Clinical services

Paediatric Physiotherapy

Paediatric physiotherapy supports the assessment and management of movement, developmental and musculoskeletal conditions in infants, children and adolescents. Treatment is delivered in a way that’s engaging and appropriate for each child’s age and stage, working closely with parents, carers, GPs and paediatricians to support healthy movement, development and participation in everyday activities, school and sport.

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Ages 0–18
Infants, children and adolescents

Parent-includedParents and carers are part of every session

Paediatrician-linkedWe work with GPs and paediatricians

Play-basedAge-appropriate and engaging by design

What you'll understand

Parents leave knowing what to do at home

With children, the person who needs to understand the programme is usually the parent. What happens in the other 167 hours of the week determines the outcome, so most of our teaching is directed at whoever is doing it with them.

What’s actually going on
The condition explained without jargon, and what is and isn’t a concern.
What is normal variation
A great many childhood presentations resolve on their own. Knowing which ones is a relief.
How to do the home programme
Demonstrated with your child, not described on a sheet.
How to make it a game
Adherence in children depends entirely on whether it’s enjoyable.
What milestones to expect
Realistic timeframes for your child’s specific condition.
When to come back
The changes that would prompt review, and the ones that wouldn’t.

Our model of care

Settle. Build. Sustain.

The same three stages we use across the practice, applied to this service — all of them inside Equip.

Equip

Stage 1

Settle

Assessment, a clear explanation for the parent, and early management. Building the child’s trust matters as much as the clinical findings.

Stage 2

Build

Progressive, play-based strengthening and movement retraining, with a home programme the family can actually keep up.

Stage 3

Sustain

Review spacing out as milestones are met, with guidance on what to watch for as your child grows.

Equip — what all three are for

With children, the education is aimed at the parent. The programme only works if whoever is doing it at home understands why each part matters.

Conditions we treat

What we treat

Development and movement

Gross motor developmental delay
Congenital muscular torticollis and positional plagiocephaly
Toe walking
Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and dyspraxia
Cerebral palsy
Hypermobility and joint laxity conditions

Gait and orthopaedic

Gait abnormalities, including in-toeing, out-toeing and flat feet (pes planus)
Supportive rehabilitation following developmental hip dysplasia (DDH) management
Supportive rehabilitation following clubfoot (talipes) management
Scoliosis screening and management
Post-fracture rehabilitation in children