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With the variety of approaches that are coupled with marketing “lingo,” it does make the decision about what to choose even more difficult!

"it’s world-leading and a globally recognised centre of excellence"
NDIS Minister Bill Shorten (2023)

"World leading therapy...where we see the power of scientific innovation and compassion"
Zaneta Mascarenhas with NDIS Minister Jenny McAllister (2025) Be sure to visit our website for all the references
www.healthystridesfoundation.com/evidence-based-practice

MAKING AN INFORMED CHOICE

There are

so many choices of interventions for children with cerebral palsy and cerebral palsy like conditions (this includes neurodevelopmental conditions and children with a diagnosed or undiagnosed rare disease). And choose we must because there are only so many hours in the day. There is family, work, friends and school to consider. WHAT ARE EVIDENCE BASED INTERVENTIONS? Over the last decade in particular, researchers in child health have been working to develop guidelines to identify the most effective interventions available. Researchers have been working with families to identify areas of importance and where efforts should be placed to develop new interventions.[6]

The guiding papers to highlight evidence-based interventions in child health were published in 2013 with another revision in 2020. Both of these papers systematically and objectively evaluated the body of evidence as is currently stands in the area of cerebral palsy.[4, 7]

The results were presented by using a traffic light system with “green” light interventions suggesting that we should ‘do it’ because there is strong evidence to support its effectiveness, “yellow” light interventions which suggest that we can ‘probably do it’ and finally, “red light” interventions or stop and ‘do not do it’ because evidence has shown that they are ineffective.[4] (Figure 4.0)

WHAT ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE EVIDENCE BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR IMPROVING MOTOR SKILLS? The most current and up to date approach focuses on meaningful activities and participation in daily life. Approaches that focus on what we call “body structure and function” of the ICF framework (Figure 2.0) are less effective in achieving and improving daily, meaningful skills that are needed to be part of the community and to participate in life. As such, researchers and scientists are able to confidently say that these approaches should be “discontinued based on current evidence.”[11]

These approaches include techniques known as neurodevelopmental therapy (or NDT), Vojta, Cuevas-Medek (or CME) and Dynamic Movement Intervention (or DMI). The basis of these approaches depart from what we know is effective in improving motor outcomes. As such, the decision for us as researchers, scientists and clinicians at Healthy Strides is to not provide these techniques because there are evidence-based interventions that have better odds or greater possibilities of achieving motor outcomes in children. NOT A PERSONAL OBJECTION

This decision is not based on a personal objection by any means. It is guided by the current state of the evidence and highlights the reasoning for Healthy Strides’ core value of providing only evidence-based approaches so that we have the greatest odds of achieving outcomes. This approach optimises the opportunities for children to spend more time out of a therapy setting, and more time in the world with their friends, family and attend school. IT IS ALL ABOUT AN INFORMED CHOICE

What is hugely important is that information about interventions is provided to enable families to make an informed choice. Only families know their own circumstances, their child and what works for them so there is never any judgement about the choices that families make. At the core, families just need to be able to make a choice based on the most relevant information available. An informed choice is ultimately a good choice!

25/05/2026

A FREE intensive therapy program?!?
Active Strides-CP is an NHMRC funded study and Healthy Strides is the West Australian site!
High quality research is so important - it is what moves the field forward by testing out new ideas that can potentially improve outcomes for children and young people with child-onset disabilities. Active Strides-CP brings together leading researchers and clinicians in Australia but most importantly, has been developed in true collaboration with children with cerebral palsy and their families.
Being involved in research is a great way to be part of the development of new knowledge. It is also a fantastic way to access therapy at no cost because it is completely funded by NHMRC. We are now in the final stages of the study so there is still an opportunity to get involved.
If you are interested in getting involved - head to our website or give us a call! We'd be happy to chat with you about it.
Real Research | Real Evidence | Real Results
www.healthystridesfoundation.com

18/05/2026

✨The Future is Coming! ✨
We spent our entire annual CG budget on this epic masterpiece! 😉
And don't mind the overdubs.... we're therapists not actors! We're not giving up our day-jobs...we love it too much! 🥰
Healthy Strides programs are now tentatively booked until December 2026. We are now accepting advance bookings for January 2027 and beyond.
We know that families are still navigating all the NDIS changes and we do have an active waitlist - circumstances are quite variable and we encourage families who have yet to confirm their therapy programs for the rest of the year to put their names down for the (2026) waitlist.
There is no lottery system, the waitlist is actioned on a first-come, first-served basis.
In addition to the waitlist, we are still taking initial assessments for new families and future programs, and there are a number of (FREE) community programs and (fee-free) research programs:
🟢 Run Club at Baillie Hill (Tuesdays at 4pm) and
🔵 Story Time at Victoria Park library (Thursdays at 10:30am).
🟡 Active Strides-CP and
🟠 CPMovetime.
These amazing research and community-based programs may assist families who are looking for interventions that do not require any NDIS funding.
Contact the team via the link in our bio for more information.
Real Research | Real Evidence | Real Results
www.healthystridesfoundation.com
😂 We're kidding... about the robot apocalypse! 🤞

