Healthy Child

• This module covers essentials of healthy joints, bones of the skeleton and how these are described.
• We also provide information about musculoskeletal development including motor milestones, patterns of walking, leg alignment and variations (so called physiological variants). 
• Physiological variants may often cause concern with parents and carers (such as flat feet, knock knees or bow legs).
• Knowing what to expect in a healthy growing child will help you to suspect when to consider musculoskeletal problems.
• We provide guidance on when to be concerned about development and physiological variants. 
• Blood tests are often used in the process of assessment to diagnose and monitor progress. We give information about the typical ranges for blood tests which vary with age.