allied care

Allied health encompasses a diverse group of dedicated professionals with specialized knowledge, training and expertise in various healthcare fields.

Physiotherapy

Our team of physiotherapists offers tailored services to address physical challenges and promote optimal movement and development. Our expertise lies in assessing motor skills, muscle strength, flexibility, and coordination to create personalized treatment plans. These plans often include therapeutic exercises, manual techniques, and functional activities aimed at improving mobility, balance, posture, and gross motor skills, with the ultimate goal of enhancing independence and participation in daily activities.

Our physiotherapists specialize in the treatment of a variety of disorders and conditions, including:

• Severs or Osgood Schlatter
• Orthopedic conditions
• Cerebral Palsy
• Neurological conditions (full neuro eval)
• Brachial plexus injury
• Genetic disorders

Occupational Therapy

Our occupational therapists aim to help patients maximize functional independence and participation in all occupations, across all environments (ie: home, school, community). We assess and treat sensory processing challenges, fine and gross motor skill deficits, and difficulties with activities of daily living such as dressing, feeding, and handwriting. Through individualized therapy sessions, we aim to enhance children’s independence, confidence, and overall quality of life.

When to refer to occupational therapy:

• Developmental concerns (concerns regarding child’s overall development, including delays in social, emotional, cognitive, or motor skills)
• Difficulties performing self-care tasks expected for their age (decreased autonomy in activities such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and toileting).
• Difficulties with fine motor development (grasping, manual dexterity, in-hand manipulation, hand-eye coordination, using scissors and/or writing material).
• Difficulties with gross motor development (balance, coordination, motor planning, ball play).
• Difficulties with sensory integration (processing and responding to sensory information, over or under-responsive to sensory input affecting their ability to participate in daily activities).
• Feeding and/or oral-motor development concerns (bottle-feeding, sucking, chewing, or movements of mouth and tongue that impact feeding, transitioning to solids, aversions to certain textures or tastes).
• Motor delay (child not achieving age expected motor milestones).
• Suspicion of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) (motor planning and coordination difficulties affecting activities of daily living, participation in school or leisure activities, handwriting, ball play, jumping and balance tasks).
• Swallowing concerns (difficulties with swallowing, gagging, frequent coughing and/or choking while drinking or feeding).

Speech Therapy

Our speech therapists provide specialized support to children who have difficulties with communication, speech, and language development. Our services involve assessing speech and language skills, identifying areas of need, and creating individualized therapy plans to address issues such as articulation, fluency, vocabulary development, and social communication skills. Through engaging activities and exercises, we work collaboratively with children and their families to improve communication abilities and enhance overall quality of life.

Child Behaviour

Child behaviour specialists specialize in understanding and addressing the emotional and behavioral needs of children. They assess behaviours, create personalized intervention plans, and collaborate closely with families and educators to support positive development.

Services include:

• Sibling rivalry
• How to say “no” without saying “no”
• Setting rules & holding boundaries

Psychology

Our psychology team provides therapeutic interventions, assessments, and counseling services to patients dealing with a range of psychological issues. The collaborative efforts aim to promote mental well-being, address emotional challenges, and support individuals in navigating various aspects of their lives

Services include:

• Trauma-informed care
• Workshops
• *these services are offered for adults as well (and also include couples therapy)