This is a document by Westmead Children´s Hospital. DOCUMENT SUMMARY/KEY POINTS • This guideline has been written to assist the interdisciplinary team in providing care to infants and young children with achondroplasia, it will also serve as a resource for collaborating community therapists • Children with Achondroplasia have different patterns of growth and development to normal statured people and this document outlines the normal progress expected for a child with Achondroplasia • Childre […]

What is aquatic therapy, how does it work and what does it help with in people with achondroplasia? See the answer to these questions and more here.

Exercise is an important tool to minimize pain, joint stiffness and joint laxity. Here is a video filmed by OSCAR with a few exercises you can do with your child at home. The video is in French, but you can find the directions for these exercises in English on this page.

Here you can find a playlist of videos done by Fundación ALPE with exercises that anyone can do with babies and children with achondroplasia for postural and motor skill development.