On
21-9-2008 we started our journey from Leh to Tangtse at around 11:00
am which is 118 kilometers from Leh.
In
Tangtse area we have 9 patients. We directly went to Shayok to see
the monk Konchok Tharchen. He had an accident in the year 2001.
And he is doing his exercise regularly.
We
asked him about the most difficult things which he is facing and
his answer was go to toilet because he can’t walk alone and
he need a company to walk.
We
also showed him new exercises and walking exercises he is better
than before and it was getting dark and we came back to Tangtse.
Second
day we went to Maan Mairak, which is about 60 kilometers from Tangtse.
We went there to see a patient Stanzin Dolma with C.P., she can’t
speak but understand every thing. We teach her mother prone position,
we let her play with ballon and she likes standing position.
2nd
patient Stanzin Lamo with Arthritis. She is 12 years old and she
does everything by her own, she is going to school. We also showed
a new exercises for her finger and till December we paid money for
her medicine.
3rd
patient Tsering Dolma with scoliosis problem since birth. She had
been to doctor, but no improvement. We showed her a new exercises
to add to her previous exercises and we left a hot water bottle
and warm clothes, then we came back to Tangtse.
3rd
day
Next
day we went to Satho village, which is 35 kilometers from Tangtse.
Stanzin Shakya with C.P. since birth. She needs help in daily life.
We bought her a sitting chair and teach her mother how to let her
sit in the chair so she feel more comfortable in that chair. Her
mother let her to do all the previous exercises regularly.
2nd
patient Kesang Dolma is 52 years old with hemiplegia right side.
In our previous visits she had bad sore at pressure point, but now
today she is much better then before. We showed her a new exercise
for her hand.
3rd
patient Tashi Namgail, he is 33 years old with arthetosis. After
two weeks he will be coming to Leh to see a docter and will start
taking medcine and only because of medcine he feels better.We also
showed him a now pushing exercise.
4th
patient Rigzin Yangdol with scoliosis right side convex (B W S).
She can do every thing by her own, no breathing problems. She also
participates in sports and she has no problems while doing her exercises.
We also told her teacher to give her the aid necessary.
5th
patient Konchok Dorjey. He is M.R,. he can’t speak any thing
and we told his mother to teach him some easy things which he can
do like taking food and washing hands and putting clothes etc.And
his mother was saying that she will teach him, he was our last patient
and then we came back to Leh.
Report
by Chuskit Yangdol, Physio Aid, local employee by Ladakh-Hilfe
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