Physiotherapy
The team of physiotherapists based at Fairfield specialise in assessing and treating our children. They treat a wide range of conditions using specialist skills to maximise independence and function of the child. The staff are registered with the Health Professions Council (HPC) and have Enhanced CRB checks. Some are also members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) and Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists (APCP).
The team work alongside other professionals, parents and educational staff in providing advice, postural management, and assessing for equipment. Individual exercise programmes can be provided and reviewed and adapted as indicated.
Examples of conditions that the team assess and treat are:
Cerebral Palsy
Muscular Dystrophies
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Spina Bifida
Down’s Syndrome
Delayed Development
Musculo-skeletal conditions
Obstetric brachial plexus palsy (Erb’s Palsy)
Soft tissue injuries
Fractures
Perthes Disease
Juvenile Idiopathatic Arthritis
Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis
Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome
Talipes
Torticollis