. The diseases of children : medical and surgical. Fig. 45.—Reclining Board for Lateral Curvature, with Extension Apparatus for the Head andArms. The head straps have been omitted for clearness, and only part of the couch is head and hand straps are fitted with india-rubber accumulators. the parts just such exercise as will make them develop, and in the intervalsgive them complete rest. Fresh air, friction to the spine, with frequent change of position and properexercises, diet and medicine, will readily cure any case in which there are nofixed curves, while in the more severe cases
. The diseases of children : medical and surgical. Fig. 45.—Reclining Board for Lateral Curvature, with Extension Apparatus for the Head andArms. The head straps have been omitted for clearness, and only part of the couch is head and hand straps are fitted with india-rubber accumulators. the parts just such exercise as will make them develop, and in the intervalsgive them complete rest. Fresh air, friction to the spine, with frequent change of position and properexercises, diet and medicine, will readily cure any case in which there are nofixed curves, while in the more severe cases in older children the same treat-ment must be adopted. In an ordinary case, the result of weak muscles andjoints, and improper postures, the lines of management are to avoid tiring themuscles and ligaments, and yet to strengthen them by exercise ; to avoid thepostures which have produced the deformity ; to counteract their effect byopposite positions, thus stretching contractured muscles and ligaments, & is impossible here to enter int
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