Norman Rehabilitation & Medical Center

One paitent who is currently under going SPIDER therapy is Alan

This year Norman Rehabilitation & Medical Center will be celebrating twelve years giving the innovative SPIDER therapy to patients with several neuromuscular conditions and proudly shares with you the construction of its new buildings which will be accommodating the patients and their families on a comfortable setting right next to our new therapy center.

Norman Rehabilitation and Medical Center offers therapy sessions of 28 days, that include 6 days of therapy, and one day off per week. Each patient receives 220 minutes of therapy per day depending of his/her abilities. Before the therapy starts the patient is evaluated by our Orthopedist and therapists.

The Norman Center is the only one in Poland that performs a specialized-individualized program of rehabilitation using tecniques such as Neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT) Bobath, Propioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF), Speech therapy Bronköw Method, and Deep tissue massage in combination to the innovative and original "Spider" equipment. The patient works with our specialized therapists an average of 220 min per day, six days a week. The program includes 120 min of therapy on "Spider" and the rest of the time on floor exercises. The therapy is performed by qualified therapists who have extensive experience.

The Center assures medical care by professional staff during the course of therapy. An evaluation at the end of therapy is performed by the same team who performed the initial evaluation.

Norman Center provides accomodations with one, two or three beds per room, and meals are included.

Norman Rehabilitation and Medical Center and Normal Lozinski can be reached at:

Pomorska 28
75-393 Koszalin, Poland
Phone/fax +48 94 3414321
Mobile +48 661 556 665 Poland
Cell # (805)637-3609 USA
Contact: Dr. Leticia M. Pacheco

To find out more about the Norman Rehabilitation & Medical Center you can download the newsletter from the Newsletter Menu in their website Norman Łoziński. General Director Owner and inventor of “SPIDER”

A new therapy in Poland utilizes a device called the "Spider". The Norman Company, established in 1994 in Poland, provides therapy using the "Spider", Currently the Company provides physical therapy treatment for children with cerebral palsy and other neuro-motor disorders in one therapy center. Norman Lozinski is the inventor and the owner of the Polish patent on the "Spider", and the company has been certified by Polish Health Ministry.

The "Spider" consists of a number of elastic cords of different elasticity attached to certain points on the patient's body at one end and to the different points on the surrounding construction on the other one.

This unique suspension device enables the independent and controlled movement as well as strengthening of the affected parts of the body.

The equipment enables the practitioner to create a unique "Spider's" web prescribed individually for each patient. The flexible connectors allow changes to help the patient improve balance and posture as well as to develop voluntary movements with greater precision and ease of movement. The "Spider" promotes independence with security and sometimes motivates reluctant patients to participate in therapy.

The "Spider" enables one to:

Implement a full course of recommended exercises in any chosen position.
Exercise selected parts of the body and/or selected muscles in a controlled manner.
Attain vertical position of the body when this is not usually possible.
Perform activities of daily living such as sitting, crawling, walking.
Improve spatial awareness.
Decrease the intensity of pathological movements and ataxia (lack of coordination).
Improve stability and voluntary movements of the body.
Improve balance and coordination of the body.
Align the body in a way that stimulates proprioceptors in the muscles and the joints.
Improve the performance of the vestibular system.
Teach blind children to move and orient in space.

The "Spider" can be combined with conventional physical therapy methods and can be successfully combined with most of rehabilitation and sport equipment. Practitioners argue that the "Spider" makes treatment more effective since it can substitute for the hands of two or three physical therapists and allows a more full use of the patient's strength and abilities.

Research has been carried out on the effectiveness of the "Spider" by The National Health Association in Warsaw in1996 and by the Integrated Early Center in Warsaw. Both studies showed efficacy.