Prof. Dr. Andrzej Szopa holds a PhD in rehabilitation science and physiotherapy. He is a researcher and assistant professor at the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland). He is also a specialist physiotherapist at the Neurorehabilitation Ward, John Paul II Paediatric Hospital Centre. His research and clinical interests are patients with neurological disorders. He is the author and owner of a Polish patent for an original technical solution: “A device for corrective exercises in children with cerebral palsy and children body postural faults”. He is a member of the Education Commission and Chair of the Team of Experts of Physiotherapy of Developmental Age in the Polish Chamber of Physiotherapists.