Movement and Milestones

28/10/2025

Lovely review 💙

I loved reading this review because I really wanted my treatment room to feel like a playroom and I wanted kids to come and not even realise they were working hard because there were having so much fun. ☺️

18/10/2025

Some highlights of my week - of which there are no photos because Im too in the zone to think about taking photos during a session. So here is a photo of how mr potato head was put together this week 🤪

💨 hearing a patient blow the whistle for the first time. We have been working on blowing and she hasn’t been able to do it. Then on Friday a long blow out of a toy she has wanted to be able to do for weeks. Why is it important??Breathing well is the foundation of core stability without it your body is compensating. On hearing that noise mum and I both cheered…it was a big deal!

👶 Releasing tight muscles on a 5 week old baby who has already established a head preference and was starting to get a flat spot. After the session mum said ‘she feels like a proper squishy baby now!’. She exactly right it’s how they should feel. Not stiff and tight but squishy!

👧 seeing a 5 year old go from standing on one foot for 6 seconds and wobbly to 30 seconds and stable. Now she can run about without falling over all the time!

Little changes producing big results helping kids to move well so they can play well 😀.

03/10/2025

These little one came because mum was really concerned about her right hip. It had always turned out and now she was walking she was tripping up over it.

She had a hip scan which was clear.

I used TMR to release off tight soft tissue around the right hip and lower trunk and not only could we see the difference instantly but she could feel the difference immediately.

As soon as the release was done and we stood her back up she was smiling and stomping that right foot as hard as she could on the floor. Mum said she continues to stomp that wee foot the whole day!! I kept the sound on for the stomping video so you can hear 🙂

What she was doing was giving her foot lots of sensory input in the new position she hasn’t experienced before to help her brain know where her body is in space. It’s amazing how kids will seek out exactly what their bodies and brains need.

I sent mum home with the release and a few weeks later she is doing great, walking with the right foot straight forward and not tripping over.

I don’t alway see such an instant change using TMR but this one happened right away!

It was fun to watch her discover some new movement and enjoy it!

17/09/2025

✨ I'm exploring some new class ideas ✨

I am thinking about

☀ Early morning class - perfect for people working from home, working locally and mums who need to get back in time for the school run. It would be a 30 - 40 minute class.

🎉Pop up classes - I know not everyone can commit to a weekly class due to shift working, family life, changing schedules. What if there was a class which was semi regular which could slot into your lifestyle?

I would love to know

👉 Would you come to one of these?
👉 Which option would work best for you?

Drop me a ☀ for an early morning class or a 🎉for a pop up class?

15/09/2025

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09/09/2025

I use TMR on almost every patient (and frequently on myself!) I also use it in my Pilates classes from time to time.

When I first did my training I used it on my own son - and it was the first thing which I did which helped him to move with much more efficiency and a much improved quality of movement.

Using TMR has helped me so much in how I approach my patients. The first thing I always look at is body symmetry as it affects so many things in development and TMR is the tool I use to do that.

I love using TMR because its pain free, parents can see immediate results and children feel so much better when they don't have muscle restrictions 😀.

⭐I have had some patients who TMR has helped more slowly over a period of time, others who TMR has been the key to unlocking more potential in their gross motor development and some who move differently in the same treatment session. Every body responds differently but I have never used TMR and not seen any benefits.

02/09/2025

Last Pilates post.......soon we will get back to all things gross motor development!

Although this quote is also very very relevant for children. 😀

Hands up if your looking forward to starting Pilates this week?🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

Here are the last few spaces

Thursday 9.45 am - TWO spaces
Thursday 11am - TWO spaces
Thursday 6.15pm - ONE space

Book yours before its too late...

www.movementandmilestones.com/pilates

30/08/2025

Last chance to sign up before classes start next week.

Last few spaces remaining.

Intermediate and beginner class now both FULL.

Improver class is suitable for anyone who has done a few blocks of Pilates or are returning to Pilates after a break.

Thursday 9.45am - FOUR spaces left
Thursdays 6.15pm - just TWO spaces left

Book your space before it’s too late

www.movementandmilestones.com/pilates

26/08/2025

Lovely review 💙

This little one was so fun to work with and made great progress.

26/08/2025

Limited spaces available.

25/08/2025

It’s been a while so time for an intro-

👋I'm Julie - a children's physiotherapist from Northern Ireland. I have always wanted to work with children but two big things in my life have shaped it to being where I am today.

Firstly Haiti 🇭🇹 Our family spent 6 years living and working in Haiti. I set up the physio department with just myself working part time 2 days a week and today they have two large rooms dedicated to physiotherapy with 5 full time Haitian staff. I learned how to work with minimal equipment and resources in a different language, culture and climate. I also loved working with kids during my time in Haiti.

Secondly adoption👶🏼 One of my children is adopted and has had his fair share of developmental struggles. Without some of the training and skills I have through my profession I don't believe he would be where he is today. I came to learn that moving well has a huge affect on a child's behaviour and emotional regulation. Movement is how children express themselves, its how they process emotion, its how they learn and its where they find joy and fun. When movement is difficult it has an effect on all of these areas. Movement really is the foundation for development.

So from these two experiences and wanting to use my knowledge and skills to help families whose children are struggling Movement and Milestones was born. I started treating little people in their own home and now I have a lovely treatment room here at home which I love.

When I’m not being a physio I am a mum to three boys so I spend the rest of my life outside and in the kitchen. 😂

I also teach Pilates here in Bangor Mandmpilatesni which I believe everyone should try! And I am involved in leading the kids club in my church on a Friday night.

Any questions?

Let me know in the comments below. 😀