Physiotherapy Clinic

We provide specialized outpatient physiotherapy services to children with:

• Developmental delay or muscle weakness requiring a physiotherapy assessment or screen
• Gait abnormalities in children under school age who do not have an associated underlying diagnosis
• Torticollis in:
  • Infants who reside in Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond or other underserviced areas, or
  • Children requiring a second opinion from other regions, or
  • Children who require a tubular orthosis for torticollis (TOT) collar assessment, or
  • Children with torticollis requiring surgery
• Acute and/or complex musculoskeletal conditions that cannot be adequately assessed and treated in the community

Referral information

Patients need a referral from a primary care provider, such as a physician, midwife or nurse practitioner, to access care at our clinic. We may accept referrals from community physiotherapists for a second opinion.

We will review internal referrals from other departments within BC Children’s Hospital for eligibility on a case-by-case basis. These include respiratory, plastic surgery, orthopedics or other departments.

We book all referrals according to urgency.

The clinic is primarily a consultation service and does not provide ongoing outpatient rehabilitation care.

Appointment details

A physiotherapist will assess children and then treat them and/or refer them to appropriate community services, if eligible. Caregivers accompany their child for the duration of the assessment.

We have interpreter services. Please let us know if you would like an interpreter.

If you need to cancel your appointment, please call the clinic and leave a message with your child’s name, the time and date of the appointment, and whether you need your appointment to be rescheduled. We will reschedule cancelled appointments as soon as possible. Please reschedule your child’s appointment if they are ill.

We will inform families directly of any special instructions related to their visit.

Contact us

Physiotherapy Clinic
Clinic Area 4 – Ambulatory Building 
BC Children’s Hospital 
4480 Oak Street 
Vancouver, BC
V6H3V4

Phone: 604-875-2123
Fax: 604-875-3220
Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.