Uma Physiotherapy Clinic

Naroda is where we set up our clinic, and it’s a part of town that’s always moving with people going to work. The Uma Physiotherapy Clinic is just a plain, honest space with some curtains for privacy and the mats where people do their daily exercises. It’s definitely not a fancy setup. We have some basic weights, some resistance bands, and those big rubber balls that everyone seems to have a hard time balancing on. People come in limping or holding their sore shoulders, and we spend the hour showing them how to move a little differently. The air conditioner works most of the time, but when it’s really middle-of-the-summer hot in Naroda, it definitely struggles to keep the place cool. You can hear the constant noise of the traffic from the main road if the front door is left open for too long. We spend nearly all of our time on our feet, moving from one patient to the next and adjusting their posture. Sometimes we have three or four people in here at once and it gets a bit crowded and loud. We’ve been in this exact spot for a long time now, and the neighbors all know our faces. It’s a straightforward job without any bells or whistles. You help someone stretch their muscles, you give them some exercises to do at home, and you hope they actually follow through. There’s always a big pile of laundry at the end of the day.