The role of a Pediatric Therapist is to work with the child and their family to assist each child to reach their maximum potential to function independently and to promote active participation at home, in school and in the community.

Pediatric Physiotherapy is to evaluate and provide treatment for delays in motor skills by developing the strength and range of motion that children need to move through their environment easily and effectively. In addition to assessment of flexibility, strength, posture, gait, sensory processing, balance, co-ordination and skill, the pediatric physiotherapist is trained to assess motor development using standardized testing for age equivalents. The long-term goal includes gross motor skill development solid to age with good quality to both sides of the body.

Conditions that can be treated with Physiotherapy in children:

• Cerebral palsy
• Autism
• Down syndrome
• Development delay
• Muscular dystrophy and associated disorder
• Traumatic brain injury
• Torticolis
• Spina Bifida