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 Canada
Paediatric physiotherapy for Indian families in Canada
Dr. Jyoti Bajpai (MPT, NIRTAR) has focused on paediatric physiotherapy since 2020. Consult by video from anywhere in Canada, in your own language, alongside your provincial team. ₹1,999 per 45-minute session.
At a glance
- Session
- 45 minutes, by video
- Fee
- ₹1,999 (about C$33)
- Your timezone
- Eastern Time (ET)
- After each session
- Written plan emailed in 24 hrs
Where we fit
Alongside Provincial children’s rehabilitation services, not instead of it
Children’s rehabilitation in Canada is delivered provincially, so what is available — and how you access it — depends on where you live rather than on a single national programme. Most provinces run children’s treatment or development centres alongside private clinics.
Because provision is provincial, families who move between provinces often restart the process, and the home-programme support between appointments varies widely by centre.
What this actually gives you
One physiotherapist across a move
Provincial services restart when you relocate. We do not — the same clinician keeps your child’s history whether you are in Brampton, Surrey or Calgary.
Winter without the clinic drive
Getting a small child to an appointment through a Canadian winter is its own obstacle. Video removes the journey entirely.
Explained in the family’s language
Sessions run in Punjabi, Hindi, Gujarati or English, so the whole family — including grandparents doing the daily work — follows the plan.
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
How does this fit with our children’s treatment centre?
Your provincial centre keeps the formal assessment, goal-setting and any equipment or orthotics. We work on the home programme in between and give you a written summary to share with them. Tell them you are doing it — coordination beats duplication.
Does provincial health insurance cover this?
No. Provincial plans cover services delivered within their own system, not an Indian telemedicine consultation. Some private extended-health plans reimburse international paramedical claims; we issue an itemised invoice, but check your policy before assuming.
Time zones from the West Coast are hard. Does this work?
It does, but the workable slots are narrower than from Toronto. Early India mornings map to the previous evening in British Columbia. The booking page shows your actual local options rather than making you calculate.
Our daughter has been referred for scoliosis monitoring. Can you help?
Yes, alongside the monitoring rather than instead of it. Curve measurement, X-ray timing and any bracing decision belong with the orthopaedic team. What we contribute is Schroth-based three-dimensional exercise and breathing work, which is done daily at home and needs coaching to be done correctly.
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.