Pediatrician
Pediatric physiotherapy, also called rehabilitation for children , requires a completely different approach compared to physiotherapy for adults and the elderly. There are several reasons for this.
A first reason is the fact that children with other pathologies end up at the physiotherapist. Developmental disorders (DCD), ADHD, autism spectrum disorders (ASD), learning disabilities, other musculoskeletal disorders and injuries as well as the more serious neurological disorders such as Cerebral Palsy , Spina Bifida ...
A second reason why the physiotherapy approach for a child is different, is because a child needs to be motivated in a different way than an adult. In doing so, the child needs to be approached in a playful way , using toys and other materials, where originality is an important aspect.
This has given rise to various treatment concepts: Sherborne , Bobath or Neurodevelopmental treatment , Petö's conductive pedagogy, Vojta....
On this page you can find all the material to make rehabilitation for children as smooth and playful as possible!
Pediatric physiotherapy, also called rehabilitation for children , requires a completely different approach compared to physiotherapy for adults and the elderly. There are several reasons for this.
A first reason is the fact that children with other pathologies end up at the physiotherapist. Developmental disorders (DCD), ADHD, autism spectrum disorders (ASD), learning disabilities, other musculoskeletal disorders and injuries as well as the more serious neurological disorders such as Cerebral Palsy , Spina Bifida ...
A second reason why the physiotherapy approach for a child is different, is because a child needs to be motivated in a different way than an adult. In doing so, the child needs to be approached in a playful way , using toys and other materials, where originality is an important aspect.
This has given rise to various treatment concepts: Sherborne , Bobath or Neurodevelopmental treatment , Petö's conductive pedagogy, Vojta....
On this page you can find all the material to make rehabilitation for children as smooth and playful as possible!
Pediatric physiotherapy, also called rehabilitation for children , requires a completely different approach compared to physiotherapy for adults and the elderly. There are several reasons for this.
A first reason is the fact that children with other pathologies end up at the physiotherapist. Developmental disorders (DCD), ADHD, autism spectrum disorders (ASD), learning disabilities, other musculoskeletal disorders and injuries as well as the more serious neurological disorders such as Cerebral Palsy , Spina Bifida ...
A second reason why the physiotherapy approach for a child is different, is because a child needs to be motivated in a different way than an adult. In doing so, the child needs to be approached in a playful way , using toys and other materials, where originality is an important aspect.
This has given rise to various treatment concepts: Sherborne , Bobath or Neurodevelopmental treatment , Petö's conductive pedagogy, Vojta....
On this page you can find all the material to make rehabilitation for children as smooth and playful as possible!