Physiotherapy Blog

Enriched Play for Infants - Helping them Learn

I have just read an article by Deng et al., 2025 (Pediatric Physical Therapy) which discusses the key elements involved in helping infants to learn. The authors mention that enriched play at home involves stimulating numerous systems during playtime, such as vision, hearing, touch, pressure, movement, as well as social and cognitive skills. Enriched play at home should be new to the infant, stimulating and motivating, so that the infant is engaged and active in the activity t

Dr. Janet Hale

2 days ago2 min read

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

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 1, 20252 min read