Age Range
Children and young people age 0-18, or up to 19 in special school pathway
About the Practice
When your child needs community physiotherapy in Manchester, knowing the NHS route can stop parents feeling lost between school, GP and hospital advice. Manchester LCO Children and Young People's Physiotherapy helps Manchester families understand what physical support their child needs and what can change at home, school, clinic or hospital. The focus is practical progress: better movement, safer confidence, clearer exercises and less fear around the next step.
Clinical Expertise
Developmental movement problems, disabilities, muscle and joint conditions, injuries, neurodevelopmental and musculoskeletal needs
Movement, development, disability and musculoskeletal support
Movement, mobility, muscle and joint support
Why Work With Us?
Manchester Community Pathway: Parents get a clearer route through movement, development or rehabilitation concerns, with the right level of paediatric physiotherapy input for the child in front of them.
Developmental and MSK Teams: Support looks beyond a single exercise sheet and connects therapy with the places where your child actually has to move, play, learn and recover.
Citywide NHS Route: Manchester community pathway; referral route applies options help families across Manchester, Sale, Salford, Trafford, Didsbury, Stockport, Bury, Wythenshawe and Cheshire choose a pathway that fits the child, the timetable and the level of clinical need.
Children and young people age 0-18, or up to 19 in special school pathway
Manchester community pathway; referral route applies
Ask provider
Ask provider
Paediatric physiotherapy assessment, movement observation and goal-based treatment planning
Private providers may accept parent enquiries; NHS/community pathways may require referral
NHS/community records and advice by pathway
Developmental movement problems, disabilities, muscle and joint conditions, injuries, neurodevelopmental and musculoskeletal needs
Ask about sensory-motor regulation where relevant
Movement, mobility, posture, play, school participation and everyday physical confidence
NHS/community records and advice by pathway
Manchester community pathway; referral route applies
Children's physiotherapists with specialist paediatric skills
Developmental movement problems, disabilities, muscle and joint conditions, injuries, neurodevelopmental and musculoskeletal needs
Movement, development, disability and musculoskeletal support
Development, movement, function and participation
Neurodevelopmental team for movement problems related to development and disabilities
Movement, mobility, muscle and joint support
Birth to 18 community physiotherapy pathway
Manchester community pathway; referral route applies
Ask pathway about equipment, postural and onward support
NHS/community records and advice by pathway
NHS safeguarding process
Check current physiotherapy availability
Children's physiotherapists with specialist paediatric skills
Manchester Local Care Organisation, citywide Manchester pathway
Manchester