Conditions we commonly treat
- Developmental delay in rolling, sitting, crawling or walking
- Torticollis and head shape concerns in babies
- Cerebral palsy and other neurological conditions
- Flat feet, in-toeing, knock knees and bow legs
- Toe walking
- Growing pains, Sever's disease and Osgood Schlatter
- Sports injuries in children and teenagers
- Scoliosis and posture screening
- Hypermobility and coordination difficulties
- Juvenile arthritis
How we treat it
Assessment through play
A two year old will not perform a movement on request, but will chase a ball, climb a step and reach for a toy. Everything we need to see happens in play, and the session is built so the child wants to be there.
Parents are the therapists
A session a week changes little on its own. The programme is folded into daily life: how a baby is carried and placed, which games a toddler plays, how a teenager warms up. You will always know what to do and why.
Reassurance is a treatment
A large share of what worries parents, flat feet, knock knees, an odd looking gait, is normal development that resolves on its own. When that is the case we say so clearly, tell you what would change our mind, and send you home without a programme.
Growth is part of the plan
Growing bones have soft growth plates where tendons attach, which is why active children get heel and knee pain that adults do not. Managing training load through growth spurts keeps young athletes playing rather than sidelined.
What your first appointment involves
- 1
History
What happened, what makes it better and worse, and what you need to get back to.
- 2
Examination
Movement testing and hands on assessment to identify which structure is producing your symptoms.
- 3
Explanation
A plain language account of what we found, including what it is not, which is often the more reassuring half.
- 4
A plan you start that day
Treatment in the session, plus the specific things to do before the next one.
When it is worth booking in
- A baby who always turns the head to one side or has a flat spot on the skull
- Milestones that seem late: not sitting by nine months or not walking by eighteen
- Walking on tiptoes beyond the age of two or three
- Frequent tripping, clumsiness or avoiding physical play
- Heel or knee pain in an active child or teenager
- A diagnosis such as cerebral palsy or Down syndrome and no movement plan
- A teenager with a sports injury or persistent back pain
- You were told "they will grow out of it" and want to be sure
How long does it usually take?
It depends entirely on the reason. A gait or flat feet concern is often a single assessment and reassurance. Developmental and neurological work runs longer, in blocks with goals agreed with parents.
Common questions
- At what age can a child see a physiotherapist?
- From birth. Some problems are best treated very early: torticollis and head shape concerns respond fastest in the first few months, before the patterns settle.
- Will my child grow out of flat feet or knock knees?
- Usually, yes. Both are normal stages of development for most children. We assess for the small minority where they are not, and otherwise send you home reassured rather than with a programme you do not need.
- Do you work with children with cerebral palsy?
- Yes. The work is goal based, built around the activities the child and family want, and coordinated with the paediatrician and any other therapists involved.
- Do I stay in the session?
- Yes, always. You are part of the treatment, and most of the programme will be carried out by you between visits.
Further reading
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Start with a paediatric physiotherapy assessment
Your first appointment is a full assessment: history, hands on examination and movement testing, followed by an explanation of what we found and the plan to fix it. You leave with something to do that day, not just a follow up booking.
Monday to Saturday: 8:00 am to 8:00 pmSunday: By appointment