Neurological Physiotherapist Sydney

We often work with children with neurological conditions including Cerebral Palsy, acquired Brain Injuries, Down Syndrome, Spinal Cord Injuries, Duchene Muscular Dystrophy and other rare genetic disorders. We also give advice on how to improve gross motor skills for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and provide physiotherapy treatment as required.

Neurological Physiotherapist Sydney

We often work with children with neurological conditions including Cerebral Palsy, acquired Brain Injuries, Down Syndrome, Spinal Cord Injuries, Duchene Muscular Dystrophy and other rare genetic disorders. We also give advice on how to improve gross motor skills for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and provide physiotherapy treatment as required.

While each neurological condition has its unique clinical features and the children may present quite differently in their abilities even when they have the same diagnosis, our main goal is to maximise the potential of the child’s physical skills and independence after our comprehensive assessment. We achieve this through the following ways:

We spend time with the parents and where possible the child to understand their strengths and weaknesses so we can together create realistic and achievable goals. The goals created help support your child’s NDIS plan and funding. We utilise the  F-words framework for goal setting. The F-words help parents and therapists focus on key areas of child development when setting goals and help children to participate in their activities of daily living. The key 6 area’s are; Functioning, Family, Fitness, Fun, Friends, and Future. You can find out more about F-words and how we use it at Ready Steady Therapy in our blog post.

Ready Steady Therapy’s treatment approach is centred around the child and play. Sessions include age-appropriate play-based activities and exercises to improve the child’s flexibility, strength, balance, coordination, gross motor skills and independence. We provide our treatment in the community in natural settings for your child. This means physio sessions take place in your family home, child care centre, school, the park or playground, communal sports facility or swimming pool. A home exercise program is devised with you and your physio so you can complete activities with your child during a time that suits your family. Commitment to a home exercise program is a fundamental part of your child’s physiotherapy treatment and is required to support their progress and maximise their success. 

Some children will require assistive technology to increase their participation and access to physical activity. Types of equipment we commonly assess and support NDIS funding for are specialist seating, standing frames, walkers and other mobility equipment. Specialist equipment gives your child the opportunity to be in more upright, good postures and supports them to participate in their family and school activities as much as possible. You can find out more about Ready Steady Therapy’s Equipment Prescription service here.

Good orthotics and shoes allow the child to stand and walk more efficiently and without pain. We link in with your child’s Orthotist to provide them with information about your child’s physical skills, walking pattern and orthotic needs. We’ve written a blog post on orthotics and shoes for children, so if you’d like more information head to our blog post.

Your child spends a significant amount of time in their childcare centre or school, which means they have plenty of opportunity to practise their physical skills whilst at day care or school and even more opportunity to sit and rest in unhelpful positions! Through working with the child care staff and school teachers, we can encourage your child to carry their physical abilities across all the different areas of their daily life.

At Ready Steady Therapy we like to work holistically with you and your child’s team so we can provide a family centred approach. No therapy or service works in isolation because your child needs to utilise all areas of their development to achieve new skills. 

Here’s an example of how we work with other providers: 

When working with a child who needs to practise their independent sitting skills, we complete joint sessions with the Speech Pathologist to integrate their communication device into sitting activities so they can play switch operated games. We work with the OT to learn the best activities for the child to complete with their hands in sitting and to ensure good sitting postures. And we work with the child’s care team so they feel confident in completing the child’s sitting activities without therapist involvement.  

So we are not ‘just’ working on sitting in physio but we are working towards the development of the child’s communication, play skills, engaging with their environment in upright postures and capacity building of parents or carers. 

Other services

We provide physio to children who have NDIS plans that are Plan Managed or Self Managed. We offer weekly, fortnightly or monthly physiotherapy sessions dependent on the need of the child.
If you have concerns regarding your baby or young child’s development, we offer assessment sessions to review your child’s progress. We then formulate a physio plan that you can then use to improve their gross motor skills.
Our Physiotherapists have extensive knowledge of specialist equipment such as standing frames, walking frames, sleep systems, seating, race runners and adapted tricycles. We can help with accessing and acquiring equipment for short term or permanent use.
We see kids who need support to develop their physical skills and coordination. Our team is skilled at activities designed to boost strength, agility, balance, and coordination. Give us a call to see if your child would benefit from a physiotherapy assessment.
Do you have concerns about your toddler or young child’s walking? We offer a comprehensive assessment of your child’s walking and formulate a plan to improve their walking through building up their strength, balance, flexibility and endurance.
Our paediatric physiotherapists offer fun and effective water-based therapy in a purpose-built hydrotherapy heated pool in Waverley, kept at 34 degrees. Enjoy 1:1 sessions in a private or shared setting, with full accessibility and flexible appointment times. Discover how our aquatic therapy can benefit your child.
We treat a wide range of common musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions for children and teenagers, and some not so common conditions too! Physiotherapy can be offered to children and adolescents who have had an injury or who have an MSK condition leading to pain and dysfunction. If your child or teenager is complaining of pain in their muscles or joints, it will benefit them to be reviewed by a child physiotherapist.

Book a free pre-consultation

If you’d like to discuss your child’s needs, we offer a free, 15 minute pre-consultation conducted with one of our expert senior physiotherapists. During this pre-consultation, we can discuss which of our services would best assist your child, and what the next steps will include. Click the button below to book in your pre-consultation now.

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