Information for Professionals
Information provided on this page is aimed at GPs, Health Visitors, Paediatricians and other child health professionals.
Musculoskeletal (MSK) Symptoms
The Child Health Physiotherapy Service sees children and young people with MSK symptoms who are under 14 years old.
For young people age 14 and above with MSK symptoms please refer to adult physiotherapy services.
Please also note that children and young people with hypermobility should only be referred to physiotherapy if pain is a presenting symptom. A useful information leaflet for Parents / Carers can be found here.
For young people age 14 and above with MSK symptoms please refer to adult physiotherapy services.
Please also note that children and young people with hypermobility should only be referred to physiotherapy if pain is a presenting symptom. A useful information leaflet for Parents / Carers can be found here.
Request for Assistance
For any condition / concern, parents / carers can be directed to call the Children & Young People's Therapy Services Advice Line.
Parents / carers can also fill in our Request for Assistance (RFA) form to self-refer directly to Child Health Physiotherapy
Parents / carers can also fill in our Request for Assistance (RFA) form to self-refer directly to Child Health Physiotherapy
The links below provide information on concerns that we commonly receive requests for: