Paediatric Physiotherapy Services
Paediatric physiotherapy conditions and treatments offered at Women & Children Centre in Singapore.
Baby Massage Class
Baby massage is the application of gentle, slow, and rhythmic massage strokes on your baby’s body using your hands, fingers, and thumb.
Developmental Rehabilitation
A delayed motor milestone is when a child has not attained the desirable level of physical development, as per their age
Hypermobility
Hypermobility refers to an increased range of movement in multiple joints, for their age. It is extremely common in children, having been reported in 25 % of those younger than 10 years of age.
Juvenile Arthritis
Juvenile arthritis is a condition in which there is inflammation in the synovium (tissue that lines the inside of joints). It is an autoimmune disease and occurs when the body’s immune system attacks its own cells.
Paediatric Musculoskeletal Injuries
Paediatric musculoskeletal physiotherapy focuses on the assessment and treatment of paediatric orthopaedic conditions for children. Children are susceptible to musculoskeletal injuries, just like adults.
Osgood Schlatter Disease (OSD)
Osgood-Schlatter Disease is a common cause of knee pain among young children and adolescents who are growing. In children, some growth plates serve as attachment sites for tendons, the strong tissues that connect muscles to bones.
Post–Surgical Management
Post-surgical rehabilitation involves a personalized exercise programme prescribed after a surgery, to assist the recovery and restoration of functional activities.
Postural Clubfoot
Positional Talipes is a common foot condition in newborn babies that may affect one or both feet. It usually occurs due to a flexible foot that was held over time in an abnormal position in utero.
Scoliosis Physiotherapy Treatment
The Schroth method is an exercise-based physiotherapy programme that is used to treat scoliosis without surgical intervention. It is known as a Physiotherapy Specific Scoliosis Exercise Programme (PSSE).
Scoliosis
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) refers to scoliosis that occurs in late childhood or adolescence. It is a 3-dimensional deformity of the spine occurring in healthy pubertal children and is the most common spinal deformity.
Torticollis and Plagiocephaly
CMT is a condition detected in infants at birth or shortly after. The infant will usually present with their head rotated and/or tilted to one side.
