Children who are enrolled in school are eligible for funding for physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy to support the student with the educational curriculum, including access, mobility and participation.

Funding is also for integration aides and equipment. Schools may be eligible for additional funding for building works (to provide disabled access). This often requires a separate application process.

If your child is in kindergarten this year, chances are you are thinking about school next year and asking yourself ‘Is my child ready?’

There are a lot of resources and lists concerning ‘readiness for school’. Readiness will influence a child’s ability to thrive, to learn and to enjoy their first year of school.

Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) can also be referred to as congenital dislocation of the hip, which is an umbrella term for numerous biomechanical hip joint abnormalities. Such abnormalities can include hip dislocation, increased susceptibility to hip subluxation, or inadequate hip joint development (see figure 1). DDH has an occurrence of 1:1000 live births; girls tend to be more commonly affected than boys; and left hip DDH more prevalent than right (although bilateral dislocations are not uncommon).

Your child goes through many growth spurts and developmental milestones early in life.

While a lot of the time, there is nothing serious, but sometimes if there is something that you pick up that you’re unsure of, our physiotherapists can help.

Knowledgeable in normal time frames of development and experience in assessment, our physiotherapists are able to diagnose and treat problems.

Remember, the earlier the intervention the more successful the outcome.

Physiotherapy for Positional Plagiocephaly and other head shape concerns.

You or your healthcare provider may have noticed that there is a flat part on your baby’s head. Or you may have noticed that your baby only turns their head to one side. The incidence of plagiocephaly has increased in recent years, and parents are increasingly seeking physiotherapy to facilitate in correcting this. So, how does physiotherapy help and how does it fit in with helmet therapy?