Today, we hosted children from the Primary School in Dąbrowa Bolesławiecka. Each of our guests brought their own stuffed animal. The children brought teddy bears of various sizes and colors, each with a different story. There were stuffed animals with names, nameless stuffed animals, and companions for play and sleep.
What can you do when a teddy bear has a headache or stomachache, bruises its knee, or falls off a bicycle and cannot walk? Together with our seven-year-old guests, we looked for answers to these and similar questions. The children learned that a teddy bear’s sore knee can be treated, for example, with heat, cold or laser radiation, while movement therapy or massage can help the bear walk properly.
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Under the supervision of Provita’s physiotherapists and following their instructions, each child could independently perform physiotherapy treatments on their teddy bear. The stuffed animals were massaged, taught to walk on a treadmill, and frozen—that is, subjected to cryotherapy. The children eagerly bandaged their teddy bears’ legs or arms, placed them in a magnetic field, and exercised with them on a mat. Fortunately, the stuffed animals treated by the little physiotherapists came through the treatment safe and sound and can now take a rest—after all, it is their holiday.
Best wishes to the owners of the stuffed animals,
Anna Garwolińska
Head of the Physiotherapy Department at NZOZ Provita