Paediatric Physiotherapy
From improving gross and fine motor skills to helping with sensory integration and sports injury, paediatric physiotherapy can make a big difference in a child's overall development.
What Does Paediatric Physiotherapy Include?
A thorough discussion, assessment, movement screening and goal-setting to not only understand your child’s concerns but also create a plan of action and long-term solutions that may include:
Home lifestyle strategies to implement with the family
Manual hands-on therapy
Biomechanics assessment and cueing
Individualized exercise programs
Education on how to foster consistent improvement towards rehab goals
Additional modalities including cupping and sports taping/bracing when appropriate
Paediatric physiotherapy treatment can help with:
1. Developmental Assessments: identify delays and areas of concern. Paediatric physiotherapists can provide recommendations and active interventions to help kids reach milestones.
2. Gross Motor Skill Interventions: include helping a child to learn to sit, crawl, walk, and engage in other activities that require large muscle control and coordination.
3. Sensory Integration: involves helping a child process and integrate sensory information from their environment, such as touch, sound, and movement.
4. Play-based Therapy: involves using play as a way to help children learn and practice new skills, such as throwing, catching, and kicking a ball.
5. Orthopaedic Rehabilitation: involves working with children who have orthopaedic conditions, such as fractures, dislocations and muscle strains to help them regain their physical function.
