Children

Babies, children and adolescents

At Sevenoaks Physiotherapy we offer a wide range of physiotherapy assessment and treatment services for your baby, child or teenager.

Helping children with physiotherapy is quite different to helping adults, from an anatomical, physiological and psychological point of view. To treat children effectively all of these issues need to be considered. 

Children are not just small adults, their skeleton is still maturing, they grow very quickly and their bodies are always developing.  To provide the right physiotherapy for children requires very specialist knowledge and experience, something our physiotherapy team have in abundance.

We have flexible appointments after school hours and in the holidays, so we can fit with your family needs.  We aim to make the sessions as effective as possible in a fun and friendly way

Musculokeletal specialisms

Our musculoskeletal physiotherapists are highly qualified and experienced in injuries or issues that uniquely affect babies, children and adolescents. In our excellent rehab gym, we can not only work on strength, flexibility, and movement but have fun and make the sessions enjoyable too.

Below is an overview of the conditions we commonly assess and treat. The list isn’t exhaustive, so if you cannot see your child’s condition here, or are unsure what their condition is, please contact the practice who be very happy to talk to you about your child’s individual needs.

-        Positional talipes / post club foot treatment

-        Torticollis, plagiocephaly and head turn preference

-        Positional metatarsus adductus

-        Gait issues; difficulties with walking or running

-        Trips, clumsiness, falls and coordination issues

-        Back and neck pain, joint pain, growing pains such as Osgood Schlatters & Sever’s

-        Painful flat feet

-        Trauma: fractures and sprains

-        Child and adolescent sports injuries

-        Hypermobility impacting function

Neurodevelopmental specialisms

From birth and throughout childhood, some children require specialist input to reach or return to their full physical potential. Our neuro-developmental paediatric specialist, Jessie Frost, has extensive experience working with babies and children with neuro-developmental conditions, and offers assessment, advice and treatment for babies, children and young people who have difficulties with movement or physical development. You may be worried about how your baby or child is developing their gross motor skills, or they have had a difficult neonatal start or a diagnosed neurodevelopmental condition that you need support with. Neuro-developmental physiotherapy helps to support your baby or child to achieve their maximum physical potential through fun, play-based intervention.

Below is an overview of the conditions we commonly provide therapy for. The list isn’t exhaustive, so if you cannot see your child’s condition here, or are unsure what their condition is, please contact the practice who be very happy to talk to you about your child’s individual needs.

-        Developmental delay

-        Babies born prematurely

-        Cerebral palsy and evolving motor disorders

-        Paediatric Stroke

-        Acquired brain injuries

-        Genetic disorders / syndromes / brain abnormalities

-        Spinal dysraphisms e.g. spina bifida

-        Neuromuscular conditions e.g. Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)

-        Post-operative rehab e.g. Spinal Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR), post-orthopaedic surgeries