Physiotherapy
Overview
Physiotherapy aims to help an individual optimise and develop one’s mobility, function and independence.
In Olive Tree, we provide paediatric physiotherapy to children between 0-7 years old. Treatment will aim to develop the prerequisite skills needed to independently participate in daily life activities:
Prerequisites skills are:
- Body stability or postural control (head, trunk and pelvic control)
- Body balance and coordination
- Muscle strength
- Muscle tone
- Range of motion
- Developmental mobility skills
- Integration of reflexes
Physiotherapy benefits those with:
Assessment
The Physiotherapist will observe the child’s movement, posture, strength and tone of the upper and lower limbs, as well as movement in the joints. From the assessment, a specific treatment programme will then be tailored to the child’s individual needs and goals. It is essential that treatment is age-appropriate and fun to ensure good compliance and to enable integration into the child’s daily routine.
Below is a list of assessment procedures that the Physiotherapist conducts in the clinic:
- Ocular inspection
- Palpation
- Range of motion
- The integrity of muscle and joints
- Balance and tolerance
- Postural Control
- Anthropometric Measurements
- Testing of reflexes
Intervention
Physiotherapy aims to help an individual optimise and develop one’s mobility, function and independence.
In Olive Tree, we provide paediatric physiotherapy to children between 0-7 years old. Treatment will aim to develop the prerequisite skills needed to independently participate in daily life activities:
We provide the following types of intervention in our Physiotherapy program:
