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Aya Mohammed Fouad Hajir
Aya suffers from spastic Quadriplegia that has affected the lower
limbs extensively due to meningitis at birth, requiring physical
therapy to improve her walking.
Aya attended the foundation in October 2002 after watching the
president of the JMF MRS Sana Masri in a televised interview
campaigning the Foundation and its work. Since then, she has been
supported by the foundation with free physical therapy, medical
equipment e.g.( Wheel chair, push chair and a reverse walker), and
is also with provided with monthly financial credit.
Aya’s case is improving with therapy she is receiving at the
foundation which is reflected by her positive mental, physical and
psychological advancement and well being.
Brief Summery of Aya’s Case
1st attendance
• Floppy, cant roll or sit, head control is very poor.
• A full dependent client in ADL (Activity Daily Life)
Aya received
• Physical therapy to obtain head control
• Different exercises including weight baring exercises; to
normalize muscle tone.
• Throughout her therapy she received balance exercises.
Aya has improved tremendously and has progressed to walking by using
a reversed walker. Therapy is continuous.
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Aya
Mohammed Fouad Hajir
Physical Therapy report
Date of birth:
August,1,1996
Diagnosis: Post
Meningitis Flaccid Quadriplegia .
She was affected by meningitis after four months from the birth he
was in full flaccid stage after infection immediately.
She was admitted to the JMF and after the physical therapy
assessment we found the following problems; -
1. Slightly hypotonic in both lower and upper limbs.
2. Inability to sit independently due to poor balance and poor head
control.
3. Inability to stand without full support to knee and pelvic .
4. slightly bilateral calf muscles shortening .
So she admitted to physical therapy program in the foundation and
take intensive treatment including stern thing exercises weight
bearing ex , a lot of balance exercises in sitting position .
During this period of physical therapy we obtain good progressive ;
1. He can sit independently and in stable position as result of good
head control and good balance .
2. The child progress from walking by using soft knee support and
full assistance from the therapist to walking without knee support
and moderate assistance from the therapist according to increase her
muscles tone .
3. She can now come to sitting
4. She can now walk by using reversed walker .
Physical therapist
Omar Rasheed
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