Gymnastic treatment for joint and muscle disabilities / by H.E. Deane ; with preface by A. Carless and F.W. Mott.

  • Deane, H. E.
Date:
1918
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Gymnastic treatment for joint and muscle disabilities / by H.E. Deane ; with preface by A. Carless and F.W. Mott. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    voluntary efforts can be assisted by his par- tially supporting himself by hishands. An illustration of this may be given. A man bends his knees to an extent which will enable him to place his hands on two chairs placed on either side of him. He then straightens out one leg to the front, putting his heel on the ground. He then lets as much weight as possible bear on | the other leg. Then he draws the ex- tended leg under him again and extends the other leg. As strength is acquired, he extends one leg at the same time as he draws the other under him. ‘The same thing is done later on without the aid of the chairs, by taking support with the hands on the floor. The exercise when performed on the ground constitutes the ** frog-step,’’ which is a marked feature of Russian dancers, and though disabled men need not be retained under treatment till they can perform it in its entirety, it is a good instance of how such an exercise can be adapted to the needs of disabled men.