Moira Henrich

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Moira is an experienced Paediatric Physiotherapist. She has worked both nationally and internationally with infants and young children since graduating from La Trobe University in 2003. Moira began her paediatric physiotherapy career at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne in 2004, where she gained acute and subacute experience in all areas of practice including Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Cardiothoracics and chronic developmental conditions. She then worked in Belfast, United Kingdom at a Specialist School for children with disabilities before returning to Australia and working for Eastern Health in a busy outpatient clinic predominantly managing infants with Plagiocephaly, Torticollis, postural variations such as intoeing gait and developmental delays. 

 

Having completed her Specialist Certificate in Paediatric Orthopaedic Physiotherapy in 2011, Moira led the development of a new specialized service at the Angliss Hospital for infants at risk of, or suspected Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. This was established collaboratively with the Head of Paediatrics and Radiology department.

 

Whilst completing her Masters in Paediatric Physiotherapy at The University of Melbourne, Moira moved to Houston, Texas, USA in 2013 where she was active member of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine serving on the International Affairs committee between 2013 and 2017 developing important collegial relations and maintaining current knowledge of evidence-based practice and advances in developmental medicine. She worked in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Texas Children’s Hospital with critically ill premature infants, and most recently in the Paediatric Outpatient Department of Texas Children’s Hospital primarily evaluating and treating infants with plagiocephaly, torticollis, developmental delay, Cerebral Palsy and other neurological disorders.

 

Since returning to Melbourne, Moira has been working privately in Coburg for Good Physio for Children and continues her practice there Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. She is available at Melbourne Children’s Clinic Mondays and for home visits on Wednesdays.  

 

Clinical Interests

 

Developmental delay

 

Preterm infant development

 

Low muscle tone

 

Plagiocephaly

 

Torticollis

 

Developmental dysplasia of the hip

 

Brachial plexus injury

 

Positional talipes

 

Flat feet, in-toeing gait and other postural variations

 

 

Treatment approach

 

Through play and a family centered approach, Moira will provide a thorough evaluation and goal-focused management plan for families entrusting their infants and children to her care.

 

 

Public Presentations

 

Departmental professional development presentations:

 

 

Texas Children’s Hospital

 

2017 The newborn foot

 

2017 Developmental dysplasia of the hip

 

 

Online Paediatric lectures for final year physiotherapy students in the USA

 

2016-2017 Paediatric Physiotherapy three-part lecture series