Clinical Guidelines: Paediatrics

Original Editor - Evan Thomas Top Contributors - Kim Jackson, Evan Thomas, Jessica Rallings, Ines Musabyemariya and Rishika Babburu

Cardiopulmonary

• Physiotherapy for Cystic Fibrosis in Australia and New Zealand: A Clinical Practice Guideline Button B, Wilson C, Dentice D, Cox N. Middleton A. Respirology Vol, 2016; 21(4): 656-667.
• Chest Physiotherapy for acute bronchiolitis in Children younger than two years of age. Roqué i Figuls M, Giné-Garriga M, Granados Rugeles C, Perrotta C, Vilaró J Cochorane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016.
• Bronchiectasis: Acute Respiratory Exacerbation. Edwards E, Asher I. Starship Children’s Health Clinical Guideline (2013)

Neurology

• Guidance for paediatric physiotherapists managing childhood onset spinal cord injuries. Kirsten Hart MSc, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, National Spinal Injury Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. (2017)
• Spasticity in Children and Young People with Non-Progressive Brain Disorders: Management of Spasticity and Co-Existing Motor Disorders and their Early Musculoskeletal Complications. National Collaborating Centre for Women’s and Children’s Health (2012).
• Guidelines for Diagnosing and Managing Pediatric Concussion. Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (2014).
• Evaluation and Management of Children and Adolescents with Sports-Related Concussion. Healthy Active Living and Sports Medicine Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society. Paediatr Child Health, 2012; 17(1): 31-37.
• Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Early intervention for children aged 0 to 2 years with or at high risk of cerebral palsy: International clinical practice guideline based on systematic reviews. Emre Ilhana Leanne Johnston. Journal of Physiotherapy. 2021; 67 (4): 324.

Musculoskeletal

• Evidence-based Clinical Care Guideline for Management of Idiopathic Toe Walking. Le Cras S, Bouck J, Brausch S, Taylor-Haas A; Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Guideline 040, pages 1-17 (2011).
• Evidence-based Clinical Care Guidelines for Conservative Management of Lateral Patellar Dislocations and Instability. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centre 2014. Guideline 44, pages 1-30.
• Exercise therapy in juvenile idiopathic Arthritis Takken T, Van Brussel M, Engelbert RH.H., van der Net JJ, Kuis W, Helders PPJM. Cochorane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2008.
• Management of Infants and Children with Congenital Talipes Equinovarus Agency for Clinical Innovation - NSW Health (2014) Reviewed 2019.
• Physical Therapy Management of Congenital Muscular Torticollis: A 2018 Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline From the APTA Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy. Sandra L Kaplan , Colleen Coulter, Barbara Sargent. Pediatr Phys Therapy. 2018; 30(4): 240-290.

Trauma

• Pediatric limb amputation: Khan MA, Javed AA, Rao DJ, Corner JA, Rosenfield P. Pediatric Traumatic Limb Amputation: The Principles of Management and Optimal Residual Limb Lengths. World J Plast Surg. 2016 Jan;5(1):7-14. PMID: 27308235; PMCID: PMC4904133.
• Paediatric Fractures Guidelines
• Physiotherapy-guideline-for-children-with-supracondylar-fracture-of-humerus-for-hospital-setting-of-lowincome-countries ‌ ‌

Other

• Burns Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Guidelines Clinical Practice Guidelines 1st Edition. Bricknell J, Chan W, Darton A, Edmondson R, Iddamalgoda T, Katsu A, Lawrence E, Li A, Mckittrick A, McSweeney M, Templeton C, Toose C, Wardrope L, Wicks S. Statewide Burn Injury Service. (2014). 
• Physical Activity Recommendations for Children with Specific Chronic Health Conditions: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Hemophilia, Asthma and Cystic Fibrosis. Philpott J, Houghton K, Luke A. Paediatr Child Health, 2010; 15(4): 213-225 
• Guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5 years of age. World Health Organisation. 2019.