Supporting kids and teens through growth, movement and recovery
From growing bodies and sporting injuries to coordination and confidence, our physiotherapists support children and teenagers with calm, age-appropriate care that meets them where they’re at.
Keeley Johnson
Keeley leads paediatric and adolescent physiotherapy at Down South Physio. She has a strong interest in working with children and teenagers, shaped by community-based paediatric experience and ongoing work with young people in the South West.
Keeley leads paediatric physiotherapy at Down South Physio and works closely with the wider team. Depending on your child’s age, injury and sporting involvement, older teenagers may also be supported by one of our sports physiotherapists. Care is always guided by what’s most appropriate for your child at each stage.
Care that supports development, not just symptoms
Children and teenagers’ bodies are growing, changing and adapting quickly, which means pain, injury and movement issues need to be assessed with development in mind.
At Down South Physio, we take the time to understand how growth, sport, school and everyday activity intersect, then guide kids and teens with clear explanations, gentle hands-on care and practical strategies that support confidence as well as recovery.
When physiotherapy can help kids and teens
Parents often wonder whether pain or movement changes are just part of growing — or something that needs support. Physiotherapy can help when discomfort, injury or movement issues start to affect confidence, sport, school or everyday activity.
Ongoing pain during or after sport
Growth-related pain (such as heels, knees or hips)
Sporting injuries or repeated strains
Changes in coordination, balance or confidence with movement
Recovery after fractures or surgery
Pain or injury that’s limiting participation at school or sport