The Children's Physiotherapy Group

16/07/2025

The ORIGINAL Superhero 🤩❤️💙🤩 . “Statistically speaking, flying is still the safest way to travel”

25/06/2025

YUM! My patients are cooking for me now! What a lucky physio I am 😋

17/06/2025

I absolutely love working with all my patients and their families. They all welcome me into their homes and schools, make me feel at home, feed me tea and biscuits and even sometimes draw me pictures!

I was so pleased to get this picture made specially for me by one of my patients whilst they were at school 🥰🥰🥰

09/06/2025

I went to the RAF Cosford Air Show yesterday with my family. It was windy and a bit rainy but we made the absolute best of it and loved all the displays.

Lesser known fact about me is that I used to be in the RAF Reserves, and not as you might expect as a physio! We have so many transferable skills you know! I absolutely loved it. I signed up after going to my first air show at Cosford in 2009 and then stayed for 4-5 years until my growing family took priority.

Anyone from the West Midlands catch the Red Arrows yesterday??

02/06/2025

There’s been lots of talk lately about Turtle Braces, and for good reason.

These clever, mouldable splints can be used for all sorts of orthotic support - from improving range of movement to offering longer, sustained stretches for children with tight muscles or conditions like cerebral palsy.

What makes them exciting is:
🐢 They're removable and remoldable (up to 100 times!)
🐢 They’re quick to deliver
🐢 They can be adjusted at home by trained professionals like me
🐢 They bridge the gap when children are waiting for more permanent orthotic solutions

This kind of flexibility is a game-changer. Traditionally, serial casting or custom splints involve long waits and multiple clinic visits. With Turtle Braces, we can act quickly to prevent loss of range and keep progress moving.
And as always, it's not about replacing traditional methods - it's about having more tools in the toolkit, so we can offer families the best support at the right time.

If you’re another physio curious about these, or a parent wanting to know if it might help your child - get in touch or keep your eyes peeled. This is one to watch.

17/05/2025

Brilliant! 🤩

🎉We are delighted to announce that we are starting the Apollo Well-being Cafe very soon! ☕🫖Based in Sutton Coldfield on Thursdays and providing an inclusive and supportive space for children and young people. If you're finding life a bit challenging ❤️ are looking for a safe space to be yourself 😊 need someone who'll listen 👂 or somewhere to try some arts and crafts 🎨 make some friends and just be ❤️ register your interest here:
https://bit.ly/ApolloCafe
www.apollouk.org

15/05/2025

You all know I love theatre too, right? Tonight I’m VERY EXCITED to be watching in A Comedy About Spies!! I have rinsed the merch stall like some tanked up nerd 🤓 🤩🤩. I have a strong feeling I’ll be bringing my 3 boys to see this, just like I did with Mind Mangler, which they loved! Totally not an excuse to see it twice. No sir.

12/05/2025

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Fence-y seeing you here, Stick! 🍃 🧡

18/03/2025

I love getting reviews from the families I work with... and this one really got me 🥹

"Christina has been working wonders with my daughter who is under 2 years. Every session I come out of it emotional by the amazing work accomplished with Christina. I cannot recommend her enough. Not only good with kids but the wealth of knowledge under her belt is just brilliant."

10/03/2025

Have you seen the new chess champions programme on BBC tonight? Apparently it’s the first time that chess is being broadcast on a main channel for over 30 years!

I love playing chess with some of my clients; it’s a great way to combine fine motor skills, gross motor skills and problem solving, and hiding it all in a game.

We were half way through this game and ran out of time to finish so took a picture so we can pick up where we left off next time.

Have you got any budding chess fans at home??

25/02/2025

The Children’s Physiotherapy Group are expanding, and we now have an awesome opportunity for potential associate physiotherapists.

✨ If you have a love for working with children and want to be part of a supportive, dynamic team, we’d love to chat with you!

🤩 You would be responsible for your own caseload under TCPG brand, so this role brings with it flexibility and the opportunity to manage your own time.

📸 Tag someone who might be interested or share this post! Let’s spread the word!

Get in touch if you'd like to know more - visit www.childrensphysiogroup.co.uk/associates

06/02/2025

It’s . The journey is different for everyone.

“Our recommendation is that you never feed your son orally again.”

These words were spoken to me as I sat wedged along a corridor at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
No box of tissues.
No comfortable sofa.
Less than ten words were used to inform me that my son would never eat another birthday cake, enjoy a sunny day ice-cream or tuck into an Easter egg.

S had just undergone a video-fluoroscopy that showed he was silently aspirating. A small amount of food or drink was trickling into his lungs whilst he was being fed. Sometimes he coughed, sometimes he didn’t. I was told some parents make the decision to live with the risk of chest infections and still feed their infants. It was a question of quality of life.

I imagined how it felt when food ‘went down the wrong way’ and considered the time it took for S to eat the smallest amount of pureed food. My husband and I talked over the issues before I silently packed away all the toddler feeding paraphernalia from our kitchen; leaving a few plastic spoons and plates in the cupboard for our friend’s children.

For many children (and adults) their journey into artificial feeding is less dramatic.
Sometimes, it becomes increasingly difficult to get enough calories into a child. A stroke, throat or bowel conditions can all initiate the need to artificial feeding. Eating normally during the day can then be supplemented with a specialist feed through the night. But every time, the emotional turmoil of losing some of the joy of food can be felt.

As a mother, losing another maternal role was heart-breaking.
Over a decade after that corridor moment, S is fed solely via the PEG tube in his stomach. He sits at the table in his comfy chair and listens to music while we eat. He shows no signs of missing food. When we go out for a meal we take the iPad for him to watch a film, as his special treat. I wash more syringes than spoons.

When we go out for the day we must be prepared with everything we might need. If something is forgotten, a quick trip to the supermarket isn’t going to do the job. And forgetting the pump lead for charging whilst on holiday – well that would be a really stupid thing to do!
Most importantly, the feeding tube is quite simply a life safer.
S has only ever had two chest infections in his life. He is robust and healthy, because he gets the calories he needs - without a struggle. He has the best chance to enjoy life, because getting food into his body safely, does not consume his day.
This week is .
Feeding tubes are a life-saving medical interventions for many people.
Please share this post and educate the wider public that there are many medical reasons children and adults are tube fed. There are challenges that families face in the day-to-day life of tube feeding, but families like ours are used to overcoming challenges.
We do it every day to see our children thrive.

Hear of our feeding story on The Skies We’re under podcast Season 1 - food glorious food!
Apple podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-skies-were-under/id1608217096?i=1000556376432
Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0XB4E41xEq7d089uZLZ2xJ?si=XrfAky-wSjOE5Gkk1A6QjQ