. A manual of therapeutic exercise and massage, designed for the use of physicians, students and masseurs. Fig. 56.—Head-stretching. As soon as the patient has learned how to keep a properposition simple exercises are done. We generally begin withhead-stretching and hip-stretching. PAULTY POSTURE—KYPHOSIS 261 1. Head-stretching (Fig. 56). At one the hands areclasped on top of the head; at two the patient tries toflex his elbows, thereby stretching his spine; at three thearms are relaxed; and at four they are placed in positionat the side. During the forcible flexion the shoulders must. Fig. 57
. A manual of therapeutic exercise and massage, designed for the use of physicians, students and masseurs. Fig. 56.—Head-stretching. As soon as the patient has learned how to keep a properposition simple exercises are done. We generally begin withhead-stretching and hip-stretching. PAULTY POSTURE—KYPHOSIS 261 1. Head-stretching (Fig. 56). At one the hands areclasped on top of the head; at two the patient tries toflex his elbows, thereby stretching his spine; at three thearms are relaxed; and at four they are placed in positionat the side. During the forcible flexion the shoulders must. Fig. 57.—Hip-stretching. not be raised and care should be taken that the balance ofthe trunk is not altered. In the beginning the hands of theassistant have hardly time to leave the patients body becausethere is always something to correct. When the exercise is finished, the position rest is takenand the patient allowed to relax for ten to fifteen seconds. 202 FAULTY POSTURE—KYPHOSIS Wlicn a certain training]: is reached the exercise may berepeated twice or ofteiier before the patient is allowed to go
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