A leading provider of paediatric physiotherapy in Stockport.
Our specialist children’s physiotherapy and podiatry team offer expert advice and support for developmental musculoskeletal movement problems, and foot and lower limb conditions in children and young people.
Children have a unique skeletal system, they are not mini versions of adults and their bodies are not fully mature often until they reach their early twenties.
Each child needs to be assessed as an individual and their age and development needs to be included in their assessment and treatment to ensure they grow and thrive to reach their full potential.
A medical referral is not required and we can book you and your child in for an initial consultation quickly easily.
Specialist Children's Podiatry
Our specialist children’s or paediatric podiatry and orthotics offers specialist expertise in children’s musculoskeletal development and congenital, developmental, and acquired conditions or injuries that can affect the feet and lower limbs of children and young people.
Children’s unique musculoskeletal systems, which are constantly developing and changing, means that we offer every child a highly individualised and dynamic assessment and treatment to ensure they reach their full potential and to prevent future structural damage.
Children’s physiotherapy treatment
Marple Physio offers specialist expertise in treating knee pain, sports injuries, hip and back pain, shoulder pain, flat feet, and hypermobility in children.
Wherever possible, we work with you to prevent the need for your child to undergo long term intervention, by helping to identify and resolve underlying causes for the current problems.
Additionally, we aim to empower parents with the necessary support and skills to help their child manage their condition and avoid further problems or injuries in the future.
If you would like to know more about how our specialist children’s physiotherapy could help your child, please get in touch and one of our team will be happy to discuss your child’s needs and offer further advice, without obligation.
Your child's consultation
During your initial appointment, you and your child will be able to discuss any concerns and any goals you would like to achieve with one of our specialist physiotherapists.
They will provide a full assessment and any diagnosis before discussing intervention options, which can usually start straightaway.
Initial consultations usually take 40 minutes and your child will be asked to wear their normal clothing and footwear.
In order to offer the most effective physiotherapy treatment, we will always work closely with your child’s GP and will refer them for further medical consultation, if required.
Cath Normansell
Chartered Physiotherapist
DIPGRAD PHYS, HCPC, MCSP
Cath graduated from Salford School of Physiotherapy in 1987, and has worked within an NHS setting since then, specialising in musculoskeletal conditions. She joined the team at Stepping Hill hospital in 1992 and, in 2002, became an orthopaedic extended scope practitioner specialising in the foot and ankle. In 2005 she also took on paediatric orthopaedics, assessing children for development issues. She is an expert in children’s musculoskeletal development. She is also a trained acupuncturist. Cath has worked at Marple Physio since 2012.
Cath has over 25 years experience in an outpatient setting and has a specialist interest in paediatric orthopaedics (muscle and joint problems). She works alongside paediatric consultants at the Royal Manchester Children’s hospital and is an expert in treating knee pain, sports injuries, hip and back pain, shoulder pain, flat feet and hypermobility in children.
Cath Normansell
Chartered Physiotherapist
DIPGRAD PHYS, HCPC, MCSP
Cath graduated from Salford School of Physiotherapy in 1987, and has worked within an NHS setting since then, specialising in musculoskeletal conditions. She joined the team at Stepping Hill hospital in 1992 and, in 2002, became an orthopaedic extended scope practitioner specialising in the foot and ankle. In 2005 she also took on paediatric orthopaedics, assessing children for development issues. She is an expert in children’s musculoskeletal development. She is also a trained acupuncturist. Cath has worked at Marple Physio since 2012.
Cath has over 25 years experience in an outpatient setting and has a specialist interest in paediatric orthopaedics (muscle and joint problems). She works alongside paediatric consultants at the Royal Manchester Children’s hospital and is an expert in treating knee pain, sports injuries, hip and back pain, shoulder pain, flat feet and hypermobility in children.
If you are unsure whether our specialist children’s physiotherapy services could help your child, please call us on 0161 426 0100 or email enquiries@marplephysio.com and Cath will be happy to discuss your child’s needs and offer her advice, without obligation.
