Physiotherapy Blog

The Importance of early Infant movements - rotation is key

Hi everyone; I was just at an infant movements course this weekend, focusing on early infant movements from preterm and up to 4 months of age. As this time period is before the infants develop voluntary movements, it is seen as a window into the central nervous system and how it functions. When we were watching typical preterm and post term infants, I was surprised at how elegant and fluid their early infant movements were, using variety and rotations, just like a dancer. Ev

Dr. Janet Hale

May 42 min read

Babies on the Move - Enroll NOW for the Spring session!

BABIES ON THE MOVE: Babies on the Move Spring schedule is NOW ready. Sign up NOW so you don't miss out! This Spring we're running the group for only 6 weeks for infants from 6 months to 18 months. The session starts from May 12 to June 16th, 2026. The classes are run like a playgroup where you will socialize with other parents or caregivers and also learn about typical motor development, alignment, how to help your infant with motor movements. In this group we talk about lear

Dr. Janet Hale

Mar 142 min read

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