Therapies

Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists - Website: www.apcp.org.uk

BIBIC - Tel: 01278 684060 Email: info@bibic.org.uk (general enquiries) or family.services@bibic.org.uk (clinic and therapy enquiries) Website: www.bibic.org.uk Individual programmes taught to carers during four day stay, ongoing treatment carried out at home with re-assessments and upgrade techniques. Excellent website.

Bobath Centre - Tel: 020 8444 3355 Email: info@bobathlondon.co.uk Website: www.bobath.org.uk A non-profit making organisation specialising in the treatment of children with Cerebral Palsy through a multi-disciplinary team of Bobath trained therapists. Branches in Cardiff and Glasgow.

Brainwave Centre - Tel: 01278 429089 Email: enquiries@brainwave.org.uk Website: www.brainwave.org.uk Foundation which will assess and formulate an individual programme of education development - stimulation through a series of physical, cognitive and visual procedures.

British Association of Occupational Therapists - Tel: 020 7357 6480 Website: www.baot.org.uk/Homepage/ They have a register of private occupational therapists.

British and Irish Orthoptic Society - Tel: 020 7387 7992 Email: bios@orthoptics.org.uk Website: www.orthoptics.org.uk Advice on eye movement, e.g. squints. It is the professional association and trade union for orthoptists.

British Psychological Society - Tel: 0116 254 9568 Email: enquiries@bps.org.uk Website: www.bps.org.uk

British Society for Music Therapy/ Association for Professional Music Therapists -Tel: 020 7837 6100 Email: info@bsmt.org or apmtoffice@aol.com Website: www.bsmt.org or www.apmt.org Provides an information and advice service with area co-ordinators who can put people in touch with music therapists locally.

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)- website: www.csp.org.uk/your-health

Homeopathic Medical Association UK - Tel: 01474 560 336 Email: info@the-hma.org Website: www.the-hma.org Represents qualified professional homeopaths and promotes homeopathy and homeopathic education

The National Society for Epilepsy - Tel: 01494 601300 Helpline: 01494 601400 Website: www.epilepsysociety.org.uk/Homepage Short term assessment centre, rehabilitation and research. Information service with good leaflets and network of local groups.

Occupational Therapists in Independent Practice - Tel: 0800 389 4873 Website: www.cotss-ip.org.uk A directory of independent state registered occupational therapists. Phone for a copy or download it from their website.

Peninsula Cerebra Research Unit for Childhood Disability Research (PenCRU) - Tel: 01392 7229 68 / 201 Website: www.pencru.org  Responds to questions from families about therapies and health services for disabled children. Provides summaries of clinical evidence to help families make decisions about treatments. 

Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists - Tel: 020 7378 1200 Email: info@rcslt.org Website: www.rcslt.org

The Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists - Tel: 020 7234 8620 Email: enq@scpod.org Website: www.feetforlife.org