control the spread of infectious disease, promote healthy lifestyles for a long disease-free life and help ease the problems of children and adolescents with chronic conditions. Pediatrics is concerned not only about immediate management of the ill child but also long term effects on quality of life, disability and survival. Paediatricians are involved with the prevention and early detection. Physiotherapy aims to help and treat children and young people with physical problems as well as providing support to their families and carers.

Physiotherapists support and young people who have difficulty with movement and treat short and long-term conditions that impact on physical development, activity and their ability to participate in play, learning and socializing.

Following an assessment, physiotherapy programmes are devised in collaboration with both the child/young person and their family/carer. Treatment is incorporated into simple everyday activities. Advice and training are provided so that the family can help and encourage the child to practice their physiotherapy programmes.

We work with the child/young person, their family and Health and Educational colleagues to encourage each child to get the most out of their lives and fully develop their potential, from birth to the time they, from birth to the time they transition to adult services.

Movement difficulties may be to a range of conditions, which may include but is not limited to:

• Cerebral Palsy
• Development Delay
• Developmental Co-ordination Disorder
• Neuromuscular Conditions
• Acquired Brain Injury
• Down’s Syndrome