Children's Services
Paediatric Physiotherapy Service
Paediatric physiotherapy (PT) is the treatment, by physical means, of conditions seen in children, which affect or compromise normal childhood development.
Welcome to Paediatric Physiotherapy
Paediatric physiotherapy (PT) is the treatment, by physical means, of conditions seen in children, which affect or compromise normal childhood development. The paediatric community physiotherapy service provides specialist assessment and a range of interventions to enable children with physical difficulties to reach their full potential by maximising function and independence and promoting normal movement; aiming to prevent or limit contractures and deformity, and thereby improving quality of life.
We are supporting the CHESS National Study
Supporting the Children's Early Self-Care Support (CHESS) Study
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's Paediatric Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy teams are taking part in the CHESS research study.
If you have any questions or you are interested in taking part, please email bchc.chess@nhs.net.
About the CHESS Study
How can we best support young children's independence and personal care?
CHESS: parents and children have told us, they want better NHS support for young children - to develop independence and personal care.
What are we doing in the CHESS Study?
CHESS:
- We have partnered with parents and NHS services.
- Together we developed new treatments.
- We are now finding out what impact they have.
- We welcome children of all abilities, and families.
- Our focus is on children 1 to 5 years old.
We are supporting CHESS, we hope you will too!
To find out more about the study, please visit the CHESS website.
If you are interested in taking part through BCHC, please email bchc.chess@nhs.net.
