Physical & Development Disabilities

 If your child has a disability that impacts on their physical abilities I can help you and your child achieve goals. There are many different types of disabilities around the world. Before treating your child, I will be open and honest about the types of conditions I have previously treated so that you know your child is in the best care possible! I am always willing to learn about conditions I have not worked with before, and work with you as a team, to better improve your child’s abilities. I treat children for early intervention 0-5 years of age and when children are of school age 5-18. 

Parents often bring their children with a disability to me because they may notice the following:

• They are delayed in their gross motor skills 
• Unable to keep up with other children 
• They require specific exercise to help keep their bodies strong and moving in the right direction 
• Their child trips and falls 
• Their child has orthotics and requires training to get used to them
• They complete tasks fast and unable to execute tasks. Such as throwing and catching a ball, hitting a ball with a bat, kick a ball 
• They have pain 
• They want to keep in touch with a therapist to ensure they are doing everything they can to help their child with their condition 

• Cerebral Palsy 
• Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
• Trisomy 21 (Downs Syndrome) 
• Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)
• Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis 
• Muscular Dystrophy (Duchennes, Emery Dreifuss)
• Global Developmental Delay 
• Ehlers Danlos syndrome (EDS) and those with hypotonia (low tone)
• Autism Spectrum Disorder 
• Many more