What does a paediatric rehabilitation physician do?
These medical doctors have a great deal of experience managing children with disabilities and their rehabilitation. They are also experts at managing some of the conditions associated with disability, such as spasticity, musculoskeletal issues, nutrition, growth and epilepsy. They are often involved with the family from the time of registration with Novita and this may continue for many years. The service that they can offer includes: • confirming the medical or developmental diagnosis • explaining (where this is known) why a child has a particular disability, for example, cerebral palsy due to a brain condition or muscular dystrophy due to muscle disease • talking over any concerns held by many parents about walking or mobility, talking or communication, care needs, and future life of their child • discussing accurately the importance of the child’s disability for the child and the family • providing an explanation of what is likely to happen for each disorder – this is important to m
