Free Physiotherapy to 100 people with disabilities

JUNE-SEPTEMBER 2024

 AIFO with the help of Sparshguna team has been quite actively participating in different events and organizing various camps in the last quarter.

In Gulbarga, we have conducted two camps in the month of July and August. In the first camp, we distributed the assistive devices to 21 people for whom measurement was taken in May 2024. The second camp was a screening camp conducted for 17 disabled children in between 1-8 years of age in which we assessed them and taught them the basic exercises to the primary caregivers. Along with the camps we also visited 11 patients in the community for whom it’s a challenge to be moved to any other location, and helped them with basic interventions. In the meanwhile, our community workers dedicatedly were visiting the patients, both adults and pediatrics. Every month they have been identifying around 15 new cases and we try to address to their problems, teaching basic exercises, transfers, social schemes.                        

In the month of July, we gave away three Neomotion vehicles and one wheelchair to our beneficiaries. Their lives have become much more easy, comfortable and they feel independent after using the above.

At Summanahalli, in-patient center, totally 19 patients have been registered by now, many have been successfully rehabilitated and discharged. Currently, we have 5 patients in the inpatient facility. We are continuing to give regular physiotherapy services in form of group exercises to the leprosy people staying in the campus and individual sessions as and when required for few people.

AIFOs Sparshaguna team conducted a follow up camp at The Project Vision, Gauribidanur for the 33 people to whom assistive devices were distributed in the first quarter of this year. It was a pleasure to see people using the devices efficiently for their daily work and hear their comfort stories after receiving the products.

In the last quarter, Sparshaguna team collaborated with another organization after which it helped us provide assistive devices to some people. The devices included a few orthoses and prostheses which eased many lives improving their quality of life.
In Gulbarga, we visited 30 cases of locomotor disability and assessed them thoroughly, teaching them home exercises.

We also conducted a 2-day screening camp where we could cover 55 cases, majorly all having some form of locomotor disability. Out of all the above, 33 cases were needing assistive devices. Last week, we managed to organize another camp for assessment and taking measurement for the devices.

Only 21 patients turned up for the same. In the last few months, one of our remotely working team could recognize 33 cases of locomotor disability in Gauribidanur which needed thorough assessment, following which 25 cases were identified which needed assistive devices and all were taught home exercises considering the requirements. By the first week of March, we could give away the same which included orthoses, prostheses, wheelchairs and trained them well regarding its use. 

Along with our community work, we were giving equal attention to our in-patients at Summanahalli and could successfully discharge 5 patients after completion of their rehabilitation.