Whether you end up with a scooter, 🛴tricycle or bicycle this Christmas, DON'T FORGET THE GIFT OF A HELMET!⛑ Did you know that bicycle helmets are effective in protecting child cyclists against head, brain and facial injuries🤔 Wearing a helmet can reduce the risk of head...
We all know that falling over and getting up again is part and parcel of learning to walk. However, trying to differentiate between falling as part of normal development and falling as being abnormal can be tricky. 🤔 Here's some Top Tips on normal development: Most children...
The prevalence of overweight and obesity in infants and young children is a global health concern.🙁 Overweight and obesity can be assessed using growth charts that take into account age, sex, and weight. The World Health Organization (WHO) provides growth standards for children from birth...
Not sure if you have headaches or migraines that alternate from side to side 🤔 Here are some examples: 1. Your head pain 🤕and symptoms are on the left side of your head, face and neck most of the time but has occasionally been present on the...
What are your wins for the week? It's great to look back and review your week and stop to give yourself a pat on the back for a great week well spent!🤗 Here at My Favourite Physio as we reflect on our Wins for the Week,...
If you have answered yes to any of the above statements, then your child 🧒 might have Osgood–Schlatter Disease (OSD). Osgood-Schlatter Disease is a common cause of knee pain in growing teenagers. It is an inflammation of the area just below the knee where the...
Did you know that pigeon toeing can be corrected 😲 And the best outcomes for correcting pigeon toeing is when children are seen younger. This means that the treatment and intervention for babies and toddlers is easier than school aged children. 3 Signs to check for...
Being a parent isn't an easy journey, because unlike preparing for a career, there is no course on how to become a parent. Even if you have been a parent before, there is no guarantee that the second time round is any easier, because every...
The incidence of Cerebral Palsy is 2–3 per 1,000 live births.👶🏻 20% of children with Cerebral Palsy have Spastic Quadriplegia and 25% of children with Cerebral Palsy have Spastic Hemiplegia, where there is increased spasticity in their arm muscles. Prolonged muscle spasticity can result in...
A 2014 study found that 13% of Australian children at primary and secondary schools have a communication disorder.😬 According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, an estimated 164,000 Australians had autism in 2015. This represented an overall prevalence rate of 0.7%, or about 1 in...