. A manual of therapeutic exercise and massage, designed for the use of physicians, students and masseurs. Fig. 84.—Correction of forward stoop of left shoulder in left total scoliosis. (Lange.) lumbar scoliosis is well overcorrected by a strap, while apad pressing over the right side of the thorax corrects theright dorsal curve. The apparatus in the illustration showsa passive correction, but it may be used for active exerciseas well. In these examples the corrective pressure has beenapplied in a lateral direction only while other apparatstrive to obtain correction of the torsion. EXERCISE TR
. A manual of therapeutic exercise and massage, designed for the use of physicians, students and masseurs. Fig. 84.—Correction of forward stoop of left shoulder in left total scoliosis. (Lange.) lumbar scoliosis is well overcorrected by a strap, while apad pressing over the right side of the thorax corrects theright dorsal curve. The apparatus in the illustration showsa passive correction, but it may be used for active exerciseas well. In these examples the corrective pressure has beenapplied in a lateral direction only while other apparatstrive to obtain correction of the torsion. EXERCISE TREATMENT OF LATERAL CURVATURE 303 In Fig. 84 a strap is fastened around the left shoulder of acase with left total scoliosis. The patient is to lift a weightby drawing the shoulder backward. The tendency of thisexercise is the same as that described on page 288, raisingthe arm and shoulder backward while lying Fig. 85.—Apparatus for passive correction in lying. (Lange.) Besides this and similar apparatus for active and active-passive correction Lange has constructed very practical anduseful apparatus for passive correction in lying. Fig. 85shows such an apparatus as an example. One or two beltsfurnish the correction while the padded boards support theneck and pelvis and prevent these parts from slipping. CHAPTER OF THE FOOT. The feet are the most faithful servants of our body but,as a rule, are treated worst of all. They have to carryus through life in millions of steps and years of standing,and with little appreciation of these duties we squeezethem into more or less irrational shoes and conduct them inimproper positions. The wonderful machine of the foot isone-half unused and the other half is used in a inappropri-ate manner. It is not surprising, therefore, that affectionsof the feet represent a very large part of orthopedic work,and the problems offered in their treat
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