What if an injury or illness has caused limitations and prevents one from moving as normal? Technical aids are a real lifesaver to regain some of lost abilities. Moreover, the involvement of an occupational therapist can provide a completely different quality of life. We are grateful to all those who realise how difficult sometimes it...
What if the wall, the hazel tree, the paper came to life? We continue our immersion into Leonardo da Vinci’s fairy tales with such unusual characters. We try to discern the character and understand the life position of Leonardo’s heroes – to study, to comprehend, to show it to others. Thanks to our wise and...
On October 27, 2023, as part of the World Occupational Therapy Day, which was held under the motto “Community unites”, Motus Vita hosted a masterclass led by the certified occupational therapist Sabīne Mikulāne-Dzelzkalēja. Due to our productive work during the masterclass we found answers to a number of very important, practical questions. The atmosphere was...
On October 24 of the year 2023, Minister for Health Hosams Abu Meri held a meeting with the representatives of the Latvian Network of Patient Organisations. Numerous patient organisations met Minister Hosams Abu Meri and other representatives of the Ministry of health to discuss current issues and future collaboration towards the common goal of a...
On 21 October, the myasthenia group event “TOGETHER STRENGTHS” took place in the conference room of the TALLINK hotel. Lectures: – Non-Pharmacological Approaches for Myasthenia Gravis Prof. Anna Rostedt Punga, Uppsala University, Sweden (in English) – Effective physiotherapy methods for myasthenia gravis patients. Anna Deymantayte, physiotherapist, VCA “Pļavnieki”. – The role of occupational therapy in...
A very interesting and useful meeting with the certified occupational therapist and physiotherapist Sabine Mikulane-Dzelzkaleja took place just before the summer season. We have studied the most common cases of muscle imbalances, and Sabine explained and practically demonstrated how to reduce them and restore balance in your body with the intermediary of available means. A...
The spring series of classes in the frame of the inclusive theatre project is entirely dedicated to the work of Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo’s tales, written more than five hundred years ago, are still of relevance today. The project’s participants need to understand the meanings that the author had put into the tale, pass them...
The mission of the project: Thoroughly educated about MG and integrated into society people, who have access to all necessary and high quality diagnostics, treatments and care. The goals of the project: To implement a nationwide support project for patients who have been diagnosed with MG. In cooperation with doctors’ and patients’ organizations and the...
It is well known that creativity helps people to get to know themselves, to discover their own abilities, to release inner tension and to self-actualise as individuals. However, the great power of creativity has another useful property: it heals – it heals the soul and therefore also has a beneficial effect on physical health. And...
On March 4, an event for patients and their relatives “Myasthenia Day 2023” took place in the conference room of the Mercure Hotel. The staff of the Centre for Rare Neurological Diseases of the Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital gave a very informative lecture, explaining in an accessible way the following topics: – the nature of...
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