. Lateral curvature of the spine and round shoulders . Fig. 79.—Trunk Bending Appa-ratus.—(Sc/iuUhess.) Fig. So.—Shoulder Pushing (SchuUliess.) period persists until the next one. If such improvement isnot held between exercises it must be assumed—(i) that the exercisesare not good ones; (2) that they are not properly carried out; (3) thatthe amount of treatment is insufficient, or (4) that the case is toosevere for purely gymnastic treatment. Progressive improvement mustbe assumed as the criterion of efficient gymnastic treatment, and itmust be recognized that, on the who
. Lateral curvature of the spine and round shoulders . Fig. 79.—Trunk Bending Appa-ratus.—(Sc/iuUhess.) Fig. So.—Shoulder Pushing (SchuUliess.) period persists until the next one. If such improvement isnot held between exercises it must be assumed—(i) that the exercisesare not good ones; (2) that they are not properly carried out; (3) thatthe amount of treatment is insufficient, or (4) that the case is toosevere for purely gymnastic treatment. Progressive improvement mustbe assumed as the criterion of efficient gymnastic treatment, and itmust be recognized that, on the whole, gymnastic treatment by itself is GYMNASTICS IN APPARATUS. 123 not satisfactory in scoliosis -characterized by any marked degree of bonydeformity. The treatment by gymnastics alone may be supplemented (a) bythe use of jackets, braces, or corsets, or (h) by the use of intermittentpassive stretching, or (c) by both. If the case is too severe for gym-nastics, (d) forcible correction followed by gymnastics and corsets isthe proper treatment. T
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