PEDIATRIC PHYSIOTHERAPY
Pediatric physiotherapy aims to treat congenital diseases and acquired injuries in babies and children. Child with delay in achieving any motor milestone like head holding, turning, sitting, getting up from sleeping, crawling, standing, walking require physiotherapy.
Our aim is to optimise the health, well-being and abilities of each child to enable them to move and participate in everyday activities like playing, learning, going to school and being part of a family and community.
Common Conditions Treated In Pediatric Physiotherapy
- Cerebral Palsy (Spastic, Athetoid or Dystonic, Ataxic)
- Gross Motor Delay
- Torticollis
- Duchene Muscular Dystrophy
- Other Neuromuscular Disorders
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Down Syndrome
- Spina Bifida
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Benefits Of Pediatric Physiotherapy
Improves posture, gross motor skills, functional mobility, balance and coordination, range of motion, muscle tone, gait.
Common Treatment Approaches In Pediatric Physiotherapy
Bobath Approach: This is a neurodevelopmental treatment approach used to improve Developmental Sequences, Inhibition of abnormal patterns, facilitation of normal postural control, and use of sensory stimuli for inhibition or activation of muscle movement.
Motor Learning: It is beneficial in treating infants sufferings from cerebral palsy.
The Margaret Rood Technique: This approach uses superficial and deep stimulation and consists of manipulations for activation or inhibition of motor activity.
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