Ecuador
Check out the information below for our upcoming trip to Ecuador this winter!
- The clinic, the team will be working with, is located in beautiful Puerto Lopez, Ecuador, and the team will be working with the Occupational therapist at the clinic since there is no current physical therapist.
- The trip will consist of providing physical therapy to adults and children within the community, education to the OT and caregivers, and sight-seeing of the beautiful country of Ecuador!
- Common Diagnoses seen among the community are stroke, arthritis, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries, different orthopedic injuries, and muscular dystrophy.
- This is a 10 day trip consisting of 5 clinic days, 2 traveling days, and many opportunities for sight-seeing and fun!
- Previous tourist activities have consisted of: salsa dancing, snorkeling, Lobster dinner with the mayor's wife, surfing, beach excursions, tours of Basilica, Montanita, Isla de la Plata, downtown Quito, Puerto Lopez and La Calle Ronda.
- The estimated cost for this trip is approximately $2000.
- The trip will consist of providing physical therapy to adults and children within the community, education to the OT and caregivers, and sight-seeing of the beautiful country of Ecuador!