Paediatric Physiotherapist
Meet Our Paediatric Physiotherapist
Sarah Crichton
Paediatric Physiotherapist
Sarah is a British paediatric physiotherapist with 16 years of NHS experience. She supports children from shortly after birth through to 19 years of age, with experience across hospital, community, clinic, home and school settings.
Her clinical background includes children’s wards, Paediatric Intensive Care (PICU), High Dependency Unit (HDU) and specialist community services. Her work focuses on helping children develop gross motor skills, mobility and participation through evidence-based, family-centred care.
Background & Experience
Specialist paediatric experience across hospital and community care
Sarah graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2010 and completed NHS rotations in both adult and children’s physiotherapy. Since 2014, her clinical work has focused exclusively on children.
At King’s College Hospital in London, Sarah worked across children’s wards, PICU and HDU. She later worked within a specialist Children’s Community Development Centre before spending six years as a highly specialist children’s community physiotherapist in London.
Across these roles, Sarah supported children and families in clinics, family homes, schools and multidisciplinary settings. She is pleased to bring this breadth of paediatric physiotherapy experience to the multidisciplinary team at Perfect Balance in Abu Dhabi.
Therapeutic Approach
Family-centred, play-based therapy
Practical, collaborative care shaped around each child and family.
Collaborative goals for everyday life
Sarah believes in supporting and educating parents and caregivers to use therapeutic play and exercise-based activities to help children develop their gross motor skills.
She sets goals collaboratively with families so therapy remains meaningful, practical and focused on activities that matter in the child’s everyday life.
A Personal Connection to Movement
Inspired by an active lifestyle
Outside work, Sarah is a keen runner who has completed several marathons and placed third among women at the Brighton Marathon in 2022.
She brings this enthusiasm for movement and fitness into her work with children and families.
Professional Credentials
Memberships and registration
Sarah’s professional registrations and memberships reflect her paediatric physiotherapy training and clinical practice in the UAE and United Kingdom.
- DOH Abu DhabiDepartment of Health, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- HCPCHealth and Care Professions Council, UK
- MCSPMember of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, UK
- APCPMember of the Association of Chartered Paediatric Physiotherapists, UK
Perfect Balance Rehabilitation Centre
Book with Sarah in Abu Dhabi
Contact our team to ask about paediatric physiotherapy or arrange an appointment at our Reem Island clinic.