Watch Your Back with Wally
“Watch Your Back with Wally” is a Back Care Awareness Campaign designed by Shannon Physiotherapy. It is aimed at all age groups, from Junior and Senior Infants to 6th Class, and is designed to be delivered to class sized groups, in sessions to fit in with school timetabling.
As parents - we all want only the best for our children- we feel the “Watch Your Back with Wally” campaign is vital to children of all ages. Research by the charity BackCare found that 50% of children will experience back pain by the age of 15. Poor postures, sedentary lifestyles, heavy school bags, coupled with growth spurts and hormonal changes all make the back vulnerable to injury. Frequently bad habits learnt in childhood continue into adulthood.
Inspired by these factors, and with the endorsement of BackCare - The Charity for Healthier Backs, we feel that it is appropriate to develop our own campaign, to educate children to look after their backs.
The end result is an Interactive, Informative and Fun classroom presentation which introduces children to:
Additional learning materials, in the form of an easy-to-use workbook, together with games and other suggested related activities allow for consolidation of learning by children with their teacher at a later date. We feel that the program certainly compliments the aims of the National SPHE syllabus delivered in National Schools.
If you have any questions regarding Watch Your Back With Wally please do not hesitate to call us on 061-719915
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