What do PhysioTherapists Do?

The Thursday/Friday GAP class were fascinated to learn about what physiotherapists do.

We were lucky enough to have the wonderful physiotherapist Lucy Joske visit us. She specialises in paediatric physiotherapy as well as other types.

We learned that physiotherapists can help us when our bodies don’t work as well as they could. They help children and adults build muscles and feel better.

We took turns guessing how many bones we have in our bodies. After pointing thoughtfully to their arms and legs, while silently counting their bones, the children’s guesses ranged from four to twenty-two! We were surprised to hear that there are 206 bones in our bodies. Not just that, but Lucy knows all their names!

We got to try lifting some heavy bar-bell weights to help build our muscles.

We examined a few different sorts of bandages and got to see Lucy put an arm sling on one of our teachers whose arm was sore from skiing.

We took turns standing on an inflated wobbly cushion to test our balancing skills and strengthen our ankles.

It was lovely having Lucy visit us in the classroom. We enjoyed being able to ask all our questions directly to an expert!

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