Lateral curvature of the spine and round shoulders . FiG. 146. Fig. 147. Fig. 146.—Remodeled Torso Ready for Application of a case of right dorsal left lumbar scoliosis which has been cut in two at the Waist andset apart one inch, so as to increase the upward pressure on the ribs. The dark areas on leftof the torso show where plaster has been added on the concave side to allow for correctionof displacement and deviation.—(V. Am. Med. Assoc) Fig. 147.—-Front of Jacket, made over Torso Shown in Fig. 146. Note ShoulderPad.—{J. Am. Med. Assoc) pressure against the root of the neck is to
Lateral curvature of the spine and round shoulders . FiG. 146. Fig. 147. Fig. 146.—Remodeled Torso Ready for Application of a case of right dorsal left lumbar scoliosis which has been cut in two at the Waist andset apart one inch, so as to increase the upward pressure on the ribs. The dark areas on leftof the torso show where plaster has been added on the concave side to allow for correctionof displacement and deviation.—(V. Am. Med. Assoc) Fig. 147.—-Front of Jacket, made over Torso Shown in Fig. 146. Note ShoulderPad.—{J. Am. Med. Assoc) pressure against the root of the neck is to pull against soft structuresoverlying a nerve plexus, where strong pressure is not tolerated, norcan side pressure be exerted on the lumbar spine, consequently cor-rective jackets are not satisfactory in lumbar curves or in curveswhose apex is as high as the upper dorsal region. In lower dorsaland dorsolumbar curves they find their best application. Thirdly, forcible jackets, by fixation and pressure, cause atrophyof the muscles of the trun
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