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What is Perthes disease? Perthes disease is a childhood disorder which affects the top of the femur bone. The femur is the bone in your thigh. It affects the ball part of the ball and socket joint where it meets the hip. In Perthes disease, the blood supply to the top of femur is reduced,…...

What is Sever’s disease? Sever’s disease is a common cause of heel pain in children and young people. This condition is also referred to as ‘calcaneal apophysitis’. The condition causes pain and discomfort in the heel where the tendon of the muscle attaches to the bone. There...

What is postural care? Postural care is a gentle approach aimed to protect and restore someone’s body shape through the use of the equipment for the day and night for people with movement difficulties and can include: specialised seating standing frames support in the lying position especially...

What is desensitisation? Some people who experience persistent pain will have increased sensitivity to things like touch, pressure, or temperature in the skin of the affected area. Desensitisation is an effective way to treat this increased sensitivity. Desensitisation techniques are used to...

Starting nursery or pre-school Young children with OI would benefit from the opportunity to attend nursery or pre-school. We advise parents to arrange a meeting well in advance of your child’s start date. People at the meeting should include key workers involved in your child’s care, and...

What is torticollis? Congenital muscular torticollis (CMT)  is shortening of the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle in the neck. This causes a baby to hold their head tilted or rotated to one side from birth. Some babies may develop a harmless, fibrous lump within the neck muscle which usually...

What is epiphysiodesis? Epiphysiodesis is a surgical technique that is used to correct differences in bone length. When one leg is longer than the other the technique is used to control the growth of the longer limb. It is a small surgery that uses either metal plates, screws, or drilling. Doing...

What is hemi-epiphysiodesis? Hemi-epiphysiodesis is a surgical technique that is used to gradually correct an angular deformity of a long bone, for example knock knees. It is a small surgical procedure that uses either metal plates, screws, or staples. An example of a metal plate can be seen in the...

What is anterior knee pain? Anterior knee pain (AKP) describes pain that comes from the joint between the kneecap and the thigh bone. It is usually a gradual pain and is often exercise related. It can be associated with: clicking grinding difficulties with squatting stairs running jumping Any knee...

Why does my child need a standing frame? Children learn to stand unsupported from 10 to 15 months old. If you child finds it difficult to stand then they may need some assistance to do so. Some children only need help standing for a short period of their lives, whereas others may need ongoing...

It is important to exercise your joints after a burn injury. If the skin over or near a joint has been damaged by a burn, it has the potential to become tight and eventually contract. A contracture is a lack of movement at the joint and this will happen if it is not exercised regularly…...

It is important to exercise your joints after a burn injury. If the skin over or near a joint has been damaged by a burn, it has the potential to become tight and eventually contract. A contracture is a lack of movement at the joint and this will happen if it is not exercised regularly…...

It is important to exercise your joints after a burn injury. If the skin over or near a joint has been damaged by a burn, it can become tight and eventually contract. This can restrict movement and make it difficult to eat and drink, talk or open and close your eyes. If a contracture...

It is important to exercise your joints after a burn injury. If the skin over or near a joint has been damaged by a burn, it has the potential to become tight and eventually contract. A contracture is a lack of movement at the joint and this will happen if it is not exercised regularly…...

It is important to exercise your joints after a burn injury. If the skin over or near a joint has been damaged by a burn, it has the potential to become tight and eventually contract. A contracture is a lack of movement at the joint and this will happen if it is not exercised regularly…...

It is important to exercise your joints after a burn injury. If the skin over or near a joint has been damaged by a burn, it has the potential to become tight and eventually contract. A contracture is a lack of movement at the joint and this will happen if it is not exercised regularly…...

Following surgery there are a number of things that may limit or slow your child’s speed of recovery. These are: General anaesthetic A general anaesthetic can cause the lungs to become drier than normal making it difficult to clear secretions. These secretions could lead to small areas of lung...

It is important to exercise your joints after a burn injury. If the skin over or near a joint has been damaged by a burn, it has the potential to become tight and eventually contract. A contracture is a lack of movement at the joint and this will happen if it is not exercised regularly…...

Why do my muscles become tight? As you are growing, your body may go through periods of rapid growth. These can be known as ‘growth spurts’. This is when the bones grow at a faster rate than the muscles can stretch. Why does a tight muscle sometimes cause pain? If a particular muscle...

What will happen in my class? The class is a 45 minute exercise class which will involve a warm up, specific exercises for your leg and cardio vascular exercise. There will be 2 physiotherapists leading the class. At certain stages during your rehabilitation you may be reassessed by a...

It is important to exercise your joints after a burn injury. If the skin over or near a joint has been damaged by a burn, could become tight and eventually contract. A contracture is a lack of movement at the joint and this will happen if it is not exercised regularly leading to the joint…...

What is tension headache? Lots and lots of people get headaches (pain in your head.) The most common type is called a tension headache. People usually tell us this is a bit or a lot of tightening or pressing feeling all around the head. Tension headaches can start because of stress, tiredness or...

What is tension headache? Headache is a common problem presented to GPs and neurologists. The most common type is tension headache. This is characterised by mild to moderate tightening or pressing feeling often evenly spread on the head. Tension type headaches are often caused by stress, fatigue or...