Reclaiming the maimed; a handbook of physical therapy . Fig. go. — Slow deep breathing exercises. Heaton Park. vigorous to tone up the flabby muscles, without causing toogreat exhaustion. The following two tables are compiled for use in hospitalsand convalescent camps, the exercises being selected fromthe Aldershot tables for recruits. They cover, in a system-atic way, the various regions of the body, with the thorough-ness that characterizes the Swedish system, but quick andjerky movements, likely to strain an injured joint, are 96 RECLAIMING THE MAIMED avoided. The progression is from partia
Reclaiming the maimed; a handbook of physical therapy . Fig. go. — Slow deep breathing exercises. Heaton Park. vigorous to tone up the flabby muscles, without causing toogreat exhaustion. The following two tables are compiled for use in hospitalsand convalescent camps, the exercises being selected fromthe Aldershot tables for recruits. They cover, in a system-atic way, the various regions of the body, with the thorough-ness that characterizes the Swedish system, but quick andjerky movements, likely to strain an injured joint, are 96 RECLAIMING THE MAIMED avoided. The progression is from partial to complete move-ments of the joints, from knee bending to full knee bend-ing, and they contain no jumping or running exercise. Inall cases of class I, and most cases of class II, they can bedone in addition to treatment and vocational training, fortheir object is not only medical, but disciplinary, and it is of. Fig. 91. — Balance exercises on the elevated beam. Heaton Park. the utmost importance for the instructor to insist on exact-ing smartness and discipline. The time occupied should notexceed thirty minutes, as the attention of these patients soontires, and, in many cases, the time should be considerablyreduced. They should be done daily, the first table for twoweeks, and the second for two weeks more. In the secondtable, quickening exercises and running games can be in-creasingly used, in preparation for the free games and occu-pations into which the patient is gradually initiated. RECLAIMING THE MAIMED 97 Table I. {A) Introductory Exercises Leg exercise. Trunk exercise. {a) Feet close; (h) heels raise. Head backward bend. {a) Hips firm; {b) arms bend; (c) arms bend, arms upward close, hips firm, trunk turning,(a) Hips firm, foot sideways place; {b) feet astride place. {B) General Exercises Preparation for span Feet astride, arms up
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