Gangseo-gu Opens Physical Therapy Room for People with Severe Cerebral Palsy, Backed by Rotary Club Support
Selected for international grant program, receives KRW 190 million over three years
A specialized physical therapy room for people with severe cerebral palsy has opened in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, headed by District Mayor Jin Gyohoon. The facility was established with $131,100 in funding over three years after the project was selected for an international cooperation grant program run by the Rotary Club, an international service organization.
Gangseo-gu announced on November 2 that it had held an opening ceremony for the physical therapy room at the Gangseo Cerebral Palsy Welfare Center on October 28. About 100 people attended, including District Mayor Jin Gyohoon; Park Seyoung, director of the Gangseo Cerebral Palsy Welfare Center; Kim Hakjun, governor of the Rotary Foundation; Bae Sanggu, president of the Seoul Gangseo Rotary Club; and Annie Shin, a representative of the Rotary Foundation's Chicago headquarters.
Using the funding, the center installed rehabilitation equipment and facilities to support independent walking and improve physical function, including walking rails, motorized upper- and lower-limb exercise equipment, a standing frame, and an equine exercise machine. Seven specialists, including physical therapists and adapted physical education teachers, provide 180 users with rehabilitation programs tailored to their individual functional abilities. The goal is to support improved walking ability and maintain function throughout each stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.
The Gangseo Cerebral Palsy Welfare Center is a local welfare institution for people with disabilities that provides rehabilitation therapy, functional recovery services, and support for daily living to people with severe cerebral palsy.
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“It is very meaningful that we have established a rehabilitation environment that is essential for people with severe cerebral palsy and their families within the local community,” District Mayor Jin Gyohoon said. “I am grateful to the Rotary Club for its generosity.”
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