Reference :
V-P-AF-E-01553
Date :
03/2009
Caption :
Kabul. ICRC limb-fitting and rehabilitation centre.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
reserved users only
Description :
It is essential for paraplegics to take exercise daily, so as to help the circulation of blood, and for the good functioning of the urinary system. In this photo, a relative is helping the man on the bed to do his arm exercises. The equipment that helps patients stand upright is made with a tray so that they can read or eat while standing. Many of the patients enjoy the standing exercise. Najmuddin, the director of the Kabul Ortho Centre, and himself a double amputee, says that when he stood up for the first time, after lying prone for a year in hospital, he felt that he was "50 metres tall".
Original material :
negative
Resolution :
4877x3330
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
black and white
