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Every day, physical therapists help patients regain full fitness, and one of them is Mateusz Wicha, a specialist at the Paley European Institute. His work focuses on patients who have undergone hip replacement surgery—both adults and seniors—as well as younger patients with rare musculoskeletal disorders. His passion for physical therapy began when he observed his own rehabilitation [...]

In today's article, we present an interview with Dr. Karolina Siwicka, an orthopedic traumatologist at the Paley European Institute. Dr. Siwicka combines medical knowledge, experience gained on four continents, and a passion for limb reconstruction, helping patients both in Poland and abroad. In this article, you will learn: what musculoskeletal traumatology involves and how it differs […]

Many myths have arisen around the topic of adult growth. Exercise, dietary supplements, and "natural methods" promise additional centimeters, but from a medical point of view, they have no real effect on bone length. Once the growth period is over, the only permanent method of increasing height is surgery. In this article, based on a conversation with experts in the "Medical Talks" podcast [...]

Motherhood of a child with a disability is still often viewed through the prism of sacrifice and suffering. Mothers are expected to give up on themselves, show fatigue on their faces, and completely subordinate their lives to their child's illness. A smile, a well-groomed appearance, or a moment of rest are often perceived as a lack of commitment. In this episode of the "Medical Talks" podcast, the conversation focuses on breaking these patterns and reminding mothers that [...]

Motherhood rarely follows a single rhythm. However, there are situations in which family life is truly divided into two parallel worlds—home and hospital, everyday life and treatment, the needs of one child and the needs of another. In this episode of the "Medical Talks" podcast, the conversation is not about diagnoses or medical procedures, but about the experience of being a mother of three children, including twins, [...]

Emilia Woźniak never wanted to be a heroine. She wanted to create a home – warm, safe, and real. One where there is room for healing, fear, fatigue, but above all, love. She is a nurse, but even more so, she is a mother. Every day, she combines medical knowledge with intuition and experience that are difficult to describe in textbook language. This article accompanies the episode of the podcast "Medical [...]