Weighing up NHS physiotherapy against private physio for your baby? Perhaps your baby is receiving private physio and you are left wondering if it really needs to be this frequent? Maybe you are accessing your NHS physiotherapy service and feeling frustrated that you aren't getting to see the therapist enough.
It's easy to worry about being taken advantage of or feel concerned that you are being neglected when you have no point of reference for how much physiotherapy your baby needs.
In this episode, paediatric physiotherapist Lisa Rogers Sergeant breaks down how treatment frequency really works on both sides of the system.
Prompted by a recent clinic case where a baby had been seen repeatedly by private providers with no real progress, Lisa draws on two decades of experience from NHS child development services, to private hospitals in London, to training in under-resourced communities abroad, to explain why more sessions don’t always mean better care.
She covers how NHS physiotherapy prioritises and allocates appointments, honest signs a private provider may be over-treating your baby, and when more frequent sessions genuinely are justified.
In this episode:
How NHS physiotherapy decides how often your baby is seen, and why it isn’t always a sign of inadequate care
Why most baby conditions respond better to parent-led, repeated-through-the-day exercises than frequent clinic visits
Honest red flags that a private provider may be recommending more sessions than your baby needs
When more regular physio (NHS or private) genuinely is the right call
Mentioned in this episode:
Lisa’s clinic at the Osteoperformance Practice, Wimbledon : Book here
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