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My child with Autism is clumsy and falling a lot: Physiotherapy can help?
If your child with a diagnosis of Autism is clumsy and falling a lot they may have difficulties with their motor control. Physiotherapy can help your child with Autism, often including working on balance, strength, sensory awareness of their bodies, coordinating their movements for play and being active in their environments. Physiotherapy will develop a program tailored to your child's needs that you can follow at home or in the park. Physiotherapy can follow you with a ser

Dr. Janet Hale
Oct 212 min read
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Best Physiotherapy Training for Children with Cerebral Palsy
In physiotherapy, I train children with different special needs including cerebral palsy, developmental delays, complex medical needs, spina bifida and others. I work to make sure the child achieves their optimal level of motor performance. I was just reading an article on the best way to train motor tasks in children with cerebral palsy. Is is better to train for the tasks that the child is interested in learning, i.e. their goals, or to train different components of the tas

Dr. Janet Hale
Oct 202 min read
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My child has just been diagnosed with Hypotonia? Physiotherapy can help!
Children are born with different levels of muscle tone. Each child is different and unique! Some children are born with higher muscle tone and others with low muscle tone. Low muscle tone or hypotonia means your child will have more movement in their joints, and it's harder for them to be strong, balance, coordinate their movements and they often have difficulties keeping up with their peers and playing in the playground. They may not want to be in activities or in gym class

Dr. Janet Hale
Oct 12 min read
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Updates in Pediatric Physiotherapy - Traffic Lights for best practice in Cerebral Palsy
Did you know that there is a traffic light protocol - on what physiotherapist SHOULD do and shouldn't do for the treatment of infants and children with cerebral palsy, best practice in physiotherapy in cerebral palsy. According to an updated article in 2020 by Novak and others, we are getting much better at medical intervention in the Neonatal Intensive Care, including paying attention to parents and making sure they get lots of time with their infants. We are also getting be

Dr. Janet Hale
Nov 25, 20243 min read
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Updates in Pediatric Physiotherapy - Training Motor Movements
Hi everyone! I'm just back from the American Pediatric Physical Therapy Conference in Rhode Island and they were reminding us about how what to focus on in training new motor movements like crawling, walking, balancing, climbing etc. The most important concept is that the infant or child do the motor movement themselves or actively - that is what creates motor learning and develops the brain circuitry. Training motor movements has to be fun, something the child is interested

Dr. Janet Hale
Nov 25, 20242 min read
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PACE Physio - Tips with Infant Motor Development: How do I stop my infant from crawling with ONE leg up?
Crawling with one leg up; asymmetrical crawling or three point crawling

Dr. Janet Hale
Sep 8, 20242 min read
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PACE Physio: Child Physiotherapy - Tips in Child Motor Development - What is wrong with "W" sitting?
Examples of W sitting; feet turned inwards - promotes internal tibial rotation

Dr. Janet Hale
Feb 13, 20232 min read
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PACE Physio - Infant Child Physiotherapy: Questions for your Pediatric Physiotherapist on Infant & Child Motor Development?
Infants and Children, reaching their full potential in infant motor development and child motor development.

Dr. Janet Hale
Jan 4, 20232 min read
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Tips from PACE Physio - Infant Physiotherapy: helping my infant with infant motor development - learning to sit
Infant Motor Development - learning to sit - with PACE Physio - Infant Physiotherapy

Dr. Janet Hale
Nov 11, 20222 min read
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Tips from PACE Physio - Infant Physiotherapy - How can I help my infant with infant motor development - learning to roll?
Tips from PACE Physio - Infant Physiotherapy - about infant motor development - learning to roll

Dr. Janet Hale
Nov 11, 20222 min read
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Tips from PACE Physio - Infant Physiotherapy: about Early Infant Motor Development - swaddling - making infants feel secure
Tips from PACE Physio, infant home based physiotherapy, about infant motor development, infant security, happiness and being regulated.

Dr. Janet Hale
Nov 11, 20222 min read
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Tips from PACE Physio - Infant Physiotherapy - Ideas to help with Infant Motor Development - Learn to Crawl
Tips from PACE Physio, Infant Physiotherapy - help with infant motor development - learning to crawl.

Dr. Janet Hale
Nov 10, 20222 min read
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Tips from PACE Physio - Infant Physiotherapy - Infant Posture - Stroller Time - Keeping your infant's head aligned
Tips from PACE Physio - Infant Physiotherapy - help correct your infant posture during stroller time

Dr. Janet Hale
Nov 10, 20222 min read
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Tips from PACE Physio, Child Physiotherapy, Play in the Park - play with purpose to optimize child motor development ...
Play with Purpose: Tips from PACE Physio - child physiotherapy - in the park

Dr. Janet Hale
May 16, 20222 min read
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Tips from PACE Physio, Infant Physiotherapy, how do I help my premature infant with infant motor development?
Tips from PACE Physio, infant physiotherapy, on how to help with your premature infant's posture and infant motor development.

Dr. Janet Hale
May 16, 20222 min read
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Tips from PACE Physio, Infant Physiotherapy, how would a Physiotherapist help with my infant with infant motor development?
Tips from PACE Physiotherapy, infant physiotherapy, on how physiotherapy can help optimize your infant's motor development

Dr. Janet Hale
May 16, 20222 min read
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Tips from PACE Physio - a Pediatric Physiotherapist, specializing in Infant and Child Motor Development.
Tips from PACE Physio - Infant Physiotherapy & Child Physiotherapy: Advice from a Pediatric Physiotherapist?

Dr. Janet Hale
Jan 21, 20223 min read
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PACE Physio - Infant & Child Physiotherapy - What is Play-based Physiotherapy?
PACE Physio - Infant and Child Physiotherapy - help your child get stronger and practice motor development in everyday activities

Dr. Janet Hale
Jan 17, 20222 min read
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Tips from PACE Physio, Infant Physiotherapy, how can I help my infant with early infant development - staying calm, happy and regulated ?
Tips from PACE Physio, infant physiotherapy, how to help my infant with early infant development, staying calm, happy and regulated.

Dr. Janet Hale
Nov 21, 20212 min read
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Tips from PACE Physio, Infant Physiotherapy, "The Power of being a Parent" - optimizing early infant motor development
Tips from PACE Physio - Infant Physiotherapy "The Power of being a Parent" - optimizing infant motor development

Dr. Janet Hale
Nov 21, 20212 min read
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Tips from PACE Physio - Infant Physiotherapy - Watching your infant's cues to optimize early infant development
Tips from PACE Physio - Infant Physiotherapy - Watching your infant's cues to optimize early infant development

Dr. Janet Hale
Nov 21, 20212 min read
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PACE Physio - Infant Physiotherapy Self Regulation in Babies
Learn your infant's cues; help your infant help themselves with infant calming, infant regulation

Dr. Janet Hale
Nov 20, 20212 min read
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