January 13
I continued to work with the little girls lacking ankle motion after necrotizing fasciitis, and her ROM (range of motion) is AWFUL!!! She probably only has 10-15 degrees of motion at the ankle (plantar and dorsiflexion combined). Even so, it seems like it's maybe moving a little bit better than it was when I met her earlier is the week, and she's working really hard to get back to walking normally. The sole of her foot has really become overly sensitive, so we've been working on desensitization along with her exercises. She's really sensitive, and would pull away any time that I touched her foot at all. Eventually I was able to get her to sit still, and even though she didn't say anything her face showed that she was in a lot of pain when I was working on the sole of her foot. While there's no doubt in my mind that her pain is real, there is a huge psychological component to it as well. When I was doing scar massage on her leg she didn't even notice that my forearm was touching the sole of her foot at the same time! When I pointed this out to her she just smiled.
It was Lucky's last night in town, so a group of the students went to a restaurant in town called Surabi. It ended up being a pretty small group because plans weren't announced until late, but it was still a really pleasant evening.
January 14
This was my last day in the gymnasium. I got to work with the same little girl lack ankle motion, and I have to say I'm a little sad that I won't get to work with her anymore and see her progress. I am glad for a change in scenery though, since most of my time is just spent watching.
Over my lunch break I ran into Carli and Megan, and they took me up to the roof of the Asha Building on campus. There's a really nice roof garden up on the roof with a small food stand. There's also a great view of Vellore.
We had a mellow night at the hostel because we were leaving for Pondicherry and 6:00 in the morning the next day!
I continued to work with the little girls lacking ankle motion after necrotizing fasciitis, and her ROM (range of motion) is AWFUL!!! She probably only has 10-15 degrees of motion at the ankle (plantar and dorsiflexion combined). Even so, it seems like it's maybe moving a little bit better than it was when I met her earlier is the week, and she's working really hard to get back to walking normally. The sole of her foot has really become overly sensitive, so we've been working on desensitization along with her exercises. She's really sensitive, and would pull away any time that I touched her foot at all. Eventually I was able to get her to sit still, and even though she didn't say anything her face showed that she was in a lot of pain when I was working on the sole of her foot. While there's no doubt in my mind that her pain is real, there is a huge psychological component to it as well. When I was doing scar massage on her leg she didn't even notice that my forearm was touching the sole of her foot at the same time! When I pointed this out to her she just smiled.
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| The PMR Building where the gymnasium is located |
It was Lucky's last night in town, so a group of the students went to a restaurant in town called Surabi. It ended up being a pretty small group because plans weren't announced until late, but it was still a really pleasant evening.
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| Clockwise from bottom left: Lucky, me, Yukio, Tim, Andy, and Devaki |
January 14
This was my last day in the gymnasium. I got to work with the same little girl lack ankle motion, and I have to say I'm a little sad that I won't get to work with her anymore and see her progress. I am glad for a change in scenery though, since most of my time is just spent watching.
Over my lunch break I ran into Carli and Megan, and they took me up to the roof of the Asha Building on campus. There's a really nice roof garden up on the roof with a small food stand. There's also a great view of Vellore.
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| On top of the Asha Building |
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| Another rooftop shot |
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| Vellore |
We had a mellow night at the hostel because we were leaving for Pondicherry and 6:00 in the morning the next day!
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