Jaime was born with congenital muscular hypotrophy. A respiratory arrest later caused brain damage, and his respiratory muscles no longer work well. He also lives with a lack of myelin linked to poor absorption of vitamin B12.
Joy of Giving has supported Jaime with physical therapy and rehabilitation with electrostimulation, together with medical treatment to improve his absorption of vitamin B12.
“We have supported Jaime with physical therapy and rehabilitation with electrostimulation.”
Joy of Giving
This film has English subtitles on screen.
Jaime was born with congenital muscular hypotrophy,
and due to this his respiratory muscles did not work well.
He also suffers from a lack of myelin due to poor absorption of vitamin B12 at the intestinal level.
We have supported Jaime with physical therapy and rehabilitation with electrostimulation
with medical treatment to improve the absorption of vitamin B12.
He can take safer steps.
Manuel lives with acquired brain damage following an accident. He lost autonomy over his movements, his balance and his walking, along with voluntary control of his muscles and the movement of his hands.
Electrostimulation therapy to help rehabilitate his nervous system and muscles, alongside physical therapy and rehabilitation exercises.
Little by little Manuel has improved. He can now take safer steps, with more strength and better balance.
“Now he can take safer steps, has more strength and better balance.”
Joy of Giving
This film has English subtitles on screen.
This is Manuel suffering from acquired brain damage,
due to an accident he suffered 2 years ago,
losing the autonomy of his movements,
as well as losing his balance, walking and suffering from spasms in his arms.
He also lost voluntary control of his muscles including the movements of his hands.
Little by little Manuel has improved thanks to electrostimulatory therapy, rehabilitating his nervous system and muscles,
along with physical therapy and rehabilitation exercises.
Now he can take safer steps, has more strength and better balance,
as well as the strengthening of his muscles and movements.
She can comb her hair.
Mrs. Conchita is 94. She fractured her shoulder and was not a candidate for surgery because of her age.
For six months the team came to her house for physical rehabilitation and electrostimulation therapy.
Little by little she began to heal. She recovered mobility in her shoulder and arm, and can move and raise her arm.
“As she herself says, she can comb her hair.”
Joy of Giving
This film has English subtitles on screen.
Mrs. Conchita is 94 years old, last year she fractured her shoulder.
She is not a candidate for surgery due to her age.
For 6 months we went to her house and began physical rehabilitation
with electrostimulation therapy and physical therapy,
so that little by little she began to heal
and managed to recover mobility in her shoulder and arm.
She has managed to move her arm and raise it,
as she herself says, she can comb her hair.
He is regaining autonomy in daily life.
Javier lives with partial quadriplegia after a spinal fracture and spinal cord injury, which took away the ability to move his arms, legs and body, and his autonomy from the neck down.
Six months ago the team began his rehabilitation at his home, with electrostimulation therapy and exercises to do between visits.
He has recovered greater mobility and strength in his arms and legs, and is regaining autonomy in his daily life.
“We have managed to recover greater mobility, as well as strength in arms and legs.”
Joy of Giving
This film has English subtitles on screen. The spoken audio is in Spanish.
We introduce you to Javier, who suffers from partial quadriplegia,
losing the ability to move arms, legs, and body
due to a spinal fracture and spinal cord injury,
losing all autonomy from the neck down.
6 months ago we went to his home and began his rehabilitation
with exercises to do at home and electrostimulation therapy.
We have managed to recover greater mobility, as well as strength in arms and legs,
recovering autonomy in his daily life.
He can walk outdoors again, and sit up on his own.
Luis lives with neuropathy caused by a vitamin B12 absorption deficiency. He lives alone, and lost sensitivity and muscle strength in his arms and legs.
His rehabilitation combined B complex injections with electrostimulation therapy and physical therapy exercises.
He has recovered his gait, balance and muscle strength, as well as the ability to sit up on his own.
“We have managed to recover his gait, balance and muscle strength.”
Joy of Giving
This film has English subtitles on screen.
This is Luis, he suffers from post-stress vitamin B12 absorption deficiency neuropathy.
Lives alone, lost sensitivity and muscle strength in arms and legs.
We have started his rehabilitation with B complex injections,
electrostimulation therapy and physical therapy exercises.
We have managed to recover his gait, balance and muscle strength,
as well as the ability to sit up on his own.
Rehabilitation does not promise the same result for everyone. It gives people a chance to work toward one.
