Tuesday, January 10, 2012

photos - physiotherapy clinic - part 5

This mother brought her young daughter in.
Her daughter didn't appreciate that her mother brought her and refused to cooperate with the physiotherapist :)
This man was the most difficult and urgent case of the morning. A couple weeks prior to this photo he must have made a wrong movement lifting a sac of cement and the result was a lot of pain. The pain went from his back and down one of his legs. It was an effort for him just to walk over here. When he entered the gate I showed him where he could sit and he responded that he couldn't. We brought out a mattress instead and he laid on it while waiting to be seen by the team.
They did a lot of different movements.
And he was shown a variety of exercises to do. Actually by the end of the session his back was already a lot better. He was excited at how much better he felt. He makes his living hauling things in his wheelbarrow. His sore back affected how he made money. He hadn't been able to work since he hurt his back. Pray that with the exercises and by resting his back that he can be restored to full functionality for his and his family's sake.

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