The children’s MSK community service provides advice, support and reassurance to referred children aged between 5 – 16 years for conditions such as: post-surgical procedure, post fractures, spinal deformities, sprains and strains, patello-femoral pain and “growing pains”.

Common MSK conditions:

• Osgood Schlatter’s Disease
• Sever’s Disease
• Scoliosis
• Low Back Pain
• In-toeing
• Hypermobility

Supporting information leaflets:

• Parent and Carer Leaflets - Postural Management | Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists
• Parent Leaflet - Osgood Schlatters | Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists
• Parent Leaflet - Intoeing Gait | Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists
• Parent Leaflet - Calcaneal apophysitis / Severs | Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists
• Parent Leaflet - Hypermobility and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (2023) | Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists
• Parent Leaflet - Choosing the right school bag (Updated 2016) | Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists
• Parent Leaflet - Choosing Footwear for Children (Updated 2016) | Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists