Medical research indicates that early intervention correlates with:
- Shorter overall treatment duration
- Optimal treatment outcomes
- Greater likelihood of resolving and correcting all impairments
- Greater ease for parents and caregivers to implement stretches and exercises with baby
- Increased participation and compliancy from the child
- Opportunity to be prevent the progression or worsening of the condition, which could otherwise lead to additional impairments
- Preventing the potential need for more invasive intervention
- Example: Early intervention with effective PT can avoid potential need for helmet to correct cranial asymmetry or flat spots
- Example: Early intervention with effective PT for torticollis can avoid potential need for surgery to correct the muscle imbalance
