Sciatica is a term to describe pain anywhere down or along the sciatic nerve which is a large nerve extending from the lower back, down the thigh to the back of each leg. It can reveal itself as weakness, numbness, and tingling, burning or shooting...
The year has flown by very quickly and Christmas is just 7 weeks away. Christmas is often a time of celebration and gathering of families regardless of race and religion. It is a magical time for children especially as they wait up at night listening...
As the temperature starts to drop, and everyone starts to wrap up to keep warm, I thought I would stimulate some thought provoking ideas by highlighting a brilliant therapy tool that I use for children with decreased muscle tone. This is carrying on from my...
Back pain – nobody wants it, but most of us have it. And the worst part about it? When someone asks how you hurt your back, the answer is totally devoid of any glamour. Much as you’d love to suggest you took the moguls a...
At My Favourite Physio, we use a great variety of therapeutic tools during our sessions with children, which may not be available at other organisations. 3 Great adjunct therapeutic systems we use are: 1. Orthotic Garment Systems As discussed in our main article, Orthotic Garment Systems provide extra...
3 common problems parents encounter with Early Intervention: 1. My child cries all the time at therapy. We use various cognitive behavourial strategies to manage the crying and make therapy engaging for each child. Our sessions are one hour long, allowing for breaks and removes the time...
As a Paediatric Physiotherapist, I see many babies and children presenting with various conditions and problems with delayed gross motor skills development. Sometimes, the children have no diagnosis for the cause of their delay and sometimes they do. Not having a diagnosis can often be...
While the proverbial pain in the neck gets plenty of publicity, our experience here is that pain in the shoulder is just as hard to bear. When you’ve hurt your shoulder, so many of life’s daily activities become painful: getting dressed, picking up bags or...
When a newborn baby has turned in feet, it is first crucial to have a Paediatric Physiotherapist assess and provide a correct diagnosis of either Positional or Structural Taplies. The treatment of the two conditions is vastly different and if Structural Talipes is mis-diagnosed this...
Recently I have seen several newborns presenting in clinic at 7 days old, following concerns about their feet. So I thought I would share with you a success story of early intervention and how great teamwork can make a big difference. The main points to...