Physiotherapy for children

This is a comprehensive clinical manual and reference on paediatric physiotherapy, which examines all of the theoretical and clinical aspects of physiotherapy provision for children and young adults including: neurology, cardio-respiratory musculoskeletal oncology and palliative care, mental health, and acquired brain injury.

Terry Pountney heads up a team of experienced practitioners who cover a range of conditions from those experienced by the typically developing child to those with disabilities and diseases.

The changing needs of children with long term conditions is described, as well as methods of service delivery to enable children and families to benefit as much as possible from their treatment.

The different settings in which physiotherapy is provided for children, school, home, and hospital is described in addition to strategies and legislation relating to this.