Children’s Community Physiotherapy
The Children and Young People's Physiotherapy Service is provided by a team of qualified and specialist paediatric physiotherapists, technical instructors of physiotherapy, and administrators.
The Department undertakes physiotherapy assessments, treatments and various interventions for children and young people with neurological conditions and related diagnoses, genetic abnormalities and those with a neurological condition requiring post-operative management.
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Location |
The Children's Physiotherapy Team hold clinic appointments and group therapy sessions at Kaleidoscope, Lewisham Centre for Children and Young People, in addition to working in a variety of settings across the borough such as:
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Contact |
T: 0207 138 1310/1452 |
Who is the service for?
The team see children and young people between 0-19 years (if still in full time education) who live in Lewisham, are registered with a Lewisham GP or are attending a Lewisham school.
What services are provided?
- Undertake physiotherapy assessments, treatment and various interventions for children and young people with neurological conditions and related diagnoses, genetic abnormalities and those with a neurological condition requiring post-operative management.
- Provide physiotherapy intervention in blocks of treatment.
- Provide training for parents, key-workers, teachers and Learning Support Assistants, to meet the child or young person’s needs enabling them to access school, community and leisure activities.
- Provide postural management equipment when required.
- Liaise with other professionals and provide reports according to professional guidelines.
- Carry out joint risk assessments with occupational therapists for all nursery and school age children.
The services provided by the Physiotherapy Team are summarised in the table below:
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Under 5s |
Over 5s |
Specialist Clinics & Services |
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Baby clinic for Erb's Palsy |
Review Clinic |
Orthotics Clinic for 0 - 19 years |
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First Steps Clinic |
After School Hydrotherapy |
Ability, Balance and Coordination (ABC) Clinic and Group |
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Little Stars Group for children diagnosed with Downs Syndrome |
Gym exercise groups for 6 -12 years |
Transition support for young adults moving into Adult Services |
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Baby Swim Group |
Physiotherapist's individual caseload |
Gym groups at local leisure centres from 12 years plus |
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Rainbow Multi-disciplinary Group for complex pre-nursery children |
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Seating Clinic Assessments for all ages |
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Toddler & Rising High Groups |
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Physiotherapist's individual caseload |
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How can you get a referral?
The team accept completed physiotherapy referrals from all health professionals, including GPs, health visitors, and school nurses.
What else do you need to know?
- Please ensure that your child dresses appropriately for physiotherapy sessions, this means wearing clothes that are easy to move in and where possible shorts to enable us to assess them fully
- Parking at Kaleidoscope is strictly limited to those patients with Blue Badges. Please note that parking in the surrounding roads are mostly permit holders only, with only a few ‘pay at meter’ spaces.