Gross motor delay
0–3 yrsNot rolling, sitting, crawling or walking near the expected window. Assessment is observational, which video suits — I watch your child move in their own home rather than in a strange room.
For Indian families in the USA
Paediatric physiotherapy for Indian families in the US
Dr. Jyoti Bajpai (MPT, NIRTAR) has focused on paediatric physiotherapy since 2020. Consult from anywhere in the US by video, in your own language, alongside your child’s Early Intervention or school-district team. ₹1,999 per 45-minute session.
At a glance
- Session
- 45 minutes, by video
- Fee
- ₹1,999 (about $24)
- Your timezone
- Pacific Time (PT)
- After each session
- Written plan emailed in 24 hrs
Where we fit
Alongside IDEA Part C and school-district services, not instead of it
In the US, children under three are served by Early Intervention under Part C of IDEA, and from three onwards through the school district under Part B, usually via an IEP. Private paediatric physical therapy sits outside that and is subject to your plan’s copays and visit limits.
Early Intervention is built around functional goals inside your family routine, and the funded frequency is often lower than parents expect. Families regularly want more coaching than the plan pays for — that is the space we work in.
What this actually gives you
- 01
Coaching between EI visits
Your Early Intervention plan sets the goals. We work on the days in between, showing you exactly how to run the programme at home so those goals arrive sooner.
- 02
No copay maths, no visit cap
US paediatric PT copays and annual visit limits push families into rationing sessions. A flat ₹1,999 (about $24) means you book when your child needs it, not when the plan allows.
- 03
Grandparents can be in the room
Sessions run in Hindi or your mother tongue, so grandparents visiting from India — often the people doing the daily exercises — understand the plan first-hand.
How a paediatric session runs
It is not an adult appointment with a smaller patient. The model is different, and it is the part that makes video work for children.
You and your child, at home
I watch your child move on their own floor with their own toys. For a young child that is more representative than a clinic room, not less.
I coach you, not just them
Between sessions the therapy is delivered by you. Most of the call is teaching you the handling, the positions and what "good" looks like.
A written plan within 24 hours
Exercises, dosage, what to watch for, and what to escalate. Shareable with your local team so nobody is working blind.
Reviewed as they change
Children change quickly and outgrow a programme fast. We progress it rather than leaving you repeating month-old exercises.
What I treat in children
If your child’s concern is not on this list, ask. The free call exists partly so nobody pays for a session that was never going to be the right thing.
Torticollis and head-shape asymmetry
0–12 mthsA baby who consistently turns or tilts to one side. Handling, positioning and tummy-time coaching for parents, with progress tracked on photographs between sessions.
Toe walking
2–8 yrsPersistent walking on tiptoes past the age it usually settles. We separate habitual toe walking from a tight calf or a neurological cause, and refer where that is what is needed.
Flat feet and in-toeing
3–10 yrsVery often normal variation that needs reassurance rather than treatment. Where it does need work, it is foot and hip strengthening — not expensive insoles by default.
Hypermobility
5–16 yrsBendy joints, frequent aches, tiring quickly, poor handwriting endurance. Strength and joint-control work, paced so it does not flare.
Cerebral palsy — home programme
All agesNot a replacement for the local therapy team. A structured home programme and parent coaching for the days between their appointments, which is where most of the hours actually are.
Developmental coordination disorder
5–14 yrsThe child described as clumsy — struggles with cycling, catching, buttons, PE. Task-specific practice broken into steps a parent can run daily.
Adolescent scoliosis
10–18 yrsSchroth-based three-dimensional corrective exercise and breathing retraining, alongside whatever monitoring or bracing the local orthopaedic team has advised.
Osgood-Schlatter and growth-plate pain
10–16 yrsKnee pain in a sporty teenager during a growth spurt. Load management that keeps them playing where possible, rather than a blanket ban on sport.
Screen posture and back pain
8–18 yrsNeck and back pain in children doing long screen hours. Assessed against their actual desk, at home, over video.
When to see a doctor first, not a physiotherapist
Online physiotherapy is not emergency care and it is not a substitute for your child’s paediatrician or local medical team. If any of the following apply, get your child seen locally before booking anything with me:
- Loss of a skill your child previously had — walking, talking, using a hand
- Pain that wakes your child at night, or pain with fever
- A joint that is hot, swollen or that they refuse to move or bear weight on
- Sudden change in walking, or a limp with no injury behind it
- Weakness on one side of the body, or a marked difference between the two sides
- Any concern about your child being unwell rather than simply stiff or sore
Questions parents ask
Does this replace our Early Intervention or school PT?
No, and you should not treat it as a replacement. Early Intervention and your school district hold the formal assessment, the IEP or IFSP, and any equipment decisions. What we add is frequency and parent coaching between their visits, plus a written plan you can share with them.
Can Dr. Bajpai write anything our school district will accept?
She provides a detailed written clinical report after every session covering findings, goals and the home programme. Whether a district accepts an external report as evidence is entirely their decision and varies by district — many parents share it as supporting context rather than as a formal evaluation.
Our child was born in the US and speaks only English. Is that a problem?
Not at all. Dr. Bajpai consults with the child in English and, if it helps, switches to Hindi or another Indian language when explaining the programme to parents or grandparents. Children are usually the easiest part of the call.
What time are sessions, with the time difference?
Early India slots land in the evening on the US East Coast and late afternoon on the Pacific — usually after school, which works well for children. Exact times for your timezone are shown when you book.
Can you assess our child properly over video?
For movement and development, video is genuinely well suited: I watch your child move in their own home, on their own floor, with their own toys, which is more representative than a clinic room. What video cannot do is hands-on assessment of a joint or a neurological examination — where those are needed, I say so and tell you what to ask your paediatrician for.
Start with the free 15-minute call
Describe what you are seeing in your child. If online physiotherapy is the wrong answer for them, I will say so on that call rather than after you have paid for a session.