When my son was a little boy he had a lot of physio because he could only walk on tip toe. He could only manage one or two steps at the age of two. We did a lot of stretching exercises and he wore orthorics. He was discharged from physio at three and half years olds.
Ds is now having a massive teenage growth spurt and his tendons are not growing as fast as his bones. It is causing him a lot of pain and he has had a dramatic loss in flexibilty. For example he he is finding hard to walk down stairs in the morning. Our GP has refered him to an adult physio because he is nearly fully grown. Apparently children over eight are referred to adult physios.
Am I being unreasonable to think that older children have different needs adults and need a paediatric physio? My son might be as big as the child physio, but he can be very immature at times. For example he took it as a personal insult that our (new) GP thinks he has an abnormal walking gait. (He walks with his feet turned out) Can adult physios cope with patients who are full of teenage hormones? What happens if the child and parent disagree with the treatment plan?
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To think that a thirteen year old boy who needs physio should be seen by a paediatric physio
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ReallyTired · 15/06/2015 10:17
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