Cerebral palsy and movement disorders, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick

The Cerebral Palsy service is part of Rehab2Kids and provides tertiary care, treatment and surgical intervention for children and adolescents with movement disorders and Cerebral palsy. This clinic aims to optimise posture and movement with spasticity management and orthopaedic surgery.

The multidisciplinary clinic of rehabilitation specialists, orthopaedic surgeons and allied health staff help coordinate the child's needs by providing consultation, advice and support to patients, parents and families, health professionals and others who are involved in the care of children with cerebral palsy.

Medical and consultative services are provided to children and their families from throughout NSW and the ACT. We also work in close association with The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and John Hunter Hospital as the three centres in NSW responsible for providing these tertiary services. 

Our services: 

• Orthopaedic surgery: Specialist therapy service for children having Single Event Multilevel Orthopaedic Surgery (SEMLS) or require any other orthopaedic monitoring and intervention. Allied health staff assists the family in planning for surgery and the essential therapy required following surgery. 
• Gait and motion analysis: A specialist service offering analysis and evaluation of gait and motion held at CHW.
• Botulinum toxin clinic: A multidisciplinary clinic providing assessment, intervention and follow up for children and young adults suitable for upper and lower limb botulinum toxin injections. We currently have a nitrous sedation clinic and a general anaesthetic clinic.

Children and adolescents (2 – 16 years old) who have a diagnosis of cerebral palsy or a related condition are eligible to attend the Cerebral Palsy Clinic. The child or adolescent must require a medical intervention, primarily aimed at mobility and movement related issues. Referrals are accepted by medical professionals only.  

Rehabilitation clinics are held primarily on Wednesdays and Fridays each week. Medical appointments are approximately one hour long, and allied health appointments are booked based on the patient’s and family’s identified concerns and priorities.

Botulinum toxin injecting clinics under general anaesthetic are held weekly on Ward C2 North. Botulinum toxin injecting clinics under nitrous sedation are held fortnightly.

There are two combined rehabilitation and orthopaedic clinics held once a month.