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Booking Services

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FREE Online Consult

Meet with Dr. Janet Hale online, to discuss your concerns and to see how physiotherapy can help you with your needs. If your infant or child 1) favours one side over the other, 2) has head flattening, 3) feels weak, floppy or stiff, 4) sits in "W" sitting position all of the time, 5) has difficulties with balance or coordination, 6) falls a lot, 7) is slower than peers in meeting the motor milestones or 8) doesn't like playing in the playground, pediatric physiotherapy can help you...

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Initial Home Visit Assessment & Home Program

  • Individualized home visit assessment (1-1.5 hr visit).

  • Standardized testing compares your child to the norm.

  • Online writeup of assessment, treatment plan, goals & home program.

  • Discharge criteria discussed

  • Initial Report sent to your physician & team as needed

  • Interac payment after you receive your assessment write-up.

  • Suggested evaluation visit rate - $200. Rates adjusted as requested

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Follow-up Visits

  • Follow-up visit in your home, daycare, playground or community setting.

  • 1 hour sessions

  • Written progress notes with goal & home program updates.

  • Communication with physicians and team members, as needed.

  • Suggested followup visit rate -  $150/hr. Further travel $175. Rates adjusted as requested.

  • Discharge Note & followup letter sent to your physician, as needed

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Classes

Small group classes or 3-4 infants or children (larger classes if desired) for 1 hour, held in someone's home, the park or a community centre​. Plan your own class(es) with a mom's group or a group of friends.

Mother and Son on Yoga Mat

Infant Classes

Kids Playing with Lego

Toddler Preschool Classes

Twins with Down Syndrome in Wheelbarrow

Classes for Children with
Special Needs

Early Infancy (1-3 months) 

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Tips on handling, positioning and carrying techniques for your infant. Tips on infant regulation with touch, massage and movement. Tips on side lying and tummy time play to prevent head flattening. Tips on Infant sleep safety. Discuss the pros and cons of infant equipment and answer any questions. 

 

Infancy (4-6 months)

 

Tips for stimulating rolling, using both sides of the body, strengthening muscles, playing in tummy time and learning how to sit. We'll talk about how to protect your back with lifting and carrying and discuss the pros and cons of infant equipment. 

 

Early Mobility (6-12 months)

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Tips on how to stimulate good postural control in sitting and how to get into & out of sitting. Tips on learning how to crawl, get up to standing, balance in standing and learn to walk; all of the foundations of motor movements in life.

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"Babies on the Move" Classes to be  held at Westmount Activity Center in Spring 2025. Sign up with https://westmount.org/en/recreation-culture/sports-recreation-department/registration-activities/​​​​​

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Toddlers on the Move (1-3 year olds)

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  • Discuss importance of posture & alignment in sitting, standing

  • Tips on how to promote walking, running and jumping skills. 

  • Practice balance activities: uneven surfaces, carrying objects, inclines, beam.

  • Practice safety on stairs

  • Practice playground play -promoting strength, coordination, balance and motor development

  • Equipment which promotes motor development: push & pull toys, wagons, ride-on toys, striders, trikes

  • Tips on purposeful play

  • Practice safe lifting and carrying your toddler

  • Learn how motor development helps other development - social emotional, language, thinking skills

  • Yoga practice for toddlers

  • Practice breathing and relaxation techniques for toddlers.​

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Classes created on an adhoc basis. Email me if interested: janethale@pacephysio.com

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These classes are an adjunct to your regular rehabilitation follow-up. All children need lots of opportunity to practice their motor abilities. These classes provide another opportunity for your child to socialize with other children through movement in a natural setting. 

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Infant Classes - Park / Gym

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  • practice balancing skills while playing in sitting & standing

  • playing in the playground using - swings, slides, steps

  • purposeful play with peers

  • sensory play 

  • Tips on carrying & lifting

  • Q&A: orthotics, tone, sensory issues

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Toddler & Preschool Classes -  Park or Gym

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  • practice balancing skills - in stationary positions

  • mobility play on different surfaces

  • purposeful play with peers

  • play on swings, steps

  • yoga & fitness

  • Tips on carrying & lifting

  • Q&A: orthotics, tone, sensory issues

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Classes created on an adhoc basis. Email me if interested: janethale@pacephysio.com

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