to commemorate the International Day of Health, the Casaverde Foundation collected ideas, messages and phrases suggestive about health expressed by patients, relatives and professionals of some of their neurological and physical rehabilitation centers.
The commemoration this year of International Day of Health had a special character, since the WHO 75th anniversarycreated by the countries of the world “to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable, so that everyone, everywhere, can achieve the highest standard of health and well-being”.
On the occasion of World Health Day, the Casaverde Foundation compiled the testimony of patients, family members and professionals to define what health is for them
The Foundation has dialogued with patients, families and professionals rehabilitation centers to collect and make known to society What does the term suggest to you? “health” from the perspective of the protagonists, who are the patients, their companions, family members and the professionals who work with them.
health testimonials
For WHO health “it’s a state of complete physical, mental and social well-beingand not only the absence of conditions or diseases». Under this prism, various patients believe that the key to personal success in life begins with having good health to appreciate it more, since it is the best treasure. The testimony of patients Casaverde Hospital from Extremadura It is focused on valuing health as the backbone of life:
• Antonia67 years old: “For me, health is the most valuable thing in the world, essential, primordial. When we have it, we don’t value it”.
• Philip52 years: “health is wellness and life”.
• Juan Carlos47 years: “for me it is feeling well, not only physically, but also psychologically”.
• José79 years old: “for me health is a bodily well-being”.
The professionals of the They also express their ideas from the perspective and qualification of each one of them. For example, lydian, physiotherapisthe thinks that “health is the state of physical, psychological and social well-being that allows you to be happy both with yourself and with the environment”. For her part, the therapist occupational immaculate comments that “It is a privilege that we do not value enough, we only give it the importance it has when we see our own or that of a close relative diminished.”.
Miriam, therapist occupational: “health is the quality of life”; Antony, speech therapist: “Health is the most important factor in people’s lives”; and finally Francis, Center Directorcomments that “Health is the most important thing you have and is valued more when you lose it. In those moments there is Casaverde to recover it to the maximum”.
Revolution technologyeithergica
Mariângela SimãoDeputy Director General of Access to Medicines and Health Products of the WHO stated that “innovative technologies are accelerating access to healthcare everywhere”.
In the words of one of the patients interviewees: “On World Health Day I want to highlight the role played by Jorge, the occupational therapist who treats me, and Diego, the robot who helps me in the rehabilitation of my arm and shoulder in three-dimensional space. It allows me to relearn the handling of everyday objects. We make an excellent team between the three of us.”.
This testimony picked up in the Hospital Casaverde Alicante It is part of the key phrases of other colleagues such as:
- Lucy, physiotherapist who comments that “health is having the support of our loved ones to achieve global well-being”.
- Maria, supervisor from the center: “Health is physical, mental and social well-being”
- raphael, neuropsychologist: “Health is having a good relationship with yourself and others”,
- Kelly, physiotherapist: “health is the treasure of physical and spiritual well-being”.
- Manu, Center Directorwhich comments “take care of your health by placing it in the hands of the best professionals with the most advanced techniques such as robotics and virtual reality”
The technology of the centers supposes a “neurorevolution” where the robotics, virtual reality and three dimensional therapywhich allows functional training with motivation of activities and gamesbased on established individual rehabilitation goals, to help patients function.
Health as a way of life
“Health is a way of life, it is fighting against any physical or mental impediment that life throws at you”. This is one of the phrases collected in Casaverde Catral Senior Center Sarahoccupational therapist.
Testimonials from other colleagues such as Vanessa, psychologist of the center who comments that «health is not only the absence of physical or mental illness, for me health in its essence, is a balance between physical, mental and social well-being that can lead you to enjoy life in the most normal way possible«.
and the opinion of Francoise, Center Directorwhich highlights that: “Health is gained day by day by enjoying the people around us, sharing moments, accepting a difficult reality and thus appreciating the opportunities that are offered to us to be happy.”.
And in this line are also the professionals of the Casaverde Center Madrid that highlight aspects such as:
- Rudolf, doctor: “health for me is physical, emotional and social stability in the absence of disease”.
- Jesus, therapist occupational: “Health is the general well-being that allows us to use day-to-day technological advances”.
- Maria Teresa, social worker: “is the global capacity to meet our needs and ensure social well-being”.
- john daniel, physiotherapist: “is to have a physical and mental balance”.
The value of family members during the recovery process
Between the testimonials collected from the relatives some stand out where it is highlighted and in value their role as companions and members of the recovery process with your care, affection and understanding: “As parents, we are close to our son and we collaborate as much as we can in his recovery process, supporting at home everything that the professionals who care for him do for him.”, “We are aware of the evolution of our sister due to the work that she herself carries out guided by the occupational therapist and by the robot Pablo for the rehabilitation of legs and arms” among many more testimonials.