Infants & Toddlers

If you are ever concerned about your child, we can complete a comprehensive an infant/toddler assessment to put your mind at ease. We can work together as a team to develop strategies to help prevent issues from developing and improve any issues you may be concerned about. 

Some common reasons that parents bring their infant to physiotherapy include:

• Abnormal head shape (Plagiocephaly): If you have concerns about your child’s head shape. If it has a flat spot on one side or a shape you are concerned about. 
• Holding head in an unusual position (Torticollis): If your child always tilts their head to one side or turns their head only to one side.
• Tummy time struggles: If you find placing your baby into tummy time difficult, parents often bring their children for tips and guidance around tummy time 
• Milestone delay (Gross motor delay): If you are concerned about your child not achieving their gross motor skills such as rolling, crawling, sitting, standing and walking. 
• Clicky hips (Developmental dysplasia of the hip): If you are concerned about a click or clunk in your infant or babies hips, differing crease lines on both legs or your child doesn’t like to move their leg or holds in a different position to the other leg all the time. 
• Feet positions: If your infant’s feet curl in, out or up and look abnormal to you and you are concerned. 
• Asymmetrical movement: Where your infant doesn’t move both side of their body in the same manner.

Some common reasons parents bring their toddler to physiotherapy include:

• Walking delays: You are concerned your child is not walking yet. 
• Toe walking: When a toddler is walking on their toes and their heel does not make contact with the ground.
• Intoeing (feet turning in): When your child walks, you find that their toes turn in a “pigeon toe” position.
• Tripping: You find that your toddler/ child is clumsy and trips over things and fall regularly.  
• Difficulties running, jumping, and climbing: If your child is struggling to run, jump or climb. 
• Avoidance of tasks: If you notice that your toddler avoids tasks that they find difficult to complete.