Paediatric Physiotherapy is the assessment and treatment of children age 0-18. A lot of the common complaints occur during the teenage years when there is rapid change in skeletal development and maturity. However I do also treat the very young as some conditions such as torticollis, plageocephaly and positional talipes occur in babies only a few weeks old. If your baby has been diagnosed with DDH (Development Dysplasia of the Hip) she/he will need to be treated at your local NHS hospital as they will require specific physiotherapy and consultant appointments.

 

Conditions treated

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Under 5’s

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• Torticollis (when the baby’s head seems to be tilted to one side)

• Plageocephaly (flattening of one side of the head)

• Positional Talipes (baby’s feet pointing in or down)

• Calcaneovalgus (baby’s feet pointing down or out)

• Delayed development milestone eg rolling, sitting and walking

• Concerns about walking eg on tip toes, on one tip toe, excessively bowed legs, limping)

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Over 5’s

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• Hypermobility (excessively flexible, may complain of pain)

• Concerns about walking pattern eg turning feet in, turning feet out, knocked knees,                   

• CRPS (Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome)

• Scoliosis or kyphosis (curve in spine)

• Post operative orthopaedic physiotherapy eg after knee or ankle surgery

• Growth related pain in feet and legs (Osgood Schlatters, Sever’s)

• Anterior knee pain (pain at front of knee, common in teenagers)

• Shoulder, neck or back pain

• Sports injuries

• Recurrent ankle sprains

 

The above list is not exhaustive so please do contact me if your child’s complaint is not listed or you have any other questions.

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Examples of treatments offered:

• Setting specific home exercises

• Advice and education

• Gentle manual therapy

• Stretching

• Postural re-education

• Taping

• Pilates based exercises

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The frequency and number of follow up sessions will be arranged to suit your child’s needs.