Infomail August 2014

Dear friends We would like to inform you, that we have prepared a new website for Physiotherapy in Lesotho. It is resource based  with useful information, audio lectures and videos. Teaching activities in various hospitals during the months of December and January are...

Newsletter 1

Paray Physiotherapy Study Group Lumelang bo mme le bo ntate How are you? I hope for all of you life is going well. How did you reenter your hospital work after the workshop? How is your Physio going? Myself I am back home in Italy. I had a safe journey and my work...

Newsletter 2

Paray Physiotherapy Study Group   Lumelang bo Mme le bo Ntate How are you? We hope you are fine and life is well. I met the other day with Ausi Itumeleing and we were remembering warmly the wonderful study days with you at Paray. We are fine. Ausi Itumeleing is...

Newsletter 3

Paray Physio Study Group Lumelang bo Mme le bo Ntate, Dear Physiofriends Time is flying and we are approaching soon our next get-together. I am glad to inform you that this years physiotherapy workshop will be held from the 13th – 18th of December at Paray in...

Newsletter 4

Dear Friends Newsletter 4 Paray Physiotherapy Study Group With pleasure I present you the 4th newsletter. This time I focus on three topics and include material which can be useful in our everyday work. In our last national workshop in physiotherapy held in December...

Newsletter 5

Dear Friends Newsletter 5 Paray Physiotherapy Study Group With pleasure I present you the 5th newsletter. This time I focus on three topics and include material which can be useful in our everyday work. During our study days we tackled a few times the topic of...

Newsletter 6

NEWSLETTER 6 Paray Physiotherapy Study Group Lumelang bo Mme le bo Ntate I am happy to send you newsletter N. 6. It was such a pleasure to be with some of you at last year’s physiotherapy workshop at Paray hospital. Even if we had a very rainy and cold weather, the...

Newsletter 7, CP, Rosemary

PARAY MISSION HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL OF NURSING, Physiotherapy Department   Lumelang bo Mme le bo Ntate It was such a pleasure to be with some of you at last years physiotherapy workshop at Paray hospital. It was a great time. We already are preparing this years...

The “black stone”

Preparation of the ,,white stones“. 1. Make friends with your butcher! Take the middle third of a cow‘s thigh bone. Using a butcher‘s saw, saw it into pieces (size approx. 4cm x 1.5cm). 2. Remove the bone marrow. 3. Bring the pieces of bone to the boil in water. 4....

Rosemary

Some useful information of a common herb Common name: Rosemary Proper name: Rosmarinus officinalis Description Rosemary is an evergreen, shrubby herb that grows to a height of 1 – 2 m, with a unique aromatic odour. The erect stems are divided into numerous...

Artemsia afra, Lengana

  Some useful information of a common herb: Common name: African wormwood Proper name: Artemisia afra Sesotho name: Lengana       DescriptionThis highly aromatic plant is an erect multi-stemmed perennial shrub of up to 80 cm in Lesotho. The leaves are dark green...

Wild fennel, Polisa

Some useful information of a common herb: Common name: Wild Fennel Proper name: Foeniculum vulgare       It is a hardy, perennial herb with yellow flowers and feathery leaves. A highly aromatic and flavourful herb with culinary and medicinal uses. Erect...

Wild mint, Koena

Some useful information of a common herb: Common name: Wild Mint Proper name: Mentha longifolia             With its strong peppermint aroma and taste, this herb has found its way into homes for centuries where it has been used in the...

Comfrey, Symphytum

Some useful information of a common herb Common name: Comfrey (knitbone, boneset) Proper name: Symphytum officinale Description It’s a member of the borage family, a strong-growing perennial herb with hairy broad leaves 12 to 18 inches (30 to 45 cm) long. The...