- Description
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Children's or Paediatric physiotherapy is the treatment and care of babies, children and young people from birth to 18 years. Children's physiotherapists bring their specialist skills and additional expert knowledge and experience of child development, child conditions and childhood disabilities.
We provide children's physiotherapy in Southend-on-Sea, Castlepoint, and Rochford (South East Essex) and work in close partnership with:
- Parents and carers
- Other physiotherapists
- Occupational therapy
- Speech and language therapy
- Health visitors
- Paediatricians
- Orthopaedics
- Orthotics
- Local education authorities
- Early years team
We are specialist services which provide assessments and treatments for all children that are referred and present with difficulties in the following areas:
- Congenital disorders
- Movement and coordination disorders
- Developmental delay
- Neuromuscular conditions
- Neurological disorders
- Rheumatology
- Musculoskeletal/orthopaedic
- Oncology
- Transition into adult services.
- Telephone
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For appointments please call 0344 257 3952 (Options 1,1,1)
For advice please call the duty line: 01702 372252 (open Monday to Friday 12.30pm to 2.30pm)
- Website
- Date and time
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Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm
- Is a referral required?
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This can be discussed. Please call the duty line on 01702 372252
- Age range
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0 to 18 years
