Physiotherapists
LOCATION:
Queen Alexandra Centre For Children’s Health (Island Health)
MANDATE:
To provide the necessary support services to students with gross motor difficulties.
WILL ACCEPT REFERRALS FROM:
SBT
REFERRAL PROCEDURE:
Please speak to your OT or PT prior to making a referral.
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE:
As needed, on a consultative basis, itinerant Physiotherapy services are offered when there is an identified functional need at school, home and community.
Services will focus on support for:
- Students with physical limitations, who are experiencing concerns around safety, i.e., stairs, risk of falls
- Transfer and Mobility training
- Students with ongoing complex needs who require assistive devices for mobility and positioning, i.e., walker, wheelchair, stander
- Students with an identified need in the areas of mobility, strength and coordination that is affecting their daily function (not for isolated orthopaedic concerns).