The children’s MSK community paediatric physiotherapy service specifically provides advice, reassurance and support with restoring movement and function affected by maturation, injury, or post-surgery.

We accept referrals for children between the age of 5 and 15 years 9 months.

Common MSK conditions:

• Osgood Schlatter’s Disease
• Sever’s Disease
• In-toeing with Associated Pain
• Hypermobility with Associated Pain
• Perthes with Associated Pain
• Fractures
• Post Orthopaedic Surgery
• Idiopathic Scoliosis
• Low Back Pain
• Erlers Danlos Syndrome with Associated Pain
• Idiopathic Toe Walkers

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