The Zander Institute. Mechanical Exercise, Flexion of the Forearms. 1883. Jonas Gustav Vilhelm Zander (March 29, 1835 - June 17, 1920) was a Swedish physician, orthopedist and one of the originators of mechanotherapy. He is known for inventing a therapeutic method of exercise carried out by means of a special apparatus. He began his work in 1860s. He established the Zander Therapeutical Institute in Stockholm.

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Zander Institute, Mechanical Exercise, 1883

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