Physiotherapy
Pediatric Physiotherapy
Physiotherapists who work in the field of pediatrics provide support and treatment services to the pediatric population. They understand well that children are very different from adults. These health professionals have a good understanding of typical Child Development and how this relates to body systems and functions.
While pediatric physiotherapists use many of the generic skills of physiotherapy, they use further skills and training within the field of development and growth to treat infants through to teenagers.
Who do paediatric physiotherapists treat?
Pediatric physiotherapists are specialists in the assessment, identification, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of movement and physiological issues. They treat children (infants up until the age of 19 years) in the areas of orthopedics, congenital malformations, neurology, neuropsychiatry, breathing and prematurity.
Who do paediatric physiotherapists treat?
- Improves posture and integrates reflexes of child
- Makes movement easier by training more typical patterns of movements.
- Improves gross motor skills.
- Improves functional mobility.
- Improves muscle balance and muscle strength.
- Improves balance and coordination.
- Improves range of motion.
- Improves muscle tone.
- Improved gait/gait training.
- Addresses respiratory difficulties.
- Assists in addressing learning difficulties.
While it must be noted that the benefits of physiotherapy are many, there is little high level sustaining evidence for this.
