Training is available in the following Professional Areas

• Specific training for professionals in health services
• Physiotherapy and rehabilitation
• LinfoTaping Lymphatic and vascular rehabilitation
• Occupational Rehabilitation Therapy
• Medicine
• Nursing
• Speech Therapy
• Pediatric Specialization
• Treatment protocols
• Research projects
• Hospital and University collaborations
• Humanitarian Self help and vocational training

NMT Volunteer Group

Indication for training projects for NMT International volunteering. There are millions of persons who dedicate part of their time to solidarity and voluntary activities each year. It is however true that volunteering means many different things. Any social solidarity activity carried out free of charge, and generally in an organized form, in favor of the community is defined as voluntary. Historically, the idea of ​​combining volunteering, understood in the broad sense of civil commitment to the community, and knowledge of other cultures, started in Europe immediately after the tragedy of the First World War.

This first experience saw the participation of volunteers from countries that had fought on opposite sides, to work on the reconstruction of some houses destroyed by the bombing. Since then, thousands of international initiatives have been developed with the dual aim of bringing help and testimonies of concrete solidarity in difficult situations. In this regard, there are very different experiences. Development cooperation is the most commonly known form.

NMT Volunteer group is a non-governmental organization that plans and implements development aid through medical service trainings in the countries of the southern hemisphere (commonly Latin America, Africa and parts of Asia) as well central america and east europe. The NMT Volunteer Group is managed by a collaboration of international volunteers, who have particular medical services specializations and professions with specific skills passing well needed Know-How to the services in those countries.

If you wish to collaborate in the realization of any of the following projects you may contribute economically or offer time, expertise or any other service that may help in the project reaching its objective. All of the following projects are already under way and require that evan small contribution to reach its goal. If you have a specific project that you would like to undertake in the area of training then let us know. The NMT volunteer services are completely self funded through our continuing education programs and specific project donations.

For information please contact: info.taping@gmail.com

ETHIOPIA

Amputation and Phantom Pain treatment clinical trial. Amputation of the upper or lower limb and continuously increases due to car accident or vascular pathologies such as diabetes, ulcer or subsequent trauma. Cases in the US and over 200,000 and in Europe reach 250,000. Traumatic amputation in Ethiopia instead is a direct result of war and land/human mines which continue to devastate the country. Unmapped mines continue to be the principal cause of juvenile amputation in the region. The Ethiopian/Eritrean war and conflict that has decimated the country over the last 30 years has created a whole generation of people with disabilities that maintains poverty in one of the poorest countries. The pain of the amputated part is a more than common condition that to date does not find solution nor explanation in neurorehabilitative or vascular medicine. Effective treatment of Phantom pain continues to elude both physicians and physiotherapists who work in this environment. Neuro modulation of peripheral innervation by a decompressive action of NeuroMuscular taping is finding a series of important clinical results. This is a research study indicating the effectiveness of NMT rehabilitation in phantom pain reduction and consequent improvement of social/employment factors through increasing life quality and working ability.

Institutions involved

• Mekelle University
• Mekelle Hospital
• Mekelle Orthopedic and Physiotherapy Centre
• SAVA and NMT rehabilitation services

Project budget: USD$1650                                                               View Project

Project Realization: The first part of this project (NMT treatment of upper limb phantom pain) has been realized thanks to research grant and financing by SAVA and NMT Rehabilitation Services, Rome, Italy.  See published research article

2° objective – NMT treatment of Lower limb amputation phantom pain available in all hospital rehabilitation units in the Tigray region is open for financing of initial training of physical therapy and medical staff.

CONGO – ETHIOPIA

These 2 projects are apart of the multicentered unified African program.

NMT Training for Club Foot rehabilitation. Club foot is a devistating disability that has been widely studied and many countries have implimented corrective treatments for children from an early age. The are 2 main treatments which cover corrective surgery and corrective splinting and casting. Surgery techniques often require follow-up surgery to continue the lengthening of muscle and tendon fibre during the growing years. Casting is concentrated in the early years upto 5 years old. Evan so, these 2 techniques are considered the gold standard – recurring mal alignment problems and returning club foot remains a significant problem for most services dealing with Club foot. Corrective and specific Physical Therapy rehabilitation is required during the child’s growing years to reduce the debilitating effects of this pathology. An estimated 600 children under the age of 3 are in treatment in Kinshasa, Congo. Club foot remains a quality of life debilitating condition in all communities in Ethiopia.

Institutions involved in Congo and in Ethiopia

• EL RAPHA Clinic (Kinshasa, Congo)
• Mekelle University (Ethiopia)
• Mekelle Hospital (Ethiopia)
• Mekelle Orthopedic and Physiotherapy Centre (Ethiopia)
• SAVA and NMT rehabilitation services

Project budget: USD$5550                                                     View Project

ARGENTINA 

NMT Rehabilitation Breast Reconstruction Project. The ultimate goal of this project is to train a group of physiotherapists in Argentina and to introduce the NeuroMuscular Taping rehabilitation system specific for breast reconstruction after cancer surgery. The aim of the initiative is to give a colleagues in South America therapeutic guidelines of the methodologies and of the NMT system to face every day the rehabilitative objectives in patient care after cancer. The Argentina project foresees several departures (2018, 2019, 2020) to guarantee the training and continuity of the project. The rehabilitation system with the Neuro Taping is a low cost therapeutic method, which reduces rehabilitation time, pain and suffering. This training / humanitarian mission is part of a series of collaborations in South America. The project is for 2018-2020. This project is part of the International NMT training and treatment program.

