Congenital heart disease is the most common congenital disorder in newborns. The birth rate prevalence of congenital heart disease is understood to be approximately 8 – 10 cases per 1,000 live births. In Australia, there are approximately 300,000 registered births per year resulting 2,400 – 3,000 babies...
If you can identify with the above statements, then you are not alone. Here at My Favourite Physio, our Expert Paediatric Physiotherapists often see toddlers and children whose parents are concerned that their child is toe walking all the time or a lot of the time....
However, did you know that it is part of normal development that the thigh bone and shin bones rotate on themselves so that from the age of 2.5 years old a child’s knees will move from being straight to slightly knocked knees and can appear slightly...
With episodes of severe headaches and associated symptoms occurring, people often go and see neurologists and neurosurgeons as they worry that they may have had a stroke or have a brain tumour because they experience nausea, vomiting, dizziness and severe headaches. Scans such as CT scans, MRIs...
This in theory may sound great, however what if your toddler's feet tends to roll in at the ankles or their feet's turns out so their feet points sideways when they walk. What about when your toddler seems to curl their toes to try to cling to the...
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 150...
If you answered yes to any of the above, your child may have a slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE). SCFE is a hip condition that occurs in teens and pre-teens who are still growing. In SCFE, the ball at the head of the thighbone slips off...
If that's the case, then the great news is that Physiotherapy may help reduce and eliminate your headaches forever. At My Favourite Physio, we have a 3 Step Headache and Migraine Elimination Assement which will determine if your Headaches and Migraines are caused by your stiff neck joints. To find out if...
It’s not uncommon to see babies and toddlers walk on their tip toes when they are learning to walk. However it is important to NOT allow them to continue to walk on their tip toes because Tip Toe walking damages baby’s foot bones and causes the foot bones to...