. A manual of therapeutic exercise and massage, designed for the use of physicians, students and masseurs. Fic. 61.—Falling-out exercise from standing position. arms upward or sideward, stretches, and relaxes, and repeatsthe exercise once or oftener; finally he returns to the originalposition (Figs. 61 and 62). PAVLTY POSTURE—KYPHOSIS 267 11. The patient returns to position each time when hehas finished the stretching exercise. This exercise may alsobe done with any of the other arm exercises; furthermore, it. Fig. 62.—Spring sitting position. may be done half or full sideward with correspondi
. A manual of therapeutic exercise and massage, designed for the use of physicians, students and masseurs. Fic. 61.—Falling-out exercise from standing position. arms upward or sideward, stretches, and relaxes, and repeatsthe exercise once or oftener; finally he returns to the originalposition (Figs. 61 and 62). PAVLTY POSTURE—KYPHOSIS 267 11. The patient returns to position each time when hehas finished the stretching exercise. This exercise may alsobe done with any of the other arm exercises; furthermore, it. Fig. 62.—Spring sitting position. may be done half or full sideward with corresponding twistof the whole trunk. It is important that the trunk is held ina straight line with the backward leg. 12; From the position attained in Exercises Nos. 10 and 268 FAULTY POSTURE—KYPHOSIS 1 ], the body may be flexed forward to have the fingers touchthe floor; here again both variations of Nos. 10 and 11 maybe practised, the latter being somewhat more difficult. 13. Hyperextension of either leg: One foot is set back-ward with the toes on the floor and the heel up; then it returnsto position. Care must be taken not to increase the lumbarcurve but rather to flatten it. This exercise may be combinedwith any of the arm exercises already described. Frequentlythe following arm exercise is combined with hyperextensionof the leg: The arms are raised forward to a horizontal lineand while the foot is set backward they are carried sidewardbackward, somewhat beyond the frontal plane. Some chil-dren are so f
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