What does a Child Physiotherapist do?
Much of the session will look a lot like play to you and your baby, as the physiotherapist always aims to make therapy fun. The physiotherapist may use play techniques and adjusted therapeutic activities and handling/games, to both assess and treat your little one. The physiotherapist may use manual, spinal, neural, soft tissue or joint mobilisation, various exercise techniques, postural correction and movement facilitation strategies encouraging motor learning and last but never least, education.
The physiotherapist is also well qualified to advise you on how to adapt everyday activities and the home environment to work with your baby’s/child’s specific needs, and to design, fit and use various assistive tools, prostheses and technologies to help your child adapt and thrive.
