Early Start Australia’s therapists are highly trained and experienced health professionals and are particularly skilled working with children with developmental delays and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, ADHD, sensory processing challenges and more. Their multi-disciplinary teams include occupational therapists, speech pathologists, psychologists, dietitians, physiotherapists and allied health assistants.

Immediate availability

With a clinic catering to physiotherapy in Queensland’s southeast and mobile services available, there’s likely to be an Early Start Australia therapist near you. Early Start Australia have an extensive network of therapists across the region, which means that their helpful client services team can find a physiotherapy appointment for you immediately. No waiting!

Physiotherapy Services

If you have any concerns about any aspect of your child’s physical and neurological development, Early Start Australia’s physiotherapists can help. Early start Australia’s physiotherapists can assist with a range of challenges your child may be experiencing, including in the areas of:

• Physical development, motor skills and coordination
• Postural control and stability
• Achievement of early milestones, such as sitting up, crawling, walking, hopping, and jumping.

Multiple funding options available

Early Start Australia is an approved NDIS provider and provider of Early Childhood Early Intervention services, which means that children and young adults with NDIS funding can access fully funded therapy.

Early Start Australia’s therapists are registered Medicare Providers. Children eligible for a relevant Medicare referral or who have allied health services covered in their private health fund cover can receive a rebate for services.

Flexible services to meet the needs of your child and family

Early Start Australia has well-appointed and welcoming clinic facilities, however if you need a therapist to come to you or to your child’s school or childcare centre they offer a mobile therapy service too.

Can’t attend an in-person appointment, or do you live in a rural or remote location? Early Start Australia offers telehealth appointments. Their therapists are very skilled in engaging children during online therapy, and can also offer parent coaching and support online too.

Group programs

Early Start Australia regularly runs group therapy programs, which focus on a range of areas such as helping kids to make friends, developing their social skills (eg. conversations, reading body language) or getting ready to start school.

Holiday and after school groups are a particularly great way to practice learned skills, tackle and overcome a new challenge, and connect with other children and families who understand your journey.

Highly skilled and experienced therapists

Early Start Australia’s Queensland team includes occupational therapists, speech pathologists, psychologists, dietitians, physiotherapists and allied health assistants who are all trained specifically to work with children and young people.

Their therapists all participate in ongoing professional development, specialised training, and supervision to ensure they are providing your child with the best possible service that is underpinned by research evidence and best practice principles.

Testimonials

Due to AHPRA regulations, health services are unable to obtain testimonials, however a great indication of a health service can be gained from staff testimonials. Click here to read more about the business and read some staff testimonials for Early Start Australia.

Early Start Australia’s Physiotherapy Locations

Murrarie

Springfield 

Upper Mt Gravatt

Ashmore

Coomera

To find out more about how Early Start Australia can help your family with their Physiotherapy Services, head to the Early Start Australia website or phone 1300 372 439.

Osteopathy is a gentle, whole-body treatment particularly suitable for babies, children and pregnant women. Dr Arun Shapleski (Osteopath) is an experienced Brisbane-based osteopath who uses a very gentle form of treatment called ‘cranial osteopathy’, which despite its name, can be applied anywhere in the body, not just the head. There are no ‘cracks or crunches’ or other forceful movements utilised by other therapies. This makes it a gentler option of treatment for the musculoskeletal components of a wide range of problems affecting babies, children and pregnant women.

How Can Osteopathy Help Babies And Children?

Osteopathy focuses on a whole-body approach to determine the CAUSE of the problem, recognising the important link between the structure of the body and the way it functions. By using skilled palpatory evaluation, diagnosis and a range of hands-on techniques, osteopaths identify and treat dysfunction in your body, positively affecting the body’s nervous, circulatory and lymphatic systems.

The birth process can be incredibly demanding on both mother and baby, creating stresses and strains throughout the baby’s head (cranium), spine and pelvis. Difficulties may arise when the baby is unable to adapt to these strains following birth.

What Happens During An Osteopathic Consultation?

A thorough case history covering your pregnancy, childbirth and past medical conditions is covered before an orthopaedic and neurological examination is performed. This includes measurements for head shape (investigating potential plagiocephaly or flat head syndrome), developmental milestones, infantile reflexes and normal orthopaedic development.

Treatment is unique to the individual child’s requirements, aimed at restoring the body’s natural self-healing capacity. At Bardon Osteopathy Brisbane, they only use gentle techniques, such as cranial osteopathy, which often results in a relaxed child!

You can read more about cranial osteopathy for children HERE.

If necessary, advice may be given regarding positioning your baby to prevent head shape abnormalities, as well as how to best manage ‘tummy time’ and other developmentally-appropriate activities.

Osteopath Qualifications And Peace Of Mind

“Osteopaths complete five years of university study culminating in a Master of Health Science (Osteopathy), and are government-registered allied health practitioners. I have undertaken post-graduate studies in paediatrics (treatment of babies and children), obstetrics (pregnancy), visceral (the treatment of organ dysfunction) and cranial osteopathy.”

Osteopaths are recognised by Medicare under the chronic disease management (CDM) plan, and are covered by most major private health funds.

Bardon Osteopathy is located at 151 Boundary Road, Bardon, in Brisbane.

To find out more, please visit the Bardon Osteopathy website, or phone (07) 3368 1300.