A treatise on orthopedic surgery . Correction of a left lumbar rotation bv natural leverage. without assistance. The dorsal curvature is corrected in thesame manner by passing the arm beneath the thorax of thepatient, hyperextending the trunk and at the same time rotatingit in a manner to overcome the deformity. The manipulation,lasting about twenty minutes, should be repeated at least twicedaily; the corset is then applied and it may be worn with ad-vantage during the night (Fig. 159). As the spine becomes more flexible so that it may be stillfurther corrected, new corsets are applied. During
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . Correction of a left lumbar rotation bv natural leverage. without assistance. The dorsal curvature is corrected in thesame manner by passing the arm beneath the thorax of thepatient, hyperextending the trunk and at the same time rotatingit in a manner to overcome the deformity. The manipulation,lasting about twenty minutes, should be repeated at least twicedaily; the corset is then applied and it may be worn with ad-vantage during the night (Fig. 159). As the spine becomes more flexible so that it may be stillfurther corrected, new corsets are applied. During the day selfsuspension at intervals is of service and the patient should time assume the key-note posture, endeavoring to correctthe deformity beyond the degree enforced by the of the muscles of the trunk and self correction exercisesare useful in supplemental treatment. LATEBAL CUBVATUBE OF THE SPINE. Fig. 158. 217. Correction of n. left lumbar curvature by natural leverage illustrating theapplication of greater force. Fig. 159.
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