Specialist Children's Physiotherapy

22/06/2024

Loving the Hello Brain! exhibition with my daughters 🧠Such a good hands on exhibition with engaging experiments/ activities to do to learn how our brains perceive the world through our various senses. Plus some cool knitted and crocheted neurons 😄 Yes, I admit I’m a brain geek 🤣🤣🤣

10/02/2024

For Children’s Mental Health Week 2024, I’ve recorded a short message about why physical health links to BRAIN and mental health.

16/05/2023

Have had a great day out at the KidzToAdultz South Exhibition in Farnborough today!
✍️Learning from experts
🦽Looking at, touching, fiddling and moving various therapy equipment from the many disability equipment suppliers
🤝Connecting with other people in my field
🦉And I even got to hold and stroke a white scops owl (Thanks to the Berkshire Wild Fowl Charity)

23/09/2022

Our bodies and brains are amazing 🤩 I love this Infograph about the components of balance.

Something as simple as being able to stay upright while standing on a moving bus or train, being able to ride a bike and walking along a bumpy pavement without falling takes an enormous amount of work from different parts of our brain and body happening at the exact right time.

This week is balance awareness week.

This is a great infographic that shows the complexities of balance and how the three main balance systems interact

13/05/2022

I’d highly recommend the Children’s Garden Kew Gardens It’s a place my children love going to and I love I there too.

The last time I was there, I saw that they have quieter, special sessions once a month specifically for children with special needs so I thought I’d share it here.

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06/05/2022

Love this hidden gem of a cafe right in the heart of London! Fair Shot Café trains people with learning disabilities the skills necessary to be able to work in cafes so that they have a better chance of being meaningfully employed and earning an income.
AND their gluten free, dairy free banana bread was deeeeelicious 😋

01/05/2022

I would like to wish my Muslim clients and followers a blessed and joyous Eid Mubarak

22/04/2022

April is autism awareness and acceptance month.
Did you know that some children with autism also have physical needs that can be helped by physiotherapy input?
After working with children and young people for over 20 years, I have seen that many children with autism have the following issues that can be helped by physiotherapy intervention:
- weak muscles
- delayed gross motor development milestones
- toe walking
- pain (especially in the feet and calves)
- low stamina, gets tired quickly
- coordination difficulties
- clumsiness
If you are not sure if your child would benefit from physio input, send me a DM and I'll arrange a free 15-20 minute call to see if I can help your child.

03/03/2022

Happy World Book day!

As someone who has been a bookworm since I first learned to read at the age of 7, books are a hugely important part of my life.

As a physiotherapist, there are 2 books that opened my eyes and made me a more compassionate and empathetic person: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby and The Skies I’m Under by Rachel Wright.

And, of course, because I’m a paediatric neuro developmental physiotherapist, I made sure I taught my own daughters about their brains from a young age. I have the Big Book of the Brain by Mary Hoffman and Aris Asquith to help my kids learn about their wonderful brains and my kids love it too.

31/01/2022

I want to wish every one of my clients, former clients and followers who celebrates Chinese New Year and very happy, healthy and prosperous lunar new year.

31/12/2021

Here’s to a happy, healthy 2022 for you and your loved ones 🎉🎇