Physiotherapist Tatiana Shkurko - about patients, modern rehabilitation and a large family

Every stage in the life of physiotherapist Tatiana Shkurko is associated with personal trials, which once turned a childhood trauma, complex fractures and a prolonged uprising into a conscious professional choice. Now she works in one of the most equipped medical institutions in the country - the Republican Clinical Medical Center of the Presidential Affairs Administration and returns patients after various diseases to a quality and comfortable life.

"Of course I am!" The decision to become a doctor in Tatiana Shkurko arose from personal experience. At the age of six, playing in the yard, the girl suffered a complicated broken leg. She spent several months on the stretch, underwent three heavy operations.

- But memories of that time are not only associated with pain, says Tatiana. Children’s psyche perceives unpleasant events differently: the attention and support of doctors gave me peace of mind. Doctors have become like angels for me, they have returned the opportunity to live fully. So I decided that when I grow up, I will be in the team of these superheroes. Since then, I have no longer considered another profession: medicine has become my only and conscious choice. Tatiana remained true to her decision years later. After graduating from BSMU, she was sent to work as a district therapist in the clinic. Saturated receptions, calls to the house, the flu epidemic ... Returning home after another duty, she slipped and suffered a complex fracture of both ankles.

- There are two small children at home, the interviewee said. My husband worked as a doctor and spent a lot of time at work. Three months in cast, winter, the inability to leave the apartment, the confined space put me in a depressed state. But I tried to hold on, encouraged myself.

When the cast was removed, Tatiana was sent to the Republican medical rehabilitation clinic in Aksakov region. It was the first time she saw a full-fledged recovery system work. Our heroine on her own experience felt that without professional rehabilitation specialists it would not be possible to get stronger so quickly.

- I decided that I want to work here, said Tatiana. I came on crutches to the chief doctor and asked for the staff, but he was fully staffed. I left my number at Human Resources just in case. After a while I got a call and offered to specialize in physical therapy. She spent about 13 years in this clinic and became a specialist. And then there was an invitation to work at the Republican Clinical Medical Center of the Presidential Affairs Administration, where technology is impressive without exaggeration, Tatiana Shkurko says:

- She replied, “Of course, yes!” Here is one of the most staffed rehabilitation departments in the country, meeting all modern standards. A completed cycle of care is provided: diagnosis, treatment, if necessary - surgical intervention and immediate rehabilitation. The main thing is the trust of patients Tatiana Shkurko says that the ideas about a physiotherapist in people are often limited to stereotypes: currents, paraffin, dirt, massage. All this does exist, but over the past ten years, high-tech equipment has appeared in practice to help patients in the acute period - quickly and efficiently, without daily trips to the clinic. Thanks to the great attention that the state and the President personally pay to the healthcare system, all the top innovations appear in Belarus – high-intensity lasers, shock wave therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation. A sense of professional pride in Tatiana is born when you manage to help a person. There are periods of fatigue and emotional decline, but it is the patients who are led from the first stages of recovery that are the support for her: – Many people pass through the rehabilitation department: today you are young, healthy and promising, and tomorrow you unsuccessfully dive – and at one moment you lose the ability to move your arms and legs. I see people doing the seemingly impossible to get up and go again. When their condition improves, it motivates them to work, develop, and seek new solutions. Of particular importance to Tatiana is the trust of patients:

- When a person opens the door of the office and asks: “Are you Tatiana Valeryevna?” I have been advised to turn to you.” This is an important professional indicator, which is achieved only by daily work. And my main principles are kindness, empathy, respect. In the family of five children, Tatiana has always been active: in childhood and youth she was engaged in ballet, swimming, rhythmic gymnastics. Now she is a mother of five children, always wanted at least three children, and the fourth was born twins

The eldest daughter Anna is 21 years old – she is creative, works as a florist-designer, draws well and wins in prestigious international competitions. His son Alexei is 18, studying at BNTU at the energy faculty. Maria, 13, dreams of becoming an actress. Twins, 12 each. Ivan wants to be an inventor. And only Daria plans to become a doctor like her mother. My biggest dream is that all children have a bright and interesting life. I prefer that they choose what profession to devote themselves to. I am convinced that the main task of parents is to support their decision. I'm buying Belarusian!

Tatiana Shkurko prefers Belarusian goods because they are high-quality, reliable and time-tested

- Among them are long-lasting toys "Polesye", which can be inherited throughout the yard. We still buy children's puree "Toptyshka" of the Maloritsk canning and vegetable drying plant, meat puree "Neposeda" of the Orsha meat plant - a nice thing to smear on bread. Children love pancakes with Belarusian condensed milk from Rogachev or Glubok. My favorite cookie is "Slodych.".