Earlene Cannady
Physical Therapist, clinic director
- Physical Therapist · NC Lic. 000000
Directs the clinic and sees children who need help walking, climbing and keeping their balance. She picks a few things for each family to practice at home.
Pediatric therapy in Huntersville and Matthews
Therapy that moves at your child's pace
Hopscotch is a pediatric physical and occupational therapy clinic for toddlers through teens. We play first, we explain everything in plain words, and the front desk tells you how fees work before you come in.
Ages and stages
Find your child's stage
Children grow in steps, not in a straight line. Pick a stage to see what we help with, and what a visit looks like.
Toddlers
Late to walk, walking on tiptoes, falling often or backing away from stairs? Your therapist plays with your toddler, shows you what to watch for and gives you a few games to keep going at home.
Walking, climbing and stairs
Walking on tiptoes and frequent falls
Using both hands together
Preschoolers
Getting ready for school is a lot of small skills: holding a crayon, cutting along a line, dressing without help. We practice them through play, and we show you how.
Jumping, hopping and catching
Holding a crayon and using scissors
Buttons, zippers and getting dressed
School age
A school day asks a lot of hands and balance. If writing tires your child out, or games and gym class are hard, an occupational or physical therapist can help.
Handwriting and desk skills
Balance and coordination in games
Tying shoes and packing a backpack
Tweens
Bodies change fast at this age, and coordination can lag behind a growth spurt. We help young athletes and non-athletes feel at home in a body that keeps changing.
Sports, practice and getting back to play
Clumsiness after a growth spurt
A heavier backpack and a longer day
Teens
Teens help set their own goals, and we talk with them, not over them. Parents stay involved, and the plan fits a full schedule of school, sports and friends.
Sports injuries and the way back to the team
Posture and sore backs from long days sitting
Strength and movement for dance and sport
Services
Four ways we help
Pick what sounds like your child. If it is not here, call us and ask.
Your first visit
Three steps from the phone call to a plan
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Step 1: You book, we check your plan
Choose a time online or call us. Before the visit, our front desk checks your benefits and calls you with what they find.
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Step 2: Your child plays, we watch and listen
The first visit takes about an hour. You stay in the room while your therapist talks with you and watches your child play and move.
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Step 3: You leave with a plan
Your therapist explains what they found in plain words, and you agree on goals and a few games to try at home.
Photos and video
We ask before we take a single photo
Some visits are filmed so you can practice at home, and some photos go to your child's school or doctor. We do it only with a parent or guardian's written yes, one purpose at a time.
How it works
A short form of its own, separate from the intake paperwork
Each use is its own yes: practice at home, your child's school or your pediatrician
You can change your mind at any time, and we stop from that day
Our team
The therapists who play with your child
Four physical therapists and two occupational therapists, with two assistants. Three of us speak Spanish with families.
Mayela Leon
Physical Therapist
- Physical Therapist · NC Lic. 000000
Sees toddlers and preschoolers who walk late, trip often or tire quickly. Speaks English and Spanish.
Sedrick Nance
Physical Therapist
- Physical Therapist · NC Lic. 000000
Works with tweens and teens who play sports and are growing fast, from the first easy practice back to full play.
Sunil Bhatia
Physical Therapist
- Physical Therapist · NC Lic. 000000
Sees school-age children and teens for posture, a heavy backpack and the sore backs and knees that come with growing quickly.
Mariluz Ibanez
Occupational Therapist
- Occupational Therapist · NC Lic. 000000
Helps children with handwriting, scissors, buttons and the many small tasks of a school day. Speaks English and Spanish.
Mahnaz Hosseini
Occupational Therapist
- Occupational Therapist · NC Lic. 000000
Works with children who find touch, sound or change hard, and builds routines for dressing, meals and getting out the door.
Two clinics
Two clinics, one front desk
Book either one from the same number. Both are on the ground floor, with a quiet room if your child needs one.
Huntersville
Address: 10440 Gilead Road Huntersville, NC 28078Phone: (704) 555-0106Hours: Monday – Thursday: 7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday – Sunday: ClosedParking behind the building, ground-floor entrance
Get directions to the Huntersville officeMatthews
Address: 1815 Matthews Township Parkway Matthews, NC 28105Phone: (704) 555-0107Hours: Monday – Thursday: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Friday: Closed Saturday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sunday: ClosedParking at the door, ground floor with no stairs
Get directions to the Matthews office
Questions parents ask first
Do we need a referral?
In North Carolina, you can start without a referral. Your plan may still ask for one. Call us with the plan card and we will check before you book.
Can I stay in the room?
Yes. A parent or guardian stays for the whole first visit, and your therapist shows you what to try at home. If something feels uncomfortable for your child, tell us and we change what we are doing.
Does my plan cover this?
We bill many kinds of plans, including most PPO plans and Medicaid. Your plan decides what it pays. We check your benefits and call you before the first visit.
Do you speak Spanish?
Yes. Mayela Leon, Mariluz Ibanez and Maximiliano Romero speak Spanish with families, and this site and our forms are in Spanish too. Ask for one of them when you call.
What if we are not sure which therapist to see?
Call the front desk and describe what you see at home or at school. They will tell you whether a physical or an occupational therapist is the better first visit, and book it.
Send us a message
We answer on the next working day. For anything urgent, call us.
Huntersville(704) 555-0106
Matthews(704) 555-0107
Huntersville10440 Gilead Road
Huntersville, NC 28078