VSMU students took part in an active rehabilitation camp for people with spinal cord injuries

Socialization of people with spinal cord injuries became the key topic of the active rehabilitation camp organized by the Public Assasiation “Republican Association of Wheelchair Users”. The event was held from July 11 to 24, 2025 in Minsk at the Specialized Educational and Rehabilitation Center of the Republican Unitary Enterprise “Belarusian prosthetic and orthopedic recovery center”.

Volunteer support for the camp participants was provided by students of VSMU Faculty of Medicine: Zhukov Grigory, Simonets Elizaveta, Kulakov Nikita and Alekseev Alexander.

The camp's work is based on close interaction between cadets and volunteer assistants. At the same time, intensive training in self-care skills, personal hygiene, and prevention of bedsores takes place. It is important to practice the technique of transferring from a wheelchair, the technique of riding in an active wheelchair at home and on the street. In addition, volunteers accompanied cadets during physical training, including swimming, aerobics, archery and other adaptive sports.

Every day, students deepened their knowledge of physiology, psychology, reproductive health and social rehabilitation of people with disabilities.

Participation in such projects allows future doctors not only to gain valuable practical experience, but also to develop professional competencies in the field of rehabilitation medicine.