If you answered yes to the above statements, then you are not alone! Here at My Favourite Physio, our Expert Paediatric Physiotherapists see many children with Special Needs each day, many little ones first come to our clinic at 6 months old when they have been...
🧐The Hip Joint is made up of the head of the thigh bone (femur) and the socket of the pelvic bone (acetabulum), together they make up a ball and socket joint at the hip which allows our hips to move is 360 degrees. 🧐Hip surveillance...
Headaches and migraines do not only affect adults, studies in recent years indicate an increasing number of children and adolescents who experience regular headaches and migraine episodes. 😬In children and adolescents, regular headaches lead to reduced life quality and limitations in their school and social...
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed in childhood, affecting approximately 1 in every 3,500 live male births (about 20,000 new cases each year worldwide). Because the Duchenne gene is found on the X-chromosome, it primarily affects boys;🧒 however, it...
In Australia, newborn babies 👶🏻are routinely checked at birth for Developmental Dysplasia of the the Hips (DDH) or commonly referred to as "click hips". DDH is a condition whereby a newborn baby's hips are not well formed and if left undetected and untreated, may result...
We've all been told by our parents, from a young age, to sit up straight and avoid long hours in front of the computer 🖥 and sitting in front of the TV. 📺 This is because our parents notice that we are slouching in poor...
Contrary to the name Baby Walker, research has shown that Baby Walkers do not 🙅♂️help a baby learn to walk, instead the research shows that babies who did use Baby Walkers were slower to crawl, pull to stand and walk than babies who did not...
2 Common myths about Tension Headaches 🗣🗣 Myth 1: 🙄 The most common myth regarding tension headaches is that tension headaches are caused by an increase in muscle tension around the head. 💡TRUTH: Studies have shown that there is no correlation between forehead and scalp muscle tension and...
If you answered yes to either of the above statements, then we highly recommended that you see your family doctor and get further investigations done immediately. Headaches that present rapidly and intensively within a short period of time along with vomiting can be the result...