One of the main problems faced by him is that the clients are irregular. Initially we see them for around six months to two years and then they disappear and there is no way of tracing them. He was sent to Denmark for special seminars on treating torture victims. You need patience and a different attitude for this kind of work. Dr. Yogasundaram has been doing this work in Vavuniya for two years and in Colombo for three years.
Torture makes the victims feel as if they have lost their future.
What satisfies him most is seeing his clients re-build their lives, learning to live and deal with their incapability and fears. Though it takes a long time Dr. Yogasundaram strongly believes that as long as there's life there will always be hope. The gentle silver-haired physiotherapist, who declined to be named, has been an FRC volunteer for nearly 10 years. I focus on the whole person. My clients can talk to me whenever they like.