Grażyna Hanaf talks with Anna Garwolińska about working as a therapist and running a company during the epidemic. One of the topics will be FemiSfera women’s physiotherapy, a form of online consultations and exercises conducted by physiotherapist Anna Czarniecka.
Anna Garwolińska:
Our company was not closed completely. The sales department was operating at full capacity. All physiotherapy services were closed.
We have regular patients who have been with us for years. For them, interrupting physiotherapy meant that they were becoming increasingly disabled.
Some people called asking what they could do with the help of their loved ones and how to get through this period.
We used two forms of contact: telephone contact (a physiotherapy emergency service)—for example, a consultation in the event of a sudden injury—and the second form: a video physiotherapy consultation, for example, for patients after or before surgery.
You can register for a video consultation by calling the registration desk. You will then need a computer and an internet connection.
The physiotherapy emergency service is free of charge (NFZ). The video consultation is paid and costs PLN 50.
Video consultations were forced by the epidemic.
FemiSfera women’s physiotherapy is a Facebook group. It is a space for people who want to become more aware of their bodies. In this group, you can learn, for example, about exercise for women. Lectures are also held, for example, on pelvic floor disorders. These include urinary incontinence and sexual problems. The group is not only for women.
During the examination, the physiotherapist checks all the elements related to the static balance of the pelvis and muscular balance. An interview is conducted and other examinations are analyzed.
Physiotherapy reopened on May 4. We prepared ourselves, and all safety rules were implemented. We are happy. Many people who love their work were able to return to work and start operating again. We invite you.
Anna Garwolińska holds a master’s degree in physiotherapy, is a professional hearing-aid specialist, and is a member of the Polish Society of Manual Therapy in the Holistic Model. In 2012, together with her husband Wojciech, she founded Upledger Institute Poland. As part of the institute, they organize, among other things, courses and Student Groups in CranioSacral Therapy, bringing together practitioners of this therapy, and provide substantive supervision over translations of source literature. Since 2016, she has served as Director of Marketing and Development at NZOZ Provita in Bolesławiec.