A treatise on orthopedic surgery . The patient shown in Figs. 154 and 155 inclines the body to the right, pressingthe projecting ribs in with the right hand. (See Fig. 152.) Fig. In the posture shown in Fig. 154, the patient inclines the body forward. Thecorrection is illustrated by comparison with Fig. 156 in the same position. 214 OBTHOPEDIC SURGEBY. stands upon the edge of a bench, supporting the weight on theleft leg, the right leg being suspended beyond the side of thebench. While the head and trunk are kept in the correctedposition, the pelvis is made to tilt sharply downward on th
A treatise on orthopedic surgery . The patient shown in Figs. 154 and 155 inclines the body to the right, pressingthe projecting ribs in with the right hand. (See Fig. 152.) Fig. In the posture shown in Fig. 154, the patient inclines the body forward. Thecorrection is illustrated by comparison with Fig. 156 in the same position. 214 OBTHOPEDIC SURGEBY. stands upon the edge of a bench, supporting the weight on theleft leg, the right leg being suspended beyond the side of thebench. While the head and trunk are kept in the correctedposition, the pelvis is made to tilt sharply downward on theright, by lowering the right leg, while the left is kept perfectlystiff. This has the effect of straightening the lumbar curve. (i) Left Leg Hopping.—Both hands are placed behindthe neck and the weight is supported entirely upon the ball ofthe left foot. In this attitude the patient hops ten or moretimes. This exercise, like the last, tends to straighten the spineand to strengthen the muscles of the left leg, which are oftensomewhat weakened from disuse. (j) Kespiratoky, Half Reclining, Arm Extensions andFlexions, Resisted.—The patient sits in a chair with aninclined back,
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