Physiotherapy Blog

As a pediatric physiotherapist, I'm often asked what does it take to make sure my infant develops on track with his peers. When we think if development, it involves development in motor skills, language and communication, social emotional skills and thinking skills. A recent study by Carson et al, 2024 in Child: Care, Health and Development asked that very question. They studied 93 parents and their infants and looked at different infant activities including tummy time play,

I'm often asked by new parents how much tummy time do I need to do with my infant? A recent study from Zhang et al, 2022 (European Journal of Pediatrics) gives us some answers to those questions. Parents kept a journal of the time spent in tummy time at 2 months, 4 months and 6 months. Tummy times were measured in bouts of 5 minutes and total times / day were calculated. This time was compared to overall development on the Ages and Stages questionnaire, a developmental paren