Movements or exercises, according to Ling's system for the due development and strengthening of the human body, in childhood and in youth / by M. Roth.

Date:
1852
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Credit: Movements or exercises, according to Ling's system for the due development and strengthening of the human body, in childhood and in youth / by M. Roth. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    8. Flexion of the trunk to the right and left, with feet placed close together, and one arm extended upwards. 9. Extension of one arm forwards, the other outwards, and change of the arms in the same level. 10. Feet alternately placed completely forwards, the other outwards, from the fundamental position, as well as from that with feet closed. Table VI. 1. Flexion of both knees. 2. Extension of the arms backwards. 3. Flexion and turning of the head combined. 4. Flexion of the trunk backwards and forwards, with arms extended upwards, one foot placed straightforward, and the head down. 5. Flexion of the posterior knee, with the hips held, and one foot placed forwards. 6. Extension of the arms upwards and downwards, with feet placed close together, and flexion of the trunk side- ways. 7. Flexion of the anterior knee, with the hips held, and one foot placed straight completely forwards. 8. Extension of the arms alternately in different levels? one arm upwards, the other outwards or forwards. 9. Turning of the trunk, with flexion forwards or back- wards, and the hips held. 10. Flexion of one knee upwards, with the hips held. 11. Extension of the arms from one level to another, up- wards, outwards, forwards and downwards. Table VII. 1. Flexion of the foremost knee, with the hips held, and one foot placed completely forwards. 2. Extension of the arms upwards and downwards, with turning of the trunk to the right and left. 3. Turning of the head, with flexion. 4. Extension of one arm forwards, the other outwards,