Intensive blocks of physiotherapy are utilised to give bursts of therapeutic intervention within a short time frame to best optimise a child’s gain and achieve short term goals.

High repetitions of exercises over a short period of time works on the principles of neuroplasticity, which is the ability for the brain to form new and stronger nerve pathways in response to learning or experience.

An intensive block may involve 1-2 hours of physiotherapy a day, for 1-2 consecutive weeks. Intensive block lengths are determined by therapists based on a child’s age, function and tolerance to therapy.

Each intensive focuses on a specific goal for your child, for example, independent sitting, increasing a child’s walking endurance, or improved strength for swimming patterning.