Techniques

Here are some of the techniques I use in my sessions:

• • Hands-on therapy to help your child learn how to move using a better or more normal movement pattern
  • Playing in different positions either with the support of special equipment or with support from me
  • Specific massage or myofascial release techniques in areas of stiffness or tightness
  • Elastic therapeutic taping (also referred to as Kinesio Taping) to activate or stabilise certain muscles and joints
  • Strengthening activities
  • Teaching you specific ways of handling, playing with and supporting your child so you can provide plenty of opportunities for your child to practise moving in new ways

I am also able to advise on a variety of issues including:

• • What equipment would benefit your child and where to get them from
  • Whether supportive footwear or orthotics is required
  • Communication and behaviour management techniques that may help increase your child’s participation in therapy activities
  • Whether certain medical procedures may be worth considering, for example, bone surgery, tendon lengthening, botulinum toxin injections (Botox) or selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR)
  • How to keep yourself safe and reduce the risk of getting injured