Physiotherapy

We support the physical needs and development of children and young people up to 19 years old who live in Surrey and have predominantly developmental, neurological and neuromuscular conditions who may also have complex long term medical, social and learning needs.

We also provide a musculoskeletal service for children living in the Reigate and Tandridge area.

We work closely with parents and nurseries/schools to ensure they have a good understanding of what they need to do to support your child.

A physiotherapist will assess your child’s needs at home, in clinic, or at nurseries / schools and can offer advice, individual or group sessions, design therapy programmes and provide specialised equipment.

We work on specific agreed targets to help your child achieve their goals.

You can visit the Therapy Resources section (in the links on the right side of this page) and Resource Finder Tool for further information and advice.

If you are referred, your physiotherapist will work closely with you to give you ideas of activities you can do regularly with your child to help their development and how to incorporate these activities into their day.

I am concerned about my child’s development

0 – 2 years

• Rolling
• Lying into sitting
• Crawling and bottom shuffling
• Pulling to stand
• Awake time ideas for baby
• Tummy Time
• Baby walkers
• Footwear: Choosing right footwear for children
• Head turning preference and plagiocephaly

2 years and older

• I am concerned about my child’s flat feet
• My child is a toe walker advice and toe walker stretch advice
• I am concerned about my child’s balance and coordination– Fizzy programme
• Balance

I am concerned about my child’s joint and muscle pain

Ankle and foot pain advice

• Foot pain exercises
• Flat feet
• Sever’s Disease

Knee pain advice

• Osgood-Schlatter’s disease
• Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS)

Back, shoulder and neck pain advice

• Choosing a school bag 
• Core exercises

Cerebral Palsy (CP)

• SDR
• CP sport
• Cerebral Palsy information leaflet

Equipment advice

• Looking after your equipment
• Standing frames

Keeping active

• Wheelpower
• NHS Change for Life

Further information is available from:

• Contact
• Scope
• HemiHelp
• Muscular Dystrophy UK 
• Active Surrey

More detailed information and advice is available in the Website and Links section. 

Referrals are made through the One Stop Referral Service.

Children can be referred by their health visitor, GP, therapist, early years' service, paediatricians based in the local acute or tertiary hospital, paediatric audiology, CAMHS or other agencies. Parents/carers/guardians can also refer directly to service.

North East Surrey 

(for families living in the boroughs of Spelthorne and  West Elmbridge)

(for families living in the boroughs of East Elmbridge, Epsom and Ewell)

South East Surrey 

(for families living in the boroughs of Banstead, Ashtead, Leatherhead, Dorking and Tattenham)

(for families living in the boroughs of Reigate, Redhill, Merstham, Horley, Oxted, Caterham and Lingfield)

West Surrey Team

(for families living in the boroughs of Woking, Farnham, Guildford, Haslemere, Runnymede, Surrey Heath and Waverley)