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NAPA Sydney Consultants

We now have some additional paediatric services available at our Sydney Clinic.

Dietitian – Dr. Fiona Arrowsmith

Fiona is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian and Registered NDIS Provider with 22 years of experience working at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead. Fiona specialises in nutrition for children with a disability having completed a PhD as well as being featured in several publications, conference presentations and lectures in this specific area. In addition, Fiona has has been a contributor to NSW Health and other practice guidelines on nutrition for children with cerebral palsy including blended tube feeding.

Fiona provides a specialised nutrition service for children with disability. Fiona’s goal is to help your child reach their physical and cognitive potential by optimising their health and nutrition whether your child eats through their mouth, a feeding tube or a combination of both.

Fiona can help your child with the following:

  • Securing NDIS funding for nutrition support
  • Optimising your child’s health through nutrition to achieve therapy goals
  • Faltering growth, improving weight gain and growth
  • Tube feeding – NG, gastrostomy, jejunostomy
  • Blended Tube Feeding via a gastrostomy
  • Texture modified diets for dysphagia
  • Responsive Feeding Therapy for ARFID (Avoidant / Restrictive Food Intake Disorder)
  • Autism spectrum disorder and expanding their range of food
  • ADHD, managing appetite and growth
  • Gut health including constipation
  • Nutritional deficiencies, e.g. iron-deficiency anaemia

Availability and Contact Information

Fiona is available for consults at NAPA Sydney between the hours of 8am and 12pm on Tuesdays but is also available at other times via telehealth. Fiona’s services will be billed directly through her business ‘Dietitian for Kids’ and you will be directly responsible for payments for these services to Fiona. To make an appointment with Fiona please call her directly on 0493514574 or email fiona@dietitianforkids.com.au. You can learn more by visiting www.dietitianforkids.com.au

 

Kelly Vine – Continence Physiotherapist

For over 15 years Kelly has worked in Physiotherapy and gained a wide range of knowledge and experience in the areas of paediatric disability, women’s health, sports injury, kids continence and ECEI coordination with the NDIS. Kelly takes a collaborative approach to therapy by involving the family to get the best outcomes for their child and integrates her professional understanding of the NDIS from her work as an ECEI coordinator. As a ‘NAPA parent’, Kelly understands the importance of working with a great team and she has a passion for working with families to make a meaningful difference.

Kelly offers Continence Physiotherapy to assist families in achieving their goals. Kelly provides Comprehensive Continence Assessments including report with recommendations and quotes for consumables and equipment to assist families in securing the NDIS funding required to achieve their continence goals.

As part of the assessment and treatment process, Kelly can assist with:

  • Sourcing suitable continence products and equipment
  • Reviewing and recommending socially effective continence regimes that enable dignified psychosocial and physical wellness
  • Assisting with strategies to reduce bladder and bowel issues
  • Increasing toileting independence
  • Bedwetting

Kelly also offers PIASTM (Paediatric Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilisation) – a simple, non invasive form of manual therapy which uses an instrument to manipulate and mobilise the soft tissue. It can help to relieve musculoskeletal pain and discomfort and improve overall mobility, range of movement and function by breaking down fascial restrictions and scar tissue. Who can benefit?

  • Children with range of motion restrictions, contractures and spasticity
  • Children with musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction
  • Children with tactile defensiveness
  • Children with postural concerns
  • Children who toe walk.

Availability and Contact Information

Kelly is available for ‘face to face’ consults at NAPA Sydney between the hours of 12.30pm and 4.30pm on Wednesdays. Kelly’s services will be billed directly through her business ‘Yellow Umbrella’ and you will be directly responsible for payments for these services to Kelly. For further information, or to book an assessment, please contact Kelly on 0498 571104 or hello@yellowumbrella.com.au. You can learn more about Kelly and her services by clicking here.

 

Interested in treating out of our NAPA consult room?

If you are interested in bringing your services to our NAPA Sydney Consult room, please email here.

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