Infant Physiotherapy

Infant physiotherapy plays a critical role in ensuring that babies develop the physical skills they need for everyday activities, from crawling to walking. It focuses on early identification of any physical challenges and provides therapeutic interventions to address them. The goal is to optimize development, prevent complications, and support parents in nurturing their baby’s physical health and wellbeing. The treatment methods are adapted to suit each baby’s unique stage of growth. Sessions may include:

• Gentle stretches and movements to improve flexibility and reduce muscle tension
• Strengthening exercises to help develop muscles that are essential for feeding, rolling, sitting, crawling, and walking
• Postural re-education to encourage better positioning during daily activities
• Parental education and support to guide parents on the best practices for supporting their baby’s physical development at home

Sessions are typically hands-on and play-based, with therapists using activities that babies find engaging while promoting motor skills. Physiotherapists also provide valuable advice to parents on creating an engaging home environment, ways to promote tummy time, and to encourage developmental milestones.

Conditions treated: - Torticollis and plagiocephaly - Developmental delays - Postural asymmetries - Breast + bottle feeding concerns- pain with feeding, recurrent blocked milk ducts, poor latch - Reflux, difficulty passing gas and bowel movements - Pre-op or post-op frenectomy (release of tethered oral tissues, or tongue ties) - Chronic congestion, snoring, open mouth breathing