Physiotherapy For Children.

Physiotherapy is a therapy that is used to preserve, enhance, or restore movement and physical function impaired or threatened by disease, injury, or disability and that utilizes therapeutic exercise, physical modalities (such as massage and electrotherapy), assistive devices, and patient education and training. Physiotherapists use a number of approaches to assist patients in recovering from disease, injury, or disability.

Why is Physiotherapy done?

⦁ Physiotherapy helps to restore movement and function to areas of the body affected by injury, illness or disability.

⦁ It is used to improve range of motion, reduce pain, improve strength, and help people regain their independence.

⦁ Physiotherapy can also be used for prevention and rehabilitation purposes.

⦁ It helps people with chronic conditions manage their symptoms more effectively and can help prevent further injury or disability.

Why may your child need a Physiotherapist?

Physical therapy is a planned program of activities that will help improve your child’s movement or pain. A child with cerebral palsy might need to avail physiotherapy to improve muscle strength and movement, and to prevent joints from stiffening. Physiotherapy is the main treatment for torticollis, tightening of an infant’s neck muscles that can lead to problems with movement, balance or your child’s skeletal development.

The physiotherapist will thoroughly evaluate your child during the first visit, and may ask your child to perform certain activities to observe how the body functions and moves or to measure muscle strength.

Children going through various injuries and disabilities might need the services of a physiotherapist such as :

• Amputations
• Bone tumors
• Brain tumor
• Congenital (present at birth) differences in limb length
• Developmental delays
• Muscular dystrophy (MD)
• Orthopedic injuries
• Problems with gait
• Problems with visual, motor or perceptual development
• Spina bifida
• Spinal cord injury
• Traumatic brain injury