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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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Updates in Pediatric Physiotherapy - Torticollis Infant Exercises - 2024
Hi everyone! I'm just back from the Annual American Pediatric Physical Therapy conference in Rhode Island. They've updated what physiotherapists should be doing with infants with torticollis and plagiocephaly (head flattening) - torticollis infant exercises - including making sure we educate new and expectant parents on the importance of supervised tummy time 2-3x /day, making sure your infant has full movements throughout the body and prevent only using one side of the body

Dr. Janet Hale
Nov 25, 20242 min read
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Tips from PACE Physio, Infant Physiotherapy - How can I help my infant with tummy time play?
Tips from PACE Physio, Infant Physiotherapy - How can I help my infant with tummy time play?

Dr. Janet Hale
Feb 21, 20212 min read
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