A physiotherapist helping an earthquake survivor to regain proper movement in her legs at the Hong Kong Red Cross Rehab and Prosthetic and Orthotic Centre in Deyang, Sichuan. The centre provides a complete range of services, from making and fitting artificial limbs to counselling and occupational therapy, seeing an average of 30 to 40 patients daily. It has fitted some 300 artificial limbs since the project began last July.
By Francis Markus