Pediatric Physiotherapy

Tertiary Physiotherapy at ACH serves a range of specialties across the spectrum of care including acute, medical and rehabilitation services with a focus on diagnostic assessment, care planning and intervention in the context of patient and family centered care.

This service focuses on helping to restore physical function, movement, and mobility for children with movement disorders, pain, trauma, chronic disease, and complex needs including musculoskeletal and neurological concerns.

Provides:

• assessment, diagnosis, treatment, consultation and education targeting specific goals
• service can be provided in isolation of, or in collaboration with various multi-disciplinary clinics
• service delivery follows a response to intervention approach and may be offered in universal, targeted or individualized formats
• navigational supports to transition children to local services as required using Pediatric Rehabilitation Continuum to guide level and location of care needs

Service Streams:

• Musculoskeletal: Burns, Rheumatology, Amputee, Arthrogryposis
• Neurological and Transitions: Treatment Post-intervention, Specialty equipment, Functional Goals
• Pain: Acute, Transitional and Chronic
• Seating: Provision and support of level B or C wheelchairs and seating systems
• ECR: multidisciplinary intervention for children under 5 with acute changes in function and/or medical complexity