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Early Years Physiotherapy Early Years Physio is a paediatric intervention service helping children of all ages and abilities

Some of our sessions don't happen in a treatment room at all. They happen at the park.One of our favourite things to do ...
08/10/2026

Some of our sessions don't happen in a treatment room at all. They happen at the park.

One of our favourite things to do as children's physiotherapists is to create space and opportunity for a parent and child to play and connect, and to forget for a little while that they are in a therapy session at all.

Park and playground sessions are fun, and they also create endless opportunities to work towards real, meaningful physiotherapy goals that actually matter to the child. Sometimes that goal is simply climbing all the way to the top of the playground and going down the slide all by yourself.

Alongside the physical goals, so much else happens naturally when we are out playing. Communication, choice making and problem solving. Hide and seek and chasey. Looking for dogs and birds, playing alongside other children, building confidence, and simply enjoying being outside in the sunshine.

For some children, park sessions run alongside their clinic appointments. For others, they become the main setting for a period of time. It depends on what your child is working towards and where those goals happen.

We love that physiotherapy doesn't always have to look like physiotherapy. Sometimes it looks like playing at a park, getting a little bit muddy, chasing each other around the playground and having fun together.

If you're unsure whether this would suit your child, please contact the clinic and we can talk it through.

📧 [email protected]
📞 0483 827 867

Tanya joins us in our administration team here at Early Years, and she is often one of the first people families will co...
15/09/2026

Tanya joins us in our administration team here at Early Years, and she is often one of the first people families will connect with when they reach out to the clinic.

With a background spanning administration and early childhood education, Tanya brings a genuine understanding of young children and the families who care for them. That combination means she knows how much the small things matter, from a warm welcome at the door through to making sure appointments and enquiries are handled with care.

Tanya is passionate about creating an experience that feels welcoming and supportive from the very first point of contact, and about building meaningful connections with the families in our community.

Outside of work, Tanya loves health, fitness and running. On weekends you will usually find her at the beach with her husband and their dog, George.

We are so grateful to have her as part of our team. 🤍

For families who need accessible pathways, equipment and facilities when out in the community, the right playground can ...
08/09/2026

For families who need accessible pathways, equipment and facilities when out in the community, the right playground can make a real difference to what is possible on a day out.

We have put together a full guide to four accessible playgrounds across the Gold Coast, what each one offers and what it is best suited to. Head to the link in our highlight to read it. 🤍

03/09/2026

Serial casting is one of the interventions we run through the cooler months, and it is in full swing at the moment.

It involves applying a series of casts over several weeks, usually at the ankle. Each cast holds the joint at a slightly greater range than the one before, and because the stretch is gentle and sustained rather than forced, muscle and soft tissue have time to lengthen and adapt. The casts are changed weekly, and progress is reassessed each time.

It can support children with tightness through the calf that is limiting how they stand, walk or move, including children who toe walk and children with increased muscle tone. Whether it is suitable depends on your child's individual presentation, which is why every program starts with a full assessment.

Small changes each week can lead to meaningful improvements in movement.

If you would like to know whether serial casting might suit your child, please get in touch and we can talk it through.

📧 [email protected]
📞 0483 827 867

If your child has always been the bendy one, you're not alone. Flexibility is common in childhood and for most children ...
01/09/2026

If your child has always been the bendy one, you're not alone. Flexibility is common in childhood and for most children it's simply part of how their body is built.

For a smaller group, hypermobility becomes symptomatic. Alongside joint instability, injury and pain, some children experience fatigue, headaches, gastrointestinal symptoms and autonomic dysfunction, which is the body's automatic control system. There is wide variation in both type and severity.

Children from age 5 through biological maturity can be assessed using the 2023 Diagnostic Framework for Paediatric Joint Hypermobility. If hypermobility occurs alongside frequent dislocations, unusually stretchy skin or a family history of conditions such as Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, it's worth seeking further advice.

Physiotherapy isn't about making a child less flexible. It's about building the strength and control that lets them use their range safely.

If you have concerns, speak with your GP, paediatrician or physiotherapist. We're always here to help.

27/08/2026

There's a baby on the way. 🤍

Matisse is expecting, and we could not be happier for her.

She spends her days supporting other families through their early years, so there is something quite lovely about her stepping into her own.

We also know that announcements like this are not always easy to see. If you are waiting, grieving, or just finding this season a hard one, we are thinking of you too and sending our love and support your way.

Congratulations Matisse. We cannot wait to meet your little one. 🤍

Planning a day out can take more thought when your child has additional needs, and it is hard to know what a playground ...
25/08/2026

Planning a day out can take more thought when your child has additional needs, and it is hard to know what a playground will really be like until you arrive.

We've put together a guide on our website covering four accessible playgrounds on the Gold Coast, including Kurrawa at Broadbeach, Palm Beach Parklands, Broadwater Parklands and Laguna Park.

For each one we've included the pathways and surfaces, the accessible equipment, where the toilets and Changing Places facilities are, parking, and what each park is best suited to.

Head to the link in our bio to read the full guide.

This year's Children's Book Week theme is Symphony of Stories, which feels rather fitting for the books we wanted to sha...
23/08/2026

This year's Children's Book Week theme is Symphony of Stories, which feels rather fitting for the books we wanted to share.

Reading together does quite a lot at once. It builds language and listening, it gives children a way to name what they are feeling, and it opens up conversations that can be difficult to start any other way.

For children with disability, seeing themselves in a story matters enormously. So does seeing their equipment, their therapy and their everyday experiences shown as ordinary rather than remarkable. Frankie's New Shoes is a lovely example, and one we mention often to families whose child is about to be fitted with their first AFOs. A story can take a lot of the unfamiliarity out of something new.

For the children reading alongside them, these books do something just as valuable. Understanding and acceptance are learned, and they are learned earliest through stories.

Whether you are reading at home, in the classroom, or snuggled up before bed, we hope these bring something to your week.

Austin Macauley Katherine Lockwood / Independent Publishing Life Mikaela Nelson Gemma Keir Trace Moroney

20/08/2026

Allied Health Assistant is a role families ask us about fairly often, so we thought we would let Cat show you what it actually looks like.

Cat works alongside our physiotherapists, carrying out the programs they set and practising them with children in the places they spend their days. That might be a kindie, a local park, a family's lounge room, or here in the clinic. Seeing a child in their own environment tells us a lot, and it means the skills they are building have somewhere real to go.

A day might cover ball skills and jumping at kindie, playground confidence at the park, alignment and muscle activation with therapy garments, or transitions on the floor at home. All of it working towards the goals set with your child's physio.

If you would like to know more about how our team supports your child between sessions, we are always here to help. 🤍

📧 [email protected]
📞 0483 827 867

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Suite 2U, Treetops Square, 2 Classic Way
Burleigh Waters, QLD
4220

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 7:30am - 5:30pm

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