Entering Elite Therapy Center Waco Clinic
The service road, which loops under Hwy 6, is the only way to enter our Waco clinic. All clients MUST use the U-turn off Hwy 6 to enter our clinic parking lot. The back alley-way entrance from Imperial Drive is permanently closed and no longer available.
Please contact the office if you experience any delays in arriving to an appointment:
(254) 399-8255.
We encourage everyone to plan for potential delays and consider alternative routes.
Please allow extra travel time to ensure smooth arrivals, especially for morning sessions.
CLOSED:
Please contact our office if you experience any delays in arriving to an appointment:
(254) 399-8255.
Laurie was joined by her family, friends, and colleagues in a special reception thrown by co-owners Heather Field, Lauri Cole, and Kari McKown.
This special time was spent reminiscing on her early days beginning in 2011. Lauri works at multiple-site locations including West, Waco, and Temple. Her spirit and talent are truly ELITE serving with excellence, leadership, integrity, trust, and encouragement to all her clients and colleagues.
Watch Laurie’s Highlight Video
“Whatever she does, Laurie does it with her whole heart. She is a servant leader and an excellent therapist. Laurie is ELITE!”
Co-Owner, Clinical Director of Speech
Current Client
“Laurie has been so encouraging as a co-worker since DAY ONE! Whether it’s bouncing ideas for therapy or talking about life, she is always there with a listening ear and encouraging word!”
Colleague
Kari McKown, MOT, and co-owner at Elite Therapy Center is pictured with Baylor OT doctoral student, Bailey Smith (OTS), where they partnered with Valor Preparatory Academy to provide a free parent education seminar.
Submit the Motor Lab form below to request a Motor Lab or click CONTACT US to connect directly with an Elite Therapy Center OT.
Trampolines can support sensory processing and self-regulation by adapting them into “safe spaces.” Some children love to utilize these spaces when they are overwhelmed. It supports them to calm their bodies with the sensory input they need, in a space just for them.
When writing or working in a vertical plane, the muscles of the shoulder girdle and core are turned on. This can lead to increased muscle control as well as improve visual tracking and eye convergence skills.
Kari McKown, MOT, and co-owner at Elite Therapy Center is pictured here with Baylor OT doctoral student, Bailey Smith (OTS), where they partnered with Valor Preparatory Academy to provide a free parent education seminar on how to incorporate motor lab and sensory processing strategies at home, making days run more smoothly and effectively.
Bailey provides a motor lab each Friday in a classroom and also conducts a ‘mobile’ motor lab, on Mondays/Wednesdays traveling from classroom to classroom.
JUMPING: Trampolines can support sensory processing and self-regulation by adapting them into “safe spaces.” Some children love to utilize these spaces when they are overwhelmed. It supports them to calm their bodies with the sensory input they need, in a space just for them.
VERTICAL WRITING/DRAWING: When writing or working in a vertical plane, the muscles of the shoulder girdle and core are turned on. This can lead to increased muscle control as well as improve visual tracking and eye convergence skills.
While doing big movements in various directions, your kiddo is working on crossing their midline which helps with handedness, and gets both sides of the brain working together!
TUNNEL CRAWLING: Uniquely designed to encourage crawling, pushing, pulling, heavy work and spatial exploration. Made of smooth fabric that’s stretchy and resistant. A friend or adult holds one end of the tunnel while kids crawl through to build strength, get proprioception on their joints and support sensory integration.
TUMMY TIME: One of the easiest and most beneficial ways to provide a dose of organizing and regulating sensory input is “prone on elbows”, also known as tummy time! This is a developmental position first encouraged for infants and should be encouraged throughout life…even as adults.
“Prone on elbows” is when one is on their belly on a flat and firm surface like the floor, and propped up on the elbows (pictured), supporting the upper body and neck/head with the use of the shoulder girdle and back muscles (not resting the chin on the hands or the floor). When in this position the neck is in extension which activates the brain stem, and this is very regulating for the nervous system.
BALANCE BOARDS: Rocking on a balance board helps kids to get positive Vestibular input while feeling secure in their immediate environment. Balance is of course what keeps us upright and mobile!
If your private school is interested in having a motor lab or want to know how to incorporate sensory processing strategies at home:
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month! Please send a shout out to our amazing Elite Speech therapists in all our six clinics. As speech therapists seeking to honor the golden rule (to treat others as we would like to be treated), we focus on helping our clients to achieve their full potential. Daily we set the goal of providing quality and comprehensive treatment plans tailored to meet the unique needs of each client.
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When traveling Hwy 6 West from the Crawford area: Exit and stay straight until Bagby and take the far left lane U-Turn to come back to Imperial. Loop under the road to use the main entrance on your right.
If taking Hwy 84, exit at TX Central Parkway. Turn left on Imperial and then left at the Elite Therapy Center A-Frame sign. Use the alley-way entrance leading to our rear parking. Remember, it’s ONE-WAY.
**Allow 10 ‘extra minutes’ and THANK YOU for your dedication to your child’s Elite Commitment to Therapy! #JourneyElite
