Re-defining Physiotherapy
About Paediatric Physiotherapy
At Health Next Door, our expert pediatric physiotherapists specialize in helping children of all ages and abilities, tailoring sessions to each child’s needs.
Our mobile service brings this personalized care to your doorstep, enhancing comfort and effectiveness.
Numerous families have seen their children make significant progress, a testament to our dedicated impact, as seen in their testimonials
Paediatric Physiotherapy
Paediatric Physiotherapy: A Comprehensive Guide
What is Paediatric Physiotherapy?
There are many reasons why a child may suffer from difficulties in their daily life. Through physiotherapy rehabilitation, children can learn to manage their conditions and lead healthier, happier lives. Let’s take a look at what physio has to offer!
- A paediatric physiotherapist is skilled in the treatment of children with motor disabilities, developmental coordination disorders, neuromotor dysfunction, chronic pain syndromes and other debilitating conditions. They provide individualized treatments that promote movement and enhance function.
- Paediatric physiotherapy focuses on developing a child’s gross motor abilities and assisting them in being as independent and mobile as possible.
- This is achieved through play-based therapy with principles of strengthening, stretching, and motor learning incorporated.
Your child will enjoy every session with us and so will you!
How can Paediatric Physiotherapy help?
Paediatric physiotherapy can help your child in many ways across their physical development, including:
- Gross Motor Skills – building strength and flexibility in the major muscle groups
- Hand skills – hand dominance, motor planning, coordination, fine motor control and pre-writing skills
- Visual perceptual motor skills – visual motor integration, visual memory, visual perceptual motor training
- Trunk and core stability – building stomach and back strength to promote good posture and spinal balance
- Activities for daily living – dressing, toileting and self-feeding skills
- Sensory processing – proprioceptive and vestibular sensory therapy (movement awareness)
Other Benefits of Pediatric Physiotherapy
Paediatric physiotherapy can also help your child by:
- Reducing pain and discomfort for conditions such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, Down Syndrome, Chiari Malformation and scoliosis
- Improving strength and motor control
- Enhancing the ability to perform functional movements such as crawling, climbing stairs or getting in and out of chairs
- Helping with sleep and behaviour problems
- Improving coordination for sports and recreational activities
- Speeding up physical development
- Reducing injury risk and preventing falls through improved balance and stability around the home and in the community
Children with chronic conditions such as Cerebral Palsy or Muscular Dystrophy may benefit from this type of therapy, as well as those recovering from injuries such as broken bones. Children are different from adults, and that’s why our therapies look different too!
Paediatric Conditions We Treat
Comprehensive Care for Paediatric Conditions
Newborn
- Prematurity
- Low birth weight
- Intolerance to tummy time
- Plagiocephaly
- Torticollis
- Clubfoot
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Gross Motor Development
- Delayed play
- Developmental delay
- Developmental coordination disorder
- Delayed gross motor skills
- Motor control and planning difficulties
- Atypical crawling
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Neurological Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Brain Injury
- Hydrocephalus
- Spina Bifida
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Down Syndrome
- Rett Syndrome
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Genetic Syndromes
- Metabolic Syndromes
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Other common conditions
- Bedwetting
- Urinary incontinence
- Soiling
- Constipation
- Difficulty with toilet training
- Hypotonia (low tone)
- Hypertonia (high tone)
- Hypermobility
- Frequent falls
- Low cardiovascular endurance
Improving Lives. That's Health Next Door.
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Angela
I'm so grateful I found about Health Next Door! As a mother of 1 year old twins, I was looking for someone who could travel and start as soon as possible. Also for a physiotherapist who could help each of my twins with their own specific needs. Thank you!
Nara
Health Next Door has helped me achieve my mobility, my NDIS goals. You can also have talks where you want to go - to the gym and to work your muscles, even the swimming pool! It makes it easier for you to build your muscles in the pool. I would highly recommend Health Next Door's Physiotherapy Services for all NDIS participants.
Ali
After tearing my rotator cuff, I was struggling with pain and limited movement, which made work really tough. The mobile physio sessions at my local gym have been a game changer. Having a physio guide me through rehab in a familiar space with the right equipment has helped me get stronger and back to work faster. The hands-on treatment and tailored exercises have made a huge difference—I feel more confident lifting again and have way less pain.
May
Having a mobile physiotherapist for my mother has been invaluable. The gentle massage has eased her arthritis pain, and the exercises have made her stronger and more stable. She’s had fewer falls and is moving with more confidence. Not having to travel for care has made a huge difference in her comfort and independence.
David
The mobile hydrotherapy service has been really helpful. Having a physiotherapist come to a pool near me has made it much easier to keep up with therapy. The warm water takes the pressure off my joints, making movement less painful, and I’ve noticed improvements in my strength and mobility. It’s not always easy, but having that support in the water makes a big difference.
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