Proudly serving Tulsa, Oklahoma and surrounding areas since 1993
How to Contact Us
Email us for questions or appointments!
Our Mission
Our mission at Joyful Heart Pediatric Therapy is to provide meaningful and compassionate therapy that creates opportunities for your child to grow in their independence and skills. Our goal is to exceed expectations through years of hands on experience and by working together as a team with parents. We will empower parents with effective strategies and exercises that they can use with their children at home. It is our heart-filled vision to give your child an enhanced quality of life.
What We Do
Our physical therapists promote health and wellness and implement a wide variety of supports for children from infancy to adulthood. The broad goals of treatment are to reduce pain, increase independence and participation, facilitate motor development, improve strength and endurance, enhance learning opportunities and ease challenges in daily living.
Pediatric PTs also recognize that a child’s growing body and brain is different than an adult brain and, therefore, children require a unique approach to treatment. Play-based therapy and collaboration with the family are used to promote development and implement an individualized intervention program.
Active participation of caregivers in the home, school, and community environments are encouraged when working with children. We believe that you and your child can move mountains. We are here to help show you how!
What To Expect From A Session
- A comprehensive evaluation
- Customized therapy programs
- Strategies for the home, school and community as appropriate
- Wheelchairs, orthotics, & adaptive equipment / recommendations and usage training as appropriate
- Continual guidance and support for family members and caregivers.
About the Owner
Monica Messmer-Tunnell, PT
Monica graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy. She began her PT career at Broken Arrow Medical Center then worked from 1995 to 2005 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, in NICU, PICU, inpatient, and outpatient areas. She taught classes as a certified Infant Massage Instructor/ and Wee Workout while there. She is certified as a Cascade DAFO clinician for casting/fitting for orthotics and in Kinesiotaping. Monica joined TherapyTime in 2005 and was co-owner of TherapyTime Pediatrics from 2007 to 2020. In 2020, she formed Joyful Heart Pediatric Therapy. Outside of work Monica enjoys her church life and friends, spending time with her family and her 3 pets, playing tennis, and being outdoors.