Move & Play Paediatric Therapy

Move and Play Paediatric Therapy is a local business providing friendly, professional and comprehensive physiotherapy services for children of all ages, from babies to adolescents and young adults. What We Do: Move and Play Paediatric Therapy provides comprehensive, individualised, goal directed and family friendly physiotherapy services. We offer a mobile service, providing care in your own home, or in your child's natural environments, such as their day care, school or a local park or playground. This allows your child to feel at ease, and allows them to perform to their natural ability, which can sometimes be more difficult in an unfamiliar clinical setting. Our service delivery methods are flexible in order to meet the needs of the child and family. Your child's physiotherapy program is decided in partnership with you, as their parent, and may consist of one on one treatment or small group sessions, hydrotherapy, home programs, orthotic analysis and prescription, equipment trials and prescription, and collaboration with or referral to other relevant health professionals when indicated. We provide services across Mackay, from Shoal Point to Sarina. We can also travel to the outer regions of Mackay when required for an additional travel fee. For those families who live in regional and rural areas of Mackay and the Hinterland, we can also provide Skype or telehealth appointments when appropriate. Conditions We See: Some reasons you might seek the help of Move and Play Paediatric Therapy.... Developmental concerns: • You have concerns about your child's development and progress, particularly their achievement of movement and play skills • Your baby or child feels ‘floppy' or ‘stiff' to hold • You are a new parent and would like help with learning baby handling and play skills • Your baby was born prematurely, and you would like to have their development checked • Your baby or child has a diagnosed neurological, neurodevelopmental or neuromuscular condition, such as cerebral palsy or Down's Syndrome, which is causing or may cause movement difficulties • Your child seems to have poor posture, clumsiness, frequent trips or falls, poor balance and/ or co-ordination Orthopaedic (conditions affecting the bones and joints) concerns: • Your baby has a flat spot on the back of their head • Your baby always lies with their head turned to one side • You are concerned about the alignment or position of your baby's or child's feet/ knees/ legs • Your child complains of pain in their joints or muscles • Your child needs rehabilitation following an injury, surgery or Botox injections • Your child has been diagnosed with a juvenile arthritis, and needs treatment to regain movement and strength Respiratory and other conditions: • Your child has cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, trachea- or bronchomalacia, and requires physiotherapy treatment of their condition About Us: Our highly experienced and skilled physiotherapist, Emily Hayles, is able to see children with a wide variety of conditions. She has extensive experience working with children and their families in the local Mackay area. Emily has a special interest in the treatment of children with developmental delay, movement difficulties, and/or disability, and has undertaken postgraduate education and training in this area. Contact Us: Call us today to see how we can help, or to arrange a physiotherapy appointment for your child. No referral is required.