After the official start of the symposium, two sessions were held. During the first session, six theses were presented on the rehabilitation of patients after SARS-CoV-2 infection. During the second session, which dealt with free topics, eight speakers spoke about, among others, contact and remote physiotherapy, training on a vibration platform or the usefulness of telerehabilitation in the treatment of pediatric patients. Each presentation ended with a discussion with experts and the audience. All the presented theses were evaluated by the Conference Scientific Council which selected the winners of the Main Award of the 15th Spring with Physiotherapy. It was awarded to Oskar Formella, Paulina Ewertowska, Anna Łukaszewicz, Dariusz Czaprowski from the University of Physical Education in Gdańsk for the thesis titled "Training on a vibrating platform - stimulation or deactivation?" Honorable mention in both sessions went to the authors from MUW: Marta Patulska and Karolina Ostojska for the thesis "The impact of the pandemic on the mental health of adolescents. Review of the literature" and Maria Kowalska, Martyna Kędra and Sebastian Wójtowicz for "The assessment of the effect of vibration massage of triceps calf muscle on muscle strength parameters and range of motion". The winners of the Audience Award were also announced. They were the authors of the thesis on the review of literature on respiratory physiotherapy in pediatric patients with COVID-19: Małgorzata Lech, Gabriela Ludziak and Jakub Gąsior from MUW.
The first day of the conference closed with a discussion panel on out-of-hospital comprehensive rehabilitation of patients after SARS-CoV-2 infection. It was attended by the members of the conference scientific board and invited guests. Nearly 100 people signed up for the workshops, which was held on the second day of the Spring. They were led by the experts in the field of physiotherapy. During the workshops, they shared a lot of practical information and demonstrated a number of therapeutic techniques.
The culmination of this year's edition was a volleyball match for the Faculty of Medical Sciences Dean's Cup MUW. This was the first such event in the 15-year history of the Conference. "The movement can replace any medicine, but all medicines combined can never replace the movement" was the motto of the competition. A fierce battle lasted until the very end. In the tie-break the team of lecturers defeated the students with the score of 15:12.
The Spring was organized by the Physiotherapy Student Scientific Club and the Department of Rehabilitation of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, MUW. The honorary patron of the event was the Rector of the MUW. The scientific patronage was provided by: the Committee for Rehabilitation, Physical Culture and Social Integration of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the National Chamber of Physiotherapists, the Polish Physiotherapy Association, the Polish Rehabilitation Association, the Physiotherapy Association Poland and the Polish Association of Physiotherapy Specialists.
The event was hosted by Dariusz Białoszewski, MD, PhD, Professor of the Medical University of Warsaw, Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences MUW. The opening of the conference was attended by: Prof. Zbigniew Gaciong, Rector of MUW, Prof. Marek Kuch - Vice Rector for Student Affairs and Education MUW, Prof. Bolesław Samoliński, Chairman of the Health Sciences Discipline Council, Dr Marta Kijak-Bloch, Chancellor of MUW and the members of the Scientific Council of the "Spring with Physiotherapy": Grażyna Brzuszkiewicz-Kuźmicka, MD, PhD, President of the Mazovian Branch of the Polish Society of Physiotherapy, Iwona Skorupa, MA, President of the Mazovian Branch of the Polish Physiotherapy Association, Prof. Bartosz Molik, Rector of the Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw, Prof. Witold Rongies, Physiotherapy Consultant for the Mazovian Voivodship, Dr Piotr Tederko - President of the Presidium of the Mazovian Branch of the Polish Rehabilitation Society, Dr Rafał Trąbka - President of the Board of the Polish Physiotherapy Society, Dr. Zbigniew Wroński - Vice President of the National Council of Physiotherapists for Science and Education.
The Conference website: http://wiosna.wum.edu.pl/