Institutions involved

• Dra. Mabel Bussati
• SAVA and NMT rehabilitation services (Italia)

Project budget:  USD$9550                                                     View Project

ETHIOPIA

Juvenile Stroke Treatment study: Stroke is an injury to the brain. There is a growing number of young patients under the age of 10 who are presenting in hospitals with single sided paralysis due to juvenile stroke conditions. Although the injury is neurological in nature, it produces effects to the body that impair movement, coordination, balance and posture. There are various types of stroke with a different involvement of lower and upper limbs. This study focuses on the upper limb, its involvement limits reaching, grasping and object manipulation, interfering also with everyday activities and quality of life.

Institutions involved

• Mekelle University
• Mekelle Hospital
• Mekelle Orthopedic and Physiotherapy Centre
• SAVA and NMT rehabilitation services

Project budget: USD$650                                                               View Project

ETHIOPIA

Non Specific Chronic Lower Back Pain – Universal Treatment Study: Chronic lower back pain remains one on the most requested treatments in all hospitals not only in Ethiopia but worldwide. Chronic lower back pain is one of the most frequent cause of lower limb motor dysfunction and reduced autonomy in aging. Poor postural control and abnormal gait are common features of these patients. Lower back pain in aging is coupled with impaired proprioception contribute to posture and gait anomalies. Reduced working ability and reduced overall autonomy in the working age is a common feature in countries that rely on manual labour.

Institutions involved

• Mekelle University

• Mekelle Hospital

• Mekelle Orthopedic and Physiotherapy Centre

• SAVA and NMT rehabilitation services

Project budget: USD$650                                                               View Project

Project Realization: The first part of this project (NMT treatment of lower back pain) has been realized thanks to research grant and financing by SAVA and NMT Rehabilitation Services, Rome, Italy.  See published research article

2° objective – NMT treatment of Lower back pain available in all hospital rehabilitation units in the Tigray region is open for financing.

BANKAR ISLAND, INDONESIA

NeuroMuscular Taping Training Project for Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral Palsy is an injury to the brain. There is a growing number of young patients under the age of 10 who are presenting in hospitals with single sided paralysis due to jeuvinile stroke conditions. Although the injury is neurological in nature, it produces effects to the body that impair movement, coordination, balance and posture. There are various types of stroke with a different involvement of lower and upper limbs. This study focuses on the upper limb, its involvement limits reaching, grasping and object manipulation, interfering also with everyday activities and quality of life.

Institutions involved

• NMT Institute Asean
• SERTIPRO GLOBAL Indonesian
• SAVA and NMT rehabilitation services, USA

Project budget: USD$1650                                                               View Project

VOLUNTEER MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES TRAINING

The NeuroMuscular Taping Institute has been organising volunteer projects in developing countries for many years, providing a high level of specialisation in the rehabilitation area, using simple, effective and low-cost methods. The realisation of these projects is only possible thanks to a collaboration of local organizations, which already operate in the area. Each project includes an initial training course of 4 days, followed by tutoring and clinical verification and training by the NMT Institute team. The duration of each project varies from 10 to 20 days. All organisational and logistical expenses are generally covered by the Institute or by an institutional sponsor. The expenses instead are covered by the volunteers: air ticket, visa, possible mandatory vaccinations. All other costs are covered by the NMT Institute.

Volunteers are required to have a spirit of adaptation, ability to work in groups, willingness to pass on their valuable treatment KNOW-HOW and enthusiasm to participate in the project. Putting yourself on the line is not easy for anyone. We believe in “lifelong learning”. We consider opportunities for civil and social engagement and acknowledgment of new cultures offered through international volunteering can be an effective tool to promote and stimulate your “active global citizenship”. When you choose to take part in a volunteer project, you need to be sure to start with the right predisposition of mind, be able to accept challenges that you may meet along the way, unexpected difficulties, you must be able to get involved leaving your own comfort zone and leaving home any kind of prejudice while remaining open to welcome new knowledge.

To participate simply send the completed application form (request at segreterianmtinstitute@gmail.com) together with your CV. If you are chosen, you will receive confirmation (by email) and we will start the organizational procedures.

Why choose to participate in NMT Volunteer Projects? Because it is a training experience from both a professional and personal point of view. Because you receive more than you give. Because it allows you to know different realities enriching, empowering, and challenging your personal mind sense enhancing your inspiration and quality of life.

Contact DAVID BLOW: DAVID.BLOW@NMTINSTITUTE.ORG

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