Pediatric rehabilitation focuses on treatment of childhood disabilities. A physician who practices pediatric rehabilitation may be a pediatrician, and treats injuries or diseases of infants, children and adolescents. This specialist works to assure functional restoration of young patients affected by physical disability. The physician diagnoses, treats and manages congenital and childhood-onset physical impairments.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. California has 18 practicing pediatric rehabilitation doctors. Broken out by city, pediatric rehabilitation doctor density in Anaheim is 1, in Berkeley is 1, in Castro Valley is 1, in Fremont is 1, in Loma Linda is 1, in Long Beach is 2, in Los Angeles is 2, in Madera is 2, in Oakland is 3, in Orange is 3, in Palo Alto is 2, in Pleasanton is 1, in Riverside is 1, in Sacramento is 4, in San Francisco is 1, in San Jose is 3, and in Santa Clara is 1.

California’s population is 36,142,137, and it is America’s third largest and most populous state. It also claims the highest and lowest altitudes in the lower 48 states. The lowest point in the country, Death Valley, is also home to the nation’s highest recorded temperature, 134 degrees. Tourists flock to this state for its many outdoor activities and attractions, including Universal Studios, Disneyland, Rodeo Drive shopping, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, wine country tours, and California’s numerous beaches and parks. Los Angeles is the nation’s second largest city, but California’s capital is Sacramento. The giant sequoias in California’s forests are among the oldest living things in the world, and a redwood in the Redwood National Park is said to be the world’s tallest tree, at 365 feet. California achieved statehood in 1850, and was named the Golden State after the beginning of the Gold Rush in 1848.

According to 2005 Census estimates, California has a population of 36,132,147. Of this population, 9,308,563 are under the age of 18 and 3,827,038 are at or above the age of 65.