Tora has been experience in the art of physical therapy for 13 years now, primarily training under his Nepali mother and Japanese father he has also done his Masters in Kai-Therapy from Japan. [break]
What is your primary inspiration in working as a therapist?
I have been exposed to physical therapy for a long time now, I have been working and helping out my father since I was 13 and most of what I know now comes from things I experienced then. He used to share music and art related to physical therapy with me. I couldn’t wait to get off from my morning classes and help my father at the center.
What kinds of people frequent your center?
Different kinds of people frequent my center, young kids, older businessmen, other doctors. I currently have a nine year old patient who comes to the clinic for Kainetsu, Kai-Therapy Heat Treatment. All kinds of people suffer from physical pain and we have sports persons, housewives, officers; people from different backgrounds as patients.
You are managing Sotai along with your mother, do you face any managerial difficulties?
Since Sotai trains therapists as well, we had a very difficult time getting our students to commit to work at Sotai. We offer a good salary but young people tend to apply for work outside the country, which made it difficult for us. We would teach them and they would leave. But now, we have started training visually-challenged people. It is difficult teaching them because of the difficulties of visual forms of communication but it makes me feel like I am doing something to give back to the community.
What do you like most about working as a therapist?
In my line of work, I see a lot of people in pain. People with spondylitis, inflammation of the vertebra, or lordosis, acurve in the cervical vertical column, are in a lot of pain and come to me for treatment. I treat them and when they leave thanking me with a smile on their face, I think that’s the greatest moment in my life, relieving people of their pain.
Where do you see yourself in the future?
I see myself doing something more with physical therapy. I see myself working, not only in Nepal, but in other countries as well and spreading this art. I conduct seminars every third Saturday and inform people about body distortions, breathing exercises, andeating habits among other things to help make an impact on society.
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