China mum shares toddler’s recovery from underdeveloped hip joint, receives online support
Young child’s struggle to walk after malformed joint diagnosis is charted on social media by her mother; video clips get more than a million likes
A mother in China who helped her toddler daughter through rehabilitation to fix a malformed hip has trended on social media, attracting more than a million likes.
According to a report by the China News Service, the little girl, nicknamed Tiantian, began the treatment last year at the age of one when she was diagnosed with dysplasia of the hip (DDH).
In September, her problem was almost completely cured and her walking posture was quite normal, her mother’s videos on social media showed.
“After doing exercises day after day, you have become what you yearn for. For a simple and natural walking skill, you have shed countless tears,” Tiantian’s mother wrote on social media.
The family lives in Bijie, Guizhou province, southwestern China.