Pediatric Movements

Infant Physical Therapy

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Tongue Tie Therapy

Infant Physical Therapy for Breastfeeding, Bottle-Feeding and Holistic Approach to Oral Ties.

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  • Highly specialized physical therapy for babies who are experiencing challenges with feeding due to oral motor dysfunction, tightness from tongue or lip ties, torticollis, and tension.

    Leading manual therapy and oral motor techniques to reduce painful breastfeeding, and to increase milk transfer.

Meet Dr. Nalan Gursoy, PT, DPT

Founder and Owner of Pediatric Movements LLC

I’m Dr. Nalan, a doctor of pediatric physical therapy and oral motor specialist with over 15 years of experience.

I offer a comprehensive, whole-body approach to feeding challenges, and take a holistic approach to feeding and finding the root cause of feeding issues, which is essential before going directly to a release procedure, whether your baby is breastfed, bottle-fed, or somewhere in between.

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  • Testimonial

    “Dr. Nalan was AMAZING. I cannot express how grateful I am to find Dr. Nalan and working with her with my daughter. She helped answered all my questions for a possible tie and helped find out the root cause of my daughter’s spit up and constipation along with avoiding a surgical procedure.”

    L.F.

How we can help your baby

Tongue and Lip Tie Therapy

Torticollis and Body Tension Treatment

Head Shape Correction

Milestone Support

Lactation-Informed Physical Therapy

Is it a Tongue Tie or Is it Tension leading to Feeding Difficulties in Your Infant?

Feeding Challenges That Mimic Tongue-Tie Symptoms

  • Shallow Latch

  • Poor Sucking

  • Clicking Sounds

  • Gagging/Coughing

  • Slow Weight Gain

  • Fatigue with Feeding

Oral and Body Tension Can Mimic a Tongue-Tie Even without an Actual Tie Present.

Tongue-Ties are Often Misdiagnosed.

Avoid Unnecessary Surgery by Addressing Tension and Function First.

Example of a Normal Tongue Frenulum

Full Function of the Tongue and Good Feeding Skills can be Achieved Through Oral Motor and Physical Therapy

Underlying Tension of the Neck and Tongue can be the Reason to Cause Pain with Breastfeeding or Lead to Poor Milk Transfer

It Might NOT be a Tongue Tie!

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View fullsize I get messages daily about mamas seeking help for their infants because they are continuing to have the same symptoms post procedure. Tongue tie release is not an emergency procedure that needs to be done as soon as feeding difficulties are seen, wo
View fullsize Results in one session with highly specialized manual therapy/PT for sublingual tension (under tongue). Many times, the under tongue tension of the tongue movers and fascia causes the feeding issues, before a release this is crucial in addressing i
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Contact us to request an appointment.

PEDIATRIC MOVEMENTS

3600 Chain Bridge Rd.

Suite 300

Fairfax, VA, 22030

Phone: 703-952-0409

Fax: 703- 957-7779

nalan@pediatricmovements.net

 

FAQ’s

  • In order to provide prompt, high-quality, one-on-one care without visit limitations by insurance companies, Pediatric Movements is a cash-pay practice to be able to reach more families and to get them results fast without wait times.

  • Our initial evaluation can last 60-90 minutes, and follow up appointments are 60 minutes.

  • The length of treatment will vary depending on your baby’s age and the severity of the condition. During the initial evaluation, we’ll provide a personalized prognosis and an estimated treatment timeline. Most plans of care typically range from 4 to 6 visits, though this may be adjusted based on your child’s progress. Early intervention leads to faster improvement and more favorable outcomes across all conditions, so we encourage starting therapy as soon as concerns arise.

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