Paediatric Physiotherapists
Paediatric physiotherapists assist children in reaching their physical potential. They are experts in the movement, development, and conditions that are likely to affect the baby and growing child, and they treat infants as young as one day old.
Paediatric Physiotherapists
Paediatric physiotherapists assist children in reaching their physical potential. They are experts in the movement, development, and conditions that are likely to affect the baby and growing child, and they treat infants as young as one day old.
Who is a Paediatric Physiotherapist?
Importance of Paediatric Physiotherapy
There are numerous advantages to undergoing paediatric physiotherapy for children, which may benefit a child not only physically but also mentally. Physiotherapy benefits children by teaching them how to perform gross motor skills and functional mobility skills successfully and independently. As a child successfully develops these skills, he or she gains more independence, which contributes to a higher sense of self-esteem. Though children’s physiotherapy is a safer form of development and strengthening, it can also be an important preventative measure by addressing any muscle imbalance or weakness.
How can a Paediatric Physiotherapy help your Child?
- Paediatric physiotherapists will collaborate with you to determine your child’s objectives. That is what does your child need and would come up with strategies and goals to your child. Common paediatric physiotherapy goals include:
- Range of Motion – the extent to which a joint can bend or straighten.
- Strength – resistance to gravity.
- Balance – the ability to maintain one’s balance (tilting and righting responses) and avoid falling (protective responses)
- Reflexes – automatic responses seen most often in infants (palmar grasp, positive support, asymmetrical tonic neck reflex and labyrinthine)
How can a Paediatric Physiotherapy help your Child?
- Paediatric physiotherapists will collaborate with you to determine your child’s objectives. That is what does your child need and would come up with strategies and goals to your child. Common paediatric physiotherapy goals include:
- Range of Motion – the extent to which a joint can bend or straighten.
- Strength – resistance to gravity.
- Balance – the ability to maintain one’s balance (tilting and righting responses) and avoid falling (protective responses)
- Reflexes – automatic responses seen most often in infants (palmar grasp, positive support, asymmetrical tonic neck reflex and labyrinthine)
Why with US?
When you get your child to our paediatric physiotherapists, you can expect the appointment duration for a longer period than others, this is because we want your child receives a thorough assessment, as all aspects of a child’s development are interconnected. We also understand that some children need time to ‘warm up,’ and we don’t want to rush your child if they do. We will get a better idea of your child’s abilities and needs if they are happy and engaged, rather than anxious or upset.
- Using our observation skills, special measures, and specific hands-on assessment techniques, we can assess your child’s motor and overall development.
- Identify what your child does well, what they struggle with, and why they struggle, and then develop a treatment plan in collaboration with you and your child that aims to address your child’s difficulties and maximise their abilities.
Direct hands-on physiotherapy, education about your child’s condition and how they can improve, activities or exercises to do at home or school that will help your child’s progress, trial and prescription of specialised orthotics, splints, or equipment to support your child’s development, and referral to and/or liaison with other health professionals and support providers may all be part of your child’s treatment.
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