, with a whole-body approach to body and mind. Services listed on the site include physical therapy, surgery recovery, orthopedic therapy, ergonomic assessments and dry needling. It also lists ASTYM, Amino Neuro Frequency, women's health care such as pre and postnatal physical therapy and pelvic floor care, and strength training with Sportsmetrics and running injury programs. Its website mentions a free consultation and says it is taking new patients.