Physiotherapy: Paediatric

Common Conditions Treated:

• Complex Physical Disabilities

  Including those which are congenital (the child was born with the disorder) or those developed through injury or other.

• Acute or Chronic Respiratory Disease

  These are diseases of the airways and other structures of the lung such as Asthma.

• Developmental Delays

  A developmental delay refers to a child who has not gained the developmental skills expected of him or her, compared to others of the same age. Delays may occur in the areas of motor function, speech and language, cognitive, play, and social skills.

• Dyspraxia / Developmental Co-ordination Disorder

  A common disorder affecting fine and/or gross motor coordination.

• Hypermobility

  Children who have joints with an unusually large range of movement.

• Musculoskeletal Pain

  Including that caused by injury or development.

• Musculoskeletal Variances:

  Flat foot, knock knees, in toeing, out toeing, toe walking.

• Torticollis / Plagiocephaly

  Children suffering from asymmetrical / abnormal head or neck position.