An overview of the causes, symptoms and treatment of this group of disorders that affect movements, balance and posture.
A tremor is an involuntary, rhythmic muscle movement. Learn about different types of tremor and how tremor is treated in children.
An overview of the causes, genetics, symptoms, diagnosis, environmental risks and treatment of childhood brain tumours.
During the school-age years, your child is acquiring the fundamental skills to lead a healthy life as an adult. Find out more about this developmental phase, and whether your child is on track to achieving specific milestones.
Learn about myoclonus, a movement disorder that can affect children.
Learn about visuomotor skills, which are the control of small muscles in the fingers. Vision and movement work together to produce actions.
Learn about Dravet syndrome, a rare and severe type of genetic epilepsy in children.
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) is a genetic disease that affects the nerves that connect the spinal cord to the muscles and sensory receptors in the body, leading to muscle wasting, loss of sensation and challenges with balance and coordination.
Teens living with hemophilia can learn about alcohol and how to drink responsibly.
Learn about the genetic neuromuscular disorder called Friedreich ataxia (FRDA).
Learn about the most common cause of ataxia in children.
Discover some tips to help your child learn fundamental movement skills.
Learn strategies to help your child relax in the days before and on the day of surgery. Strategy categories include mind-body, movement and medication.
Important information on some of the side effects that your child may experience from brain tumour therapy.
Learn about how growth and stature are affected by congenital heart disease.
Learn the types of exercises your child can do while in the hospital, after the blood and marrow transplant (BMT).
Scoliosis surgery may result in a drastic change of your spine and posture. Read accounts of what it was like to adjust after having scoliosis surgery.
Learn about what a premature baby needs to eat and how they can get proper nutrition.
Read about the causes, symptoms and treatments for epileptic encephalopathies and progressive syndromes.
Try these yoga poses when you wake up to relieve morning stiffness, or throughout the day to relieve tension.
Cavernous malformations are a group of abnormal blood vessels that contain pockets filled with slow moving blood. Learn about the signs and symptoms, how they are diagnosed, and the different treatment options.
Learn about Precision Child Health, including how it can help to better predict, prevent, diagnose and treat disease.
Your child needs to take the medicine called nabilone. This information sheet explains what nabilone does, how to give it and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Learning to hold their head and trunk up is one of the earliest movement skills your child will develop.
Tummy time is an important activity to help strengthen the muscles your child needs to develop more advanced movement skills such as sitting, crawling, standing, and hand and finger skills.
