Elizabeth Hornsby

About me

With over 25 years of experience in paediatric physiotherapy, Elizabeth is the principal of Kids Care Physiotherapy.  The practice was first established in the northern suburbs of Brisbane 25 years ago and relocated to our Red Hill rooms in late 2015.

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Liz has extensive experience in assessment and management of children of all ages and is passionate about working with children to enable them to reach their potential by delivering evidence-based therapy. She has a special interest in orthopaedic conditions such as structural clubfeet, lower limb alignment, hypermobility, postural issues and hypermobility along with children with neurological and developmental issues including at risk babies who have had premature births or school aged children with coordination issues.

Liz has four children and loves swimming, gardening and travelling on holidays to the beach or new destinations either in Australia or overseas.

Experience

She completed a Pilates Instructor Training Course in 2003 and has since used this technique with children and youth for training core stability and improved posture as part of individual treatment programs or in small classes. In 2016 she commenced research into a Pilates intervention as part of her PhD with her research topic being ‘Insights into the assessment and management of children with Generalised Joint Hypermobility and secondary musculoskeletal pain’. She completed her PhD in 2023 and was awarded the Yvonne Burns Prize in Paediatric Physiotherapy from The University of Queensland. Liz has presented the results of her research and published at a national and international level and is passionate about researching clinically relevant topics that can be translated into clinical practice to improve the outcomes of physiotherapy practice for children. She is currently a member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) National Paediatric Group (NPG) and Children’s Motor Control Research Collaboration (CMCRC). In 2021 and 2023 she was on the Paediatric Scientific Committee for the APA National Conference.

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Credentials

She is currently a member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA), has been a member of the National Paediatric Group (NPG) committee from 2008-2013 and was currently the Qld Representative on the national committee of the NPG from 2010-2013.