A treatise on orthopedic surgery . Left neck firm. (d) Body Inclination to the Left.—This is a most im-portant posture ; it is intended to correct mechanically the faultyinclination to the right and to overcome the upper curve by trac-tion on its concavity. The patient holding the arm in the firstposition is instructed to stretch well out with the left elbow,rotating upward and abducting the left scapula as much as pos-sible. This puts upon the stretch the rhomboidei and the lower LATEEAL CUEVATUME OF THE SPINE. 203 half of the trapezius of the left side, thus making strong trac-tion upon thei
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . Left neck firm. (d) Body Inclination to the Left.—This is a most im-portant posture ; it is intended to correct mechanically the faultyinclination to the right and to overcome the upper curve by trac-tion on its concavity. The patient holding the arm in the firstposition is instructed to stretch well out with the left elbow,rotating upward and abducting the left scapula as much as pos-sible. This puts upon the stretch the rhomboidei and the lower LATEEAL CUEVATUME OF THE SPINE. 203 half of the trapezius of the left side, thus making strong trac-tion upon their points of attachment in the dorsal concavity. Atthe same time the patient is directed to sway the pelvis to theright. This usually requires assistance at first, for it bringsinto action certain deep back muscles, over which one has ordi-narily but little control. The shoulders must be kept level and Fig. 147. ~*3*fl*lfe< Body inclination to tlie left. the proper relation of the head and neck to the left shouldermust not be disturbed in this forced stretch to the left(Fig. 147). (e) Chest Pressing with the Right Hand.—The patient 204 OETHOPEDIC SUEEGPiY. holding the left arm in the first position presses the right handfirmly against the dorsal convexity. This posture may be em-ployed to advantage if there is a long right dorsal curve, whenit is an efiicient aid to the left-sided pull of the tvro formerexercises. (/) KiGHT Xeck FiE:\r.—The right hand is placed behindthe neck, v^^ithout, however, distttrbing the improved position Fig. 1-iS.
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