We have extensive knowledge of young athlete development ensuring that children achieve the correct advice about appropriate exercise during their vital growth spurts. Children need to relearn functional movements and regain balance and coordination after each major growth spurt so screening should be done more regularly during peak growth times.

 

We see children from the age of 5. We may ask that any child under the age of 16 be accompanied by an adult. 

 

What do we offer for children?

 

• Posture screening

• Sports screening

• Running analysis and lessons

• Child specific exercise classes 

• Advice on growing pains

• Coordination exercises

• Podiatry – provision of orthoses as required

• Strength and conditioning

• Help with balancing school with sport

• Athlete development

 

Types of conditions we treat:

 

• Muscle and Joint pain, i.e. knee, back and neck pain

• Stress fractures

• Sports injuries

• Growing pains

• Postural issues

• Anomalies of walking i.e. in-toeing, toe walking, flat feet

• Coordination problems

• Rehabilitation following fractures or post-surgery

• Torticollis

• Rheumatological presentations i.e. Childhood arthritis, and Perthes Disease, SUFE, Hyper-mobility syndrome

• Osgood Schlatter’s and Severs disease

• Scheurmann’s Disease