15-03-2008  A DOCTOR ROOM

Children's sanatorium ?2 is located in Almaty at 12th microdistrict, house 17. Here facilities are created for the rehabilitation of children with neurological problems at the age of 3 to 7. Comfortable cabinets are provided for physiotherapy, therapeutic physical training, massage etc. For development of the locomotor apparatus and correction of speech teachers apply specially adapted programs. Musical, sports event and different competitions are also conducted. The days of acquaintances, birthdays, discos are regular occasions, the artists of circus and puppet-plays are invited as well. ‘AYALA’ was directly involved in all these events.

A "sensory room" was created in children's sanatorium ? 2 of Almaty city. It is a world formed specially for creating an environment consisting of great number of different stimulators which affect organs of sight, hearing, smell, touch and vestibular receptors.

"Sensory room" is also named a "doctor-room" among the specialists. Using a specially selected scale of colours, soft light, recliners, quiet music and high lights feeling of rest and tranquility is created. After a systematic therapy for children with neurological pathology and ICP, including children in a sanatorium, restoration processes accelerates, children`s emotional state gets better, anxiety and aggressiveness go down, sleep is normalized, cerebral activity improves.

Equipment necessary for opening the "sensory room" was purchased by “Ayala” benevolent Fund jointly with the “Fund of Mercy”.