Children
Children are not small adults. They require specific expertise and can experience issues that adults do not. We can help with common conditions such as growing pains, Osgood-Schlatter disease, sports injuries, as well as developmental and neurological conditions.
Growing Pains
Anything you read about growing pains will tell you there is nothing you can do for them other than give pain medication like Tylenol. When Marie’s own children began experiencing them she discovered (at 2:00 a.m. of course!) that she could in fact relieve the pain with treatment. Marie believes the pain is caused by the growth of the bones happening too fast for the muscles to keep up. Freeing the tight muscles relieves the pain and prevents it for quite some time afterwards. Don’t let your children suffer through this. We can help.
Growing Pains and Clumsiness
Osgood-Schlatter Disease
This condition, seen exclusively in children, is a painful inflammation at the top of the shin bone where the major tendon from the powerful front thigh muscles attaches. It is in essence a tendonitis of sorts. While rest and anti-inflammatory medication can help, they are just treating the symptoms. Physiotherapy treatment aimed at finding the reason why the tight muscles are overworking can speed recovery and gets kids back to activity faster.
Sports Injuries
Because children tend to bounce back quickly from injury we often don’t seek treatment for them. Don’t ignore their aches and pains or their bodies will eventually pay down the road.
Physiotherapy for Young Competitive Athletes
Developmental and Neurological Issues
We have the paediatric experience to treat children who are delayed in meeting developmental milestones, or who have been diagnosed with a neurological condition such as cerebral palsy. We have also had success in treating developmental coordination disorder.
Related Blogs
Physiotherapy Treatment for Developmental Coordination Disorder
While the underlying neurological components of DCD can’t be changed with treatment, alignment, mobility, and stability sure can. It seems to me that if you have motor planning difficulties, being crooked and unstable surely can’t help.
Cerebral Palsy Requires Ongoing Physiotherapy Treatment
Unfortunately, people with cerebral palsy are inevitably told to “live with it”. The diagnosis is definitely not going away, but treatment over the lifespan can not only preserve mobility but also prevent issues like painful joints before they start, or at the very least delay the onset of the osteoarthritis associated with alignment and stability challenges.
Our Services
We treat people with many types of injuries and conditions. Select from one of our services below.
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Orthopædic Conditions
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Neurological Conditions
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We are a small physiotherapy practice located in Southeast Ottawa, Ontario. We focus on what matters most to you and your family, spending the time to understand your needs, and providing the personal attention that makes a real difference.
Meet Our Team
All of the therapists in our network believe in treating holistically. We have various areas of interest and expertise to meet all of your health care needs. We look forward to helping you.
Marie Shinmoto
Registered Physiotherapist
Our Network
Janet Dill
Registered Physiotherapist
Sonya Boersma
Lactation Consultant, Registered Nurse