Pediatric Physiotherapy
Individual physiotherapy for infants, toddlers and school-age children — milestones, torticollis and plagiocephaly, balance, coordination and return to sport.
Pediatric physiotherapy helps infants, toddlers, children and teenagers build the strength, mobility, balance, coordination and motor skills that support everyday activity and healthy development.
At SOMOM in Toronto’s High Park, our Pediatric Physiotherapist in High Park provides individual care for children with developmental delays, sports injuries, balance and coordination difficulties, muscle weakness, mobility challenges and gross motor limitations. The aim is straightforward: help each child move with more confidence and take part more comfortably in the things they want to do.
Conditions we help with
- Delayed gross motor development
- Delayed milestones
- Torticollis and plagiocephaly
- Toe walking
- Poor balance and coordination
- Weakness and reduced endurance
- Reduced strength, flexibility or range of motion
- Sports injuries and return-to-sport rehabilitation
- Hypermobility and joint instability
- Postural concerns
- Gait abnormalities and walking difficulties
Infant physiotherapy: supporting your baby’s early development
Infant physiotherapy supports babies as they develop movement, strength, coordination and motor skills. The first year brings a lot of milestones — holding the head up, rolling, sitting, crawling, and eventually pulling to stand. When a baby finds one of those harder than expected, physiotherapy can offer gentle, age-appropriate support.
An infant physiotherapist near High Park assesses your baby’s movement patterns, muscle strength, posture, flexibility, balance and overall motor development. From there your physiotherapist builds a plan around what your baby specifically needs, which may include gentle exercises, positioning techniques, stretching, strengthening and play-based movement. Our Baby Physiotherapy Toronto care is designed to encourage healthy movement at every stage.
From infancy to school age
Developmental delays and gross motor skills
Rolling, sitting, crawling, standing and walking are the milestones most parents watch for. Your physiotherapist assesses how your child actually moves and identifies where support would help, working towards confidence, coordination and independence rather than a date on a chart.
Torticollis and plagiocephaly
Neck tightness and changes in head shape are common in infancy, and they usually travel together: the tight side makes a baby favour one direction, and steady pressure shapes the skull. Treatment uses gentle, individual techniques for neck mobility, positioning, movement and head control. Because an infant’s skull is so adaptable early on, assessment in the first months tends to make the most difference — and it is the neck tightness that has to be addressed, since repositioning on its own is usually not enough.
Growing children
As children grow, physiotherapy can help with gait, balance, coordination, strength, mobility and taking part in everyday activity. Kids Physiotherapy Toronto is often useful for children with developmental delays, movement difficulties, weakness or coordination challenges. Sessions are play-based and child-friendly, built around what each child responds to.
Our Pediatric Physiotherapist Toronto team provides care tailored to each child. Whether your family is looking for Pediatric Physio in High Park or Etobicoke, the focus is the same: helping children move comfortably, confidently and independently.
How This Helps at Every Stage
Newborn (0–3 Months)
This is the most effective window for treating torticollis and plagiocephaly, while your baby's skull is still highly malleable and any muscle tightness hasn't had time to become deeply set. Early assessment here — ideally before 2 months — makes a real difference to outcomes that get harder to reverse later.
Infant (4–12 Months)
As babies start rolling, sitting, and crawling, physiotherapy supports delayed gross-motor milestones and continues treating any residual torticollis, working within the natural stages of development rather than around them.
Toddler & School-Age
Older children benefit from the same play-based approach for gait, movement, and coordination concerns, alongside occupational therapy for fine motor skills and sensory processing. Sessions are paced to your child's comfort at every age, with plenty of time to warm up.
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What to Expect
The assessment looks for tight or restricted muscles, weakness, movement limitations and areas of imbalance. From what it finds, your physiotherapist builds a plan around your child’s own needs and developmental goals.
Treatment may also address neck tightness or stiffness, muscle weakness or tightness, delayed or difficult gross motor development, and balance, coordination, posture and mobility concerns. Where feeding is affected by neck tightness or positioning, we work alongside your feeding and lactation support rather than in place of it.
Treatment approaches include:
- Therapeutic exercise and movement-based therapy
- Gross motor skill development
- Balance and coordination training
- Strength and endurance training
- Functional mobility and gait training
- Stretching and range of motion work
- Hands-on soft tissue techniques
- Parent and caregiver education
- A home exercise program
Frequently Asked Questions
What age range do you treat?
We see infants and children from 15 days old through school age.
Do I need a referral from my pediatrician?
No referral is required, though your pediatrician may also recommend an assessment if they've noticed a concern.
What if my child is anxious about the appointment?
Our sessions are designed to feel comfortable and low-pressure for children, with plenty of time for them to warm up.
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