Your Child's Hospital Journey
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapists aim to help to get the best movement and function when someone is affected by injury, illness, developmental delay or other disability. A paediatric physiotherapist has a sound knowledge of childhood development, how patterns of movement develop from birth, and a wide range of clinical conditions.
A Physiotherapist will work closely with the children, young people and their families to formulate individual management programmes to achieve their maximum potential. These may include:
- Gross motor skills (running, jumping, climbing)
- Developmental support (mastering early skills such as rolling and crawling)
- Improving posture and positioning to enable maximum functional ability
- Recommending appropriate equipment, aids and splints to support posture and function
- Home exercises
Common paediatric musculoskeletal conditions
Choose from the links below for further information on and home exercises for common paediatric musculoskeletal conditions.
- Anterior Knee Pain
- Back Pain
- Flat Feet
- Growing Pains
- Heel Pain
- Hypermobility
- In-toeing
- Osgood-Schlatter's Disease
- Symptomatic Hypermobility
- Treating a Soft Tissue Injury
Useful links
- Physiotherapy advice sheets from our Trust
- https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/physical-activity-guidelines-children-and-young-people/ - Physical activity guidelines for children and young people (NHS)
- https://apcp.csp.org.uk/content/information-parents - Information and useful resources for parents from the Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists (APCP)
- https://www.cpipuk.org/ - Information for children and carers on the Cerebral Palsy Integrated Pathway (CPIP), a framework for the assessment of the musculoskeletal system in children with cerebral palsy
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people - Simple activities and play ideas to help you develop your child's communication skills
How to contact the team
| Physiotherapy | Contact number |
|---|---|
|
York |
01904 726599 |
|
Scarborough |
01723 342357 |
Referring to the service
Children can be referred to Physiotherapy, by your GP, Consultant Paediatrician or other medical professionals.
Click here for a referral form.
Please email completed referral forms to yhs-tr.ChildrenTherapyAdmin@nhs.net.