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Pediatric Physiotherapist & Coach
- Developmental Delay
- Cerebral Palsy
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Spina Bifida
- Down Syndrome
- Torticollis
- Clubfoot
- Fractures and injuries
- Genetic conditions
- Chronic Fatique & Pain
- Neurological & Neuromuscular conditions
We treat common conditions that affect children's physical development and movement, such as :
Therapy Services may include:
DMI
Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI) is a technique used to treat children with motor delay by improving automatic postural responses and promoting progress towards developmental milestones. The goal of DMI is to provoke a specified active motor response from the child in response to defined dynamic exercises prescribed by the therapist. This comprehensive intervention incorporates current research on neurorehabilitation, technologies, and methodologies. DMI stimulates neuroplasticity to facilitate new neuronal connections and development of motor milestones. Regardless of level of cognition and extent of neurological deficit or damage, affected children benefit from DMI motor intervention as it pertains to stimulating neuroplasticity in the developing brain.
HIPPOTHERAPY
Hippotherapy is a unique approach to rehabilitation using the movement of a horse. It is carried out by specially trained therapists and offers many benefits to a child’s motor, perceptual and cognitive ability. The horses back serves as a dynamic treatment surface where the therapist can place the child in different positions to get a desired outcome. It is done in a beautiful outdoor setting, with horses that are carefully selected and with a team that is ready to help.
GAIT TRAINING
Gait Training utilises a range of methods including weights, treadmill and walking frames to assist with graduated weight bearing, postural corrections, targeted training of coordination and balance. These methods allow us to target improvements to symmetrical walking patterns, increase in speed, stride length, endurance, speed and level of assistance required. For many children it is also one of the few methods for building cardiovascular fitness and improving bone density through weight bearing.
