Physiotherapy For Children

* Bachelor of Physiotherapy, University of South Australia 2006
* Member of the Australia Physiotherapy Association (APA) Paediatric Special Interest Group

Hayley has 17 years of specific paediatric physiotherapy experience and has developed specialty knowledge and skill set to address:

* Movement disorders and appropriate management strategies of such
* Spasticity management and rehabilitation following neurological surgical procedures
* Preparation for and rehabilitation following orthopaedic surgery
* Early Intervention for babies and children with delayed gross motor skill development with or without a diagnosis
* Advice and recommendation around common orthopaedic conditions for example flat feet
* Equipment recommendation and order directions including mobility aides and orthotics

Hayley also is very committed to ongoing professional development and training and completed the following:

*Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI), Level C training

*Paediatric Gait Analysis and Orthotic Management: An Optimal Segment Kinematics and Alignments Approach to Rehabilitation (OSKAR)

*Typical Movement: Analysis and Integration into Paediatric Practice – ABNDTA

*Typical Child Development – ABNDTA

Hayley is very passionate about providing a quality physiotherapy service, working with families to establish the needs of the child and thus goals of physiotherapy input. Physiotherapy sessions with Hayley are always fun and tailored to the needs of the individual child.

* Bachelor of Physiotherapy, University of South Australia 2006
* Diploma of Physiotherapy, Ecole d’EFOM, France 2009
* Member of the Australia Physiotherapy Association (APA) Paediatric Special Interest Group

Catriona has 15 years of specific paediatric physiotherapy experience and has worked extensively both in the hospital setting and in the community.

Catriona has a passion for working with babies, children and young people. She has many years experience working in a multidisciplinary team with babies and children with delayed development, cerebral palsy and global developmental delay. Catriona has extensive experience treating babies and children with musculoskeletal and orthopaedic conditions such as hip dysplasia, foot deformities and plagiocephaly and torticollis, to name a few.

She is passionate about family centred care and education, empowering families, children and young people to have the knowledge and motivation to make lasting positive changes in their own health and wellbeing.

Catriona worked as a Physiotherapist in France for several years after gaining equivalency of her degree, where she met her now husband. When Catriona is not working you will find her with her husband and four young children exploring the Adelaide Hills where they now live.