Paediatrics Physiotherapy
The physiotherapy center at HKSH offers assessment and short-term/long-term intervention to infant, children and adolescents from birth to 18 years of age. As a part of the multidisciplinary team we take a holistic approach and aim to maximize every child’s physical potential through individually tailored programmes, enhancing their personal needs in muscle strength, joint mobility, motor function, balance and coordination skills in a fun and creative ways.
Our paediatrics service includes conditions but not limited to:
Developmental delays and neurological conditions
Examples:
Our physiotherapy service provides standardized motor assessments and tailored interventions for infants to adolescents (fig.1 and fig.2)
Fig. 1 Movement Assessment Battery for Children (Movement ABC)
Fig. 2 - The Peabody Developmental Motor Scales
The treatments may include the following:
Fig. 3 - Turning facilitation for infant
Fig. 4 - Crawling activity to prove core strength and coordination
Fig. 5: Lower limb stretching exercise for young children
Fig. 6 - Hydrotherapy
Fig. 7 – Electrical Stimulation
Fig. 8 and fig. 9 – Pilates exercise
Fig. 10 – Developmental training with fitball
Orthopedics conditions
Examples:
The treatments may include the following:
Respiratory problems
Our multi-disciplinary team service include:
Our paediatrics service includes conditions but not limited to:
Developmental delays and neurological conditions
Examples:
- Premature babies
- Down’s syndrome
- Learning disabilities
- Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)
- Cerebral Palsy
Our physiotherapy service provides standardized motor assessments and tailored interventions for infants to adolescents (fig.1 and fig.2)
Fig. 1 Movement Assessment Battery for Children (Movement ABC)
Fig. 2 - The Peabody Developmental Motor Scales
The treatments may include the following:
- A home activity programme and advice on your child’s daily caring. You will be asked to perform it at home with your child (fig. 3 and fig. 4).
Fig. 3 - Turning facilitation for infant
Fig. 4 - Crawling activity to prove core strength and coordination
- Stretching and joint mobilisation exercises to manage any deformities/tightness and to maximize their full functions in long term (fig. 5).
Fig. 5: Lower limb stretching exercise for young children
- Therapeutic exercises with specific equipment (fig. 6 -10).
Fig. 6 - Hydrotherapy
Fig. 7 – Electrical Stimulation
Fig. 8 and fig. 9 – Pilates exercise
Fig. 10 – Developmental training with fitball
Orthopedics conditions
Examples:
- Scoliosis
- Talipes
- Torticollis
- Pectus Carinatum
- Other conditions: Post-fractures,Post-surgery (e.g. Spinal fusions) ,Sports injuries, Poor postures, Idiopathic toe walking
The treatments may include the following:
- Fig. 11 - Stretching exercise
- Fig. 12 - Joint mobilsation and manual therapy
- Fig. 13 - Strengthening exercise
- Fig. 14 - Postural correction exercise
- Fig. 15 – Therapeutic/sports tapping
Respiratory problems
- Chest infections
Our multi-disciplinary team service include:
- Paediatrician / Neuro-paediatrician
- Child development and assessment clinic
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Prosthetics & Orthotics