Gross motor delay
0–3 yrsNot rolling, sitting, crawling or walking near the expected window. Assessment is observational, which video suits — I watch your child move in their own home rather than in a strange room.
For Indian families in the UK
Paediatric physiotherapy for Indian families in the UK
Dr. Jyoti Bajpai (MPT, NIRTAR) has focused on paediatric physiotherapy since 2020. Consult by video from anywhere in the UK, in your own language, alongside your child’s NHS team. ₹1,999 per 45-minute session.
Where we fit
Alongside NHS community paediatric physiotherapy and EHCPs, not instead of it
In the UK, developmental concerns usually surface at a health visitor review or with your GP, who refers into community paediatric physiotherapy. Where a child needs support at school, that runs through an Education, Health and Care Plan issued by the local authority.
NHS paediatric physiotherapy typically runs in blocks — a course of appointments, then a gap, then review. The home programme is what carries the progress through the gap, and that is exactly where families tell us they feel unsupported.
What this actually gives you
Support through the gap between blocks
NHS paediatric physio works in blocks with review gaps. We keep the home programme moving during those gaps so your child does not lose ground waiting for the next block.
Someone to help you read the plan
EHCP paperwork and therapy reports are dense. Sessions include going through what has been written about your child and what it means for daily life.
A second clinical opinion, affordably
Private paediatric physiotherapy in the UK is expensive per session. A flat ₹1,999 (about £19) lets you get an experienced second view without it becoming a financial decision.
How a paediatric session runs
It is not an adult appointment with a smaller patient. The model is different, and it is the part that makes video work for children.
You and your child, at home
I watch your child move on their own floor with their own toys. For a young child that is more representative than a clinic room, not less.
I coach you, not just them
Between sessions the therapy is delivered by you. Most of the call is teaching you the handling, the positions and what "good" looks like.
A written plan within 24 hours
Exercises, dosage, what to watch for, and what to escalate. Shareable with your local team so nobody is working blind.
Reviewed as they change
Children change quickly and outgrow a programme fast. We progress it rather than leaving you repeating month-old exercises.
What I treat in children
If your child’s concern is not on this list, ask. The free call exists partly so nobody pays for a session that was never going to be the right thing.
Torticollis and head-shape asymmetry
0–12 mthsA baby who consistently turns or tilts to one side. Handling, positioning and tummy-time coaching for parents, with progress tracked on photographs between sessions.
Toe walking
2–8 yrsPersistent walking on tiptoes past the age it usually settles. We separate habitual toe walking from a tight calf or a neurological cause, and refer where that is what is needed.
Flat feet and in-toeing
3–10 yrsVery often normal variation that needs reassurance rather than treatment. Where it does need work, it is foot and hip strengthening — not expensive insoles by default.
Hypermobility
5–16 yrsBendy joints, frequent aches, tiring quickly, poor handwriting endurance. Strength and joint-control work, paced so it does not flare.
Cerebral palsy — home programme
All agesNot a replacement for the local therapy team. A structured home programme and parent coaching for the days between their appointments, which is where most of the hours actually are.
Developmental coordination disorder
5–14 yrsThe child described as clumsy — struggles with cycling, catching, buttons, PE. Task-specific practice broken into steps a parent can run daily.
Adolescent scoliosis
10–18 yrsSchroth-based three-dimensional corrective exercise and breathing retraining, alongside whatever monitoring or bracing the local orthopaedic team has advised.
Osgood-Schlatter and growth-plate pain
10–16 yrsKnee pain in a sporty teenager during a growth spurt. Load management that keeps them playing where possible, rather than a blanket ban on sport.
Screen posture and back pain
8–18 yrsNeck and back pain in children doing long screen hours. Assessed against their actual desk, at home, over video.
When to see a doctor first, not a physiotherapist
Online physiotherapy is not emergency care and it is not a substitute for your child’s paediatrician or local medical team. If any of the following apply, get your child seen locally before booking anything with me:
- Loss of a skill your child previously had — walking, talking, using a hand
- Pain that wakes your child at night, or pain with fever
- A joint that is hot, swollen or that they refuse to move or bear weight on
- Sudden change in walking, or a limp with no injury behind it
- Weakness on one side of the body, or a marked difference between the two sides
- Any concern about your child being unwell rather than simply stiff or sore
Questions parents ask
Will this interfere with our NHS physiotherapy?
It should not, and it is not meant to. We work to the same goals your NHS team has set and give you a written summary you can hand to them. Tell your NHS physiotherapist you are doing this — most are glad a family is doing structured work at home, and it avoids two plans pulling in different directions.
Can Dr. Bajpai support an EHCP application?
She can provide a detailed written clinical report describing your child’s presentation, goals and home programme. Whether the local authority gives weight to an external report is their decision — treat it as supporting evidence alongside NHS assessments, not as a substitute for them.
What about time zones with school hours?
India is four and a half to five and a half hours ahead of the UK depending on the season, so late-afternoon India slots land in the UK late morning, and evening India slots land in UK afternoon — after school. Exact options are shown when you book.
Our child has cerebral palsy and a full local team. Is there a role for you?
Yes, but a specific one. Your local team holds the medical management, orthotics and any surgical decisions. We work on the daily home programme — positioning, stretches, strength, and coaching you so the hours between appointments count. We will not duplicate or contradict their plan.
Do you offer anything for a child who is just clumsy rather than diagnosed?
Yes, and this is a common reason UK families call. Poor coordination, trouble with cycling or PE, tiring quickly — often described as clumsiness — is assessable, and a lot of it responds to task-specific practice. If the assessment suggests it should be formally investigated, I will tell you to go to your GP.
Start with the free 15-minute call
Describe what you are seeing in your child. If online physiotherapy is the wrong answer for them, I will say so on that call rather than after you have paid for a session.