Photos from Healthy Strides Foundation's post

13/05/2026

Run Club is back! Think of it more as a weekly Move-A-Thon - bike, race runner, walker - anything that gets you moving really!
Thanks to Telethon, Run Club is on every Tuesday for the next 5 weeks - taking advantage of our sensational Perth weather. Perfect temperature and beautiful park in the most stunning evening light. ☀️
With the first week of Run Club done, it is not too late to sign up. There is no cost - just register and come down. It's a great way to get fit and have fun with friends and family. Why not stay back for a cheeky scoop of gelato too? 😋🍦
Need more detail?
Venue: Baillie Hill Park (lots of parking available)
Time: 4pm to 4:45pm
Day: Tuesdays
Registration is essential but super easy via the following link:

https://healthystridesfoundation.com/quicklinks

03/05/2026

Wow wow wow!!! Look what we did together! 😍
I don't know about you, but we're still on cloud 9 after yesterday's Move-a-thon. There was joy - pure joy in the air that was beautifully captured in last night's news report.
There is still so much Move-a-thon goodness to share and we will put it up through the week - but let's start with this pearler! ❤️

02/05/2026

✨ Western Australian of the Year 2026 - finalist, Dr Dayna Pool! ✨
We are so very proud of our own Dr Pool. She is now a two-time finalist and we're cheering her on in 2026! 🎉
Quote:
"Dr Dayna Pool is an internationally recognised leader in neurological rehabilitation and founder of Healthy Strides, an intensive therapy centre improving outcomes for children with cerebral palsy and other neurological conditions".
"Her work is reshaping rehabilitation practice through evidence-based intensive therapy, international expansion and community programs supporting young people with mobility challenges".
Recognised for her work at the Healthy Strides Foundation , the ResearchWorks Podcast , her expansion into South East Asia (Healthy Strides Malaysia and Healthy Strides Singapore ) along with her community and research work.
With extensive affiliations with organisations like Telethon7 Perth, the major academies: European Academy of Childhood-onset Disability American Academy for Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) the Oceania Academy of Cerebral Palsy and other Childhood Onset Disabilities and the Centre for Research Excellence in Australia - we are tremendously proud of the impact that Dr Pool has both in Australia and abroad.
To find out more about the award, visit CelebrateWA https://www.celebratewa.com.au
To find out more about Dr Pool and her work, visit our website!
https://www.healthystridesfoundation.com

30/04/2026

Can you believe it? Wow Healthy Strides Family! This is truly amazing! What a way to raise funds for Telethon7 Perth !! 🎉✨
It's just 2 days till MOVE-A-THON 2026 and here is some last minute info to help you prepare 🥰
Parking: There are 2 options for parking - the first being at the Hill View Terrace carpark and the second - Carson Street School (thank you friends!). Look out for our Healthy Strides and Mineral Resources Team who will help you with any equipment and direct you to the registration desk.
Registration: Be sure to get there from 9am so you can register! At registration, you will receive your coffee voucher (thank you Mineral Resources ) a ticket for the raffle which has AMAZING prizes (thank you Baillie Hill ) and a custom bracelet/arm band (it's so cool - thank you Mineral Resources again). The team will also run through the course with you.
Then it begins - 9:30am. Let's go!
From 10am (after the MOVE-A-THON) we have some fun activities for everyone in the amphitheatre. We have face painting, inclusive activities and games from our friends at WADSA along with CareCorner , Nature Play WA , Fat Cat and the West Coast Eagles . What a fun time especially while enjoying some baked treats (we have a GF option!) from Beth's Bakery .
And stay for a while - hang out, chat and eat! Greensleeves Gelato and Milly's Acre will open early for us so why not stay for lunch?
It's not too late to register
https://telethon7.grassrootz.com/healthy-strides-move-a-thon-2026
😊
See you on Sunday!!!

22/04/2026

What a week! Hello Singapore!
This week, Dayna and Sophia visited the Healthy Strides Singapore team.
Apart from our stunning views there with our centre on the 17th floor 😯🤩, the team and the children are doing so incredibly well - we couldn't be more proud!
It's always about supporting our culture - our space, our team and constantly setting our standard of excellence in the therapy that we provide.
Our therapy is all about the START framework which is based on the latest research and is how we ensure that skills are really learnt and maintained beyond therapy - to truly make a difference in everyday lives and importantly enjoy the process!
Of course, we also spend our down time eating chicken rice and noodles 😋 whilst enjoying the humidity 😅
Now, we're off to visit our team in Malaysia!! 🇲🇾

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