Nubra field trip report

from July 24th-26th, 2008

from Chuskit Yangdol

Participants: Tundup, Chuskit, Susi

We started from Leh to Nubra at 7:30 a.m. on 24th of July with Susi and Tundup around 8:30 a.m. We reached Nubra Valley using the world highest motor road with 18,380 feet
We have fifteen patients at Nubra valley.

FIRST PATIENT
Our first patient is at Khardong village; her name is Dachen Youden having C.P. and M.R. She wears orthopedic shoes. She got those shoes from Ladakh Hilfe. But now the shoes are broken and we took them with us for repair because at Khardong there's no shoe maker. With her mother helping we did exercises with her.

SECOND PATIENT
His name is Tsewang Dorjey and his right leg turns inside while walking So he falls once a week. He did his exercises very well during the therapy
We brought a jacket, pencil and ball for him. He goes to school, he is in 3rd class and he is good in school.

THIRD PATIENT IS
Tashi Dolker, but we can't make therapy with her because she is M.R. We tried to get her admission in Chuchot Hostel.

FOURTH PATIENT IS AT HUNDER VILLAGE
Her name is Jigmet and she has Spina Bifida. She is very shy and we tried to make therapy with her but she was hiding so we could not treat her.

FIFTH PATIENT IS
Stanzin, she is four years old with C.P. We did exercise with her and showed her mother some new exercise. She can open her eyes only a very little bit, they are almost shut. We told her mother bring her to doctor.

SIXTH PATIENT IS
Norchin with problems in her shoulder, arm and hand. We did exercise together and showed her parents what do. We told her parents tell to see to it that she does it every day.

SEVENTH PATIENT IS
Disket Angmo, with hemiplegia on her right side. She is walking on the tip of her toes and we did exercise together and showed her mother also.

NINTH PATIENT IS
Stanzin Chozang, having C.P. He goes to school but he is not really good at school. He walks very uncoordinated and his balance is very bad. We did therapy with him and also showed his mother.

TENTH PATIENT IS
Gatso, we didn't reach him because he lives in a restricted area. But his mother told us they come to Leh in August so we can see him then.

ELEVENTH PATIENT IS
Men from Sumus he suffered from a fractured spine after an accident. But he is better now because he is doing very good exercise. He is happy when we visit him and happy to learn some new exercise, he did very good.

TWELFTH PATIENT IS A WOMEN
Phunchok Dolma, having C.P. We can't make therapy with her because family doesn't like that some people touch her, except her family members. I asked her mother shall I do little therapy with her then they said no please.

THIRTEENTH PATIENT IS
Tsering Dorjey, we visit him at home but he is very shy, he went out and didn't come back. We brought shoes and pencil for him. He goes to school.

FOURTHEEN PATIENT IS
Rigzin Dolker, having Spina Bifida. We didn't meet her because she had not been at her home for 15 days. She was visiting relatives.

FIFTEEN PATIENT IS
Stanzin Skaldar, he is not at home. He went to Leh with his grand mother because of the summer holidays.

Report by Chuskit Yangdol, Physio Aid, local employee by Ladakh-Hilfe

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