Education for the disabled in war and industry : Army hospital schools : a demonstration for the education of disabled in industry . t a candid examination of the evidence willdemonstrate the truth of these hypotheses. Curative work has been of two kinds, specific and curative work is work prescribed to exert a direct, imme-diate curative effect upon the disability. Typewriting is aspecific exercise for stiffened fingers. Exercise upon foot-powertreadle machines in wood shop exerts direct effects upon leg, footand ankle disabilities. Graduated physical exercises are cal- Achie
Education for the disabled in war and industry : Army hospital schools : a demonstration for the education of disabled in industry . t a candid examination of the evidence willdemonstrate the truth of these hypotheses. Curative work has been of two kinds, specific and curative work is work prescribed to exert a direct, imme-diate curative effect upon the disability. Typewriting is aspecific exercise for stiffened fingers. Exercise upon foot-powertreadle machines in wood shop exerts direct effects upon leg, footand ankle disabilities. Graduated physical exercises are cal- Achievement 27 culated and devised to exert direct specific effect upon heart every craft taught in the hospitals can show many in-genious adaptations devised to exert direct curative influenceupon some disability. To describe many individual cases which illustrate bothspecific and general effects will be impossible in this brief treat-ment. The complete history contains accounts of many indi-vidual cases showing both direct and general effects obtained bythe use of a large variety of activities. The wood shop has been. A Toy ShopCape May, New Jersey an especially valuable field for specific curative exercises in in-juries affecting the joints. Planing, sawing, and hammering areuseful for the joints of the arms and hands. Foot-power ma-chines of all sorts afford excellent exercise for joints of the legsand feet. For finger exercises wood carving, typewriting,basketry, telegraphy, rug making, drawing, violin playing,painting, sewing, gardening, leather work, weaving, etc., haveall been very successful, and allow of sufficient variation to makepossible a selection of activities suited to special needs. General curative work is work calculated to improve physicalor mental tone and thereby enhance the chances of rapid andcomplete recovery. For many disabilities it is impossible to de- 28 Education for the Disabled in War and Industry vise a specific curative exercise. The p
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