- About Footsteps
Unique, ground-breaking physiotherapy programme of rehabilitation, therapeutic exercises and specialised equipment, to help patients achieve their full potential. » - Physiotherapy Programme
Intensive, child friendly, tailored therapy to meet patient specific needs, combining fun and games, with unique and traditional physiotherapy. » - Coming to the Centre
Three-week course of intensive physiotherapy usually comprising three hours of daily rehabilitation, five days a week. » - The Foundation
The Foundation provides financial assistance for those families who might otherwise not be able to afford Footsteps physiotherapy. » - Footsteps in Action
How can you help to fund a footstep and start the journey for a child in need? »
Case Studies
Lauren Mill
Lauren was born at 24 weeks and weighed in at just 775 grams. She suffered oxygen starvation when she was three weeks old which caused her condition of cerebral palsy. Refusing to accept cerebral palsy was going to ruin her daughter’s life, her mother Helen Stocks tried all sorts of private therapies, some with greater »
Giacomo Morris
Giacomo Morris has cerebral palsy, is quadriplegic and has been receiving physiotherapy at Footsteps for over three years. His mother, Antonella, firmly believed that he needed an intensive programme which couldn’t be provided by the NHS and so searched and paid for private physiotherapy for her son. Her belief that this was vital was so »
Olivia Treadwell
Lesley Treadwell has identical ten year old twin daughters with Cerebral Palsy. Elizabeth has hemiplegia and can walk independently, whilst Olivia has diplegia and until recently was unable to walk or stand without support. Specialists and physiotherapists had repeatedly told Olivia’s parents that she would never walk and in 2003 her physical condition worsened dramatically. »
Annie Barnett
Annie Barnett was born 11 days late and after a long and traumatic labour. Doctors noticed her ears were a funny shape and she had mottled skin, which tests later showed was a result of a re-ordered Chromosome 10. At 19 weeks she suffered a stroke which caused her brain damage, leaving the movement in »
Grace Windram
Grace Windram was born at 32 weeks. By the time Grace was three to four months old she was not meeting the physical milestones of other similarly aged children. In July 2008 Grace was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. Grace received regular physio once a week from Bobath trained therapists but her parents Helen and Gavin »
Owen Kew
Despite a few problems during pregnancy Owen Kew was born quickly and without complications. Owen’s mum, Helen was assured that everything was fine. After being discharged from hospital he was later admitted to SCBU as he was jittery and not feeding. He was given five days of antibiotics then discharged. Owen was diagnosed with Quadriplegic »
Testimonials
- We were really amazed as we’d been told she would never achieve any purposeful independent movement at all. Now she is high kneeling, crawling (after a fashion!) and standing with very minimal support.
