Active Eight’s paediatric physiotherapy team helps babies, kids and teens to move their bodies with confidence, so they can enjoy all aspects of life.
Our highly trained paediatric physiotherapists excel at making therapy seem colourful and fun, disguising exercises in games and play.
Active Eight is a hub for therapy, community and fun. We’re staffed by capable, experienced physiotherapists with an interest in paediatrics who enjoy inspiring and encouraging young people and their families, and celebrating progress.
You’re guaranteed a warm welcome at our Brisbane hub, a bright, colourful space that encourages a sense of hope, fun and community. Our play-based approach ensures that your child will enjoy physiotherapy and experience the full benefits of our treatment.
Contact our paediatric physios in Brisbane today – we’ll help your child reach their full potential. Book an appointment online.
Active Eight’s physiotherapy approach to support babies, kids and teens to achieve and succeed.
Initial assessment and goal setting
Intervention tailored to your child’s needs
Measure progress and review
Step up to new exercises
Many children and families access physiotherapy to support their child’s healthy physical development. If your baby, child or teen is experiencing musculoskeletal conditions, developmental delays, genetic disorders or other common issues, paediatric physiotherapy can help your child’s physical development.
Delays or disorders in gross or fine motor skill acquisition, including fundamental motor skills (e.g. rolling, sitting, crawling, walking, stair climbing, holding a pencil, etc.)
Coordination difficulties
Poor balance/clumsy, frequent tripping and falling
Sensory dysfunction
Sensory and motor problems that affect school learning and community participation (e.g. difficulties sitting and attending in class, ADHD).
Concerns over infant head shape (e.g. plagiocephaly, brachycephaly, scaphocephaly)
Torticollis (e.g. your child can’t move their head easily or has short neck muscles)
Leg and foot orthopaedic conditions (e.g. toe walking, walking with toes pointing inwards/outwards, leg length differences)
Walking (gait) disorders (e.g. walking on tip toes/toe-walking, walking with toes pointing inwards/outwards, pigeon toe/in-toeing, speed and agility)
Upper limb orthopaedic conditions (e.g. brachial plexus injury/Erb’s palsy etc.)
School readiness screening
Sport-specific screening and safe exercise guidelines
Fitness and weight management
Low tone (floppiness)
High tone (stiffness)
Bone and joint conditions (joint hypermobility syndrome, joint dislocation, scoliosis)
Arthritis and rheumatoid syndromes of childhood
Acute and chronic pain and injury management, including fractures, growing pains, complex regional pain syndrome, hip/knee/foot pain
Rehabilitation after injury, including regaining strength and mobility after being in a cast
Acute and ongoing sporting injuries including growth plate injuries, overuse injuries, strains, sprains, Sever’s disease (heel pain), Osgood Schlatter disease (knee pain)
If you’re looking for paediatric physiotherapy in Brisbane, then we’d love you to join the Active Eight community. To us, therapy is about building motivation, skills, confidence and community so your child can enjoy all that life has to offer.
