We help with common problems which affect children & teens

Some of the more common musculoskeletal problems that we see that affect children and teenagers include:

• Hypermobility describes when a child has an increased range of movements in joints

• Juvenile Arthritis is a disease involving the immune system causing inflammation of joints, leading to weakness and stiffness

• Knee problems are common in adolescents. Osgood’s Schlatter disease is an inflammation of the bone, cartilage and or tendon at the top of the shin bone. Chondromalacia Patella is characterised by pain under and around the kneecaps

• Growing pains are pains generally in children’s or adolescent’s legs often attributed to rapid growth

• Trauma injuries like fractures, sprains or strains resulting from sports, falls, accidents etc

• Gait problems where sometimes as children grow they develop an uneven walking pattern which can be improved with physiotherapy

• Pes Planus or flat feet can contribute to other problems such as knee, hip pain and balance difficulties. Orthotics prescribed by a physiotherapist will help

• Scoliosis is a name given to an abnormal curvature of the spine. This can be helped with a specific flexibility and strengthening exercise programme for the spine.

• Torticollis or ‘Wry Neck’ describes a condition where tight neck muscles on one side of the neck limits a child’s neck movements. Positioning and stretches can help to restore full neck movements.

Our physiotherapists are trained in treatment of children and teens - talk to us to see how we can help.

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