Children in UK suffering ‘irreversible harm’ due to physiotherapy delays Teenagers face lifelong trauma from untreated chronic pain while children as young as four waiting 18 months, say physiotherapists.
Teenagers face lifelong trauma from untreated chronic pain while children as young as four are waiting 18 months for critical treatment, according to a survey of paediatric physiotherapists.
The Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists (APCP), a professional network of members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, surveyed 155 staff across the UK who specialise in treating babies, children and teenagers.
Sara Hazzard, assistant director at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, said children waiting for rehabilitation for illnesses and injury were experiencing harm and distress that could last a lifetime.
A Welsh government spokesperson said: “In Wales, unlike other parts of the UK, we have a waiting time target for accessing children’s physiotherapy of 14 weeks from referral to start of treatment.
