How to choose a physio for your child

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Should you choose a Paediatric Specialist Physio? This is a good question and one many parents ask. 

Physiotherapy is a broad field with many areas of speciality. Children’s physiotherapy or Paediatric Physiotherapy is one of those specialities and it is distinct from other areas of physiotherapy. Here are a few good reasons to pick a Paediatric Physiotherapist for anyone aged 0-19 years of age.

  • Paediatric Physiotherapists are specialised in working with children and have undergone additional training in working with children and young people
  • Children and teens are not mini adults – their skeleton is still growing and the injuries they get are different. Paediatric Physiotherapists have specialist knowledge of how to treat and manage these injuries
  • Paediatric physiotherapists understand child development – they are able to identify delays in development and facilitate ways of helping to improve this
  • Paediatric Physiotherapists have an understanding of conditions and diseases that affect children, and how these conditions can affect a growing child
  • Paediatric Physiotherapists are trained in interventions and strategies to optimize a child’s development and well being
  • Paediatric Physiotherapists are used to working with children and so will adapt their treatment strategies to be child friendly and fun
  • Paediatric physiotherapists are used to working with parents and carers and empower them with skills and knowledge to provide input for their child
  • Paediatric physiotherapists  understand the impact that having a sick or disabled child has on busy family life, and they will adjust their strategies accordingly
  • Paediatric physiotherapists have an understanding of how to keep children safe
  • Paediatric physiotherapists ensure that children and young people are empowered to make choices
  • Paediatric Physiotherapists understand the importance of keeping the child at the centre of planning
  • Additionally, most paediatric physiotherapists are members of the ACPC (Association of Chartered Paediatric Physiotherapists) and will have a DBS

Please do get in touch with myself or another specialist paediatric physiotherapist if you have concerns about your child’s development or injury or pain or symmetry or mobility; or if they have a long term condition that would benefit from additional input