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. The codicil to "my will" for the healthy and the sick : containing chapters on the anatomy and care of the human body, gymnastic exercises, first help in accidents, cooking recipes, medicinal plants and the cure of diseases . Deep bending of the knee. Iternate bending of the knee, cise the heels are raised and remain close together. Theupper part of the body remains in a perpendicular positionand must not be bent forward. Raising the knee. 109 These exorcises are to be recommended in cases ofpartial crippling of the extremities: they may also betried in stiffness of the knee-joint or ankle.
. The codicil to "my will" for the healthy and the sick : containing chapters on the anatomy and care of the human body, gymnastic exercises, first help in accidents, cooking recipes, medicinal plants and the cure of diseases . Deep bending of the knee. Iternate bending of the knee, cise the heels are raised and remain close together. Theupper part of the body remains in a perpendicular positionand must not be bent forward. Raising the knee. 109 These exorcises are to be recommended in cases ofpartial crippling of the extremities: they may also betried in stiffness of the knee-joint or ankle. The position for the alternate bending of the kneeis not difficult. One leg is advanced a couple of feetand bent so that one knee is inclined towards the groundwhile the other is pointed upwards. This is quite aneasy movement made almost in the way in which onebows. Raising the Knee. Raising the knee is not really difficult, but it neces-sitates standing on one leg which some people cannotmanage without support. The knee is raised as high as possible and then theleg is stretched out: in this movement the thigh becomeshorizontal of its own accord and it must not be loweredfurther than the stretching requires.
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