At More Than Able Therapy, we believe in making a splash when it comes to your child’s physiotherapy journey. Our paediatric hydrotherapy service, run by our expert physiotherapy department, combines fun with evidence-based practice to help your little one reach their full potential.
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Why Hydrotherapy?
- Supportive environment: Water’s buoyancy and warmth make movement easier.
- Natural resistance: Builds strength without stressing developing joints.
- Confidence booster: Success in water translates to increased self-esteem on land.
- Fun factor: Therapy in a pool beats a clinic room any day.
The Science Behind the Splash
Research shows that hydrotherapy can significantly improve gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy. Studies have also demonstrated its ability to enhance cardiovascular fitness and muscle strength in children with disabilities. It’s not just fun – it’s scientifically sound!
Who Benefits from Hydrotherapy?
Hydrotherapy can be a game-changer for many children. It’s ideal for kids who struggle in traditional clinic settings, offering a unique and stimulating environment.
Children with physical disabilities often experience newfound freedom in water, while those with autism may find the sensory experience calming and engaging. It’s also great for kids with behavioral or attention challenges, as well as any child looking to boost strength, coordination, or confidence.
The pool’s supportive yet resistive environment adapts to a variety of needs, making hydrotherapy a versatile and valuable option for many of the children we see.
What to Expect
Our hydrotherapy sessions are tailored to your child’s specific needs and goals
- We’ll start with an initial assessment to set some splashy goals.
- Our physiotherapists will guide your child through fun, purposeful activities in our warm pool.
- We’ll regularly track progress and adjust the program as needed.
Why Choose Us?
Our experienced physiotherapy team combines evidence-based practices with a playful approach. We bring this service to various pools in our outreach areas, because every child deserves the chance to make a splash, no matter where they live.
Ready to dive into the benefits of hydrotherapy?
Let’s chat about how we can help your child swim towards their goals!
Ready to dive into the benefits of hydrotherapy? Let’s chat about how we can help your child swim towards their goals!
FAQs
Do I need a referral?
No, you do not need a referral to see our Physio, Occupational Therapist, or Speech Therapist.
What funding is available for my child?
Please see our funding page at the link below.
What does an initial assessment include?
The first appointment is used to get to know you and your child, asses their
current abilities, and develop an understanding of their strengths and
difficulties. We can then together as a team develop goals and make a plan to
achieve those goals.
How do I book an appointment with you?
The first step is to contact More Than Able Therapy via email, phone, or
website. You will be asked to fill in an intake form. Once the intake form is
received and has been reviewed by our team, our clinical director will
contact you.
Why we should consider doing Physio, OT and SLP together?
We believe that collaboration across allied health services is the gold standard of therapy. Each of your therapists focus on different aspects of each activity, and we recognise that isolating one of these is often pointless.
Learning how to move your legs should be tied to exploring your world, which requires cognitive development and communication. This approach is most suitable for our early developers, and kids with complex needs. Additionally, having one therapy session per week instead of multiple visits is a real-time saver for families!
Do your team collaborate with other therapy providers?
The short answer is, YES! We love working with other disciplines and are as flexible as we can be in organising joint sessions with clinicians from other clinics including speech therapists, psychologists, dieticians, exercise physiologists etc.
Do we work with other OT, Physio and SLP?
This will depend entirely on your child's needs. We don’t usually believe that more therapy is better. Often having more than one provider in each discipline overloads kids with therapy, confuses the goals and focus for the family, and leads to burnout across the board for parents and kids alike.
If however, you are not from this region and your family is engaging with local therapists, you may choose to visit us for a specific therapy style like Therasuit or an intensive program. In this case, we communicate with your local therapy team and work with your family as much as possible to ensure a thorough handover and update on achievements is given.
Can my child be seen by your therapists if they do not have a diagnosed disability or delay?
Yes. We often work with families in the early stages of observation and assessment of infants and young children in order to clarify their developmental level and understand the presence of any differences or potential delays.
Our clinicians often assess and put together reports for paediatricians or neonatologists as they work with families to explore their child’s development.