Physiotherapy - Paediatric Allied Health

WCH physiotherapists work in multidisciplinary teams and in specialist clinics in three units

• Respiratory
• Orthopaedic
• Neurodevelopmental)

Respiratory Unit

Respiratory physiotherapists work with children with long-term illnesses (including cystic fibrosis and asthma) and short-term illnesses (including pneumonia, or after surgery) and their families.

Services are provided to inpatients (including paediatric intensive care) and outpatients and through the 'Hospital in the Home' program where children with cystic fibrosis receive physiotherapy at home or school.

Orthopaedic Unit

Orthopaedic physiotherapists assess, diagnose and manage patients

• following orthopaedic admission/surgery
• with congenital orthopaedic conditions, post injury, or pain associated problems
• with burn, scar management or splinting requirements
• with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, post amputation, chronic fatigue syndrome, psychosomatic conditions and sports injuries.

Orthopaedic physiotherapists provide inpatient/outpatient treatments and hydrotherapy services for individuals and groups.

Neurodevelopmental Unit

Physiotherapists assess and manage movement dysfunction in children with neurological impairments such as

• cerebral palsy
• acquired brain injuries
• delayed motor development
• coordination difficulties.

Early education and therapy is provided for premature babies to aid their development.  Therapy begins in neonatal intensive care and continues through outpatient care.

Children receive therapy individually or attend groups including Babyswim, Fizzygym and Minimal Motor Dysfunction Group.

How to access the service

For children with an orthopaedic condition, referrals are only accepted from accredited medical practitioners of the WCH.

For all other problems written referrals are accepted from WCH doctors, private paediatricians and general practitioners. We will let you know your appointment time once we have received the referral.

Hours

Weekdays 9am-5pm

Contact details

Unit Head

Manager, Physiotherapy

Angela Potter

Location

Ground floor, Good Friday Building

Mailing address

Physiotherapy

Paediatric Allied Health

Women's and Children's Hospital

72 King William Road

North Adelaide

South Australia 5006

Phone/fax/email

Ph (08) 8161 7381

Fax (08) 8161 7040

Email angela.potter@cywhs.sa.gov.au

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