The treatment of infantile paralysis / by Robert W. Lovett.

  • Robert W. Lovett
Date:
[1916]
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Credit: The treatment of infantile paralysis / by Robert W. Lovett. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Deltoid. Pertoral. Trapezius. Triceps. Arm muscles. Forearm muscles... Bath muscles. Abdominal muscles Quadriceps. Hamstrings. Gastrocnemius .... Partial Paralysis to Recovery 6 3 3 1 2 x 5 5 1 2 4 Total to Partial Paralysis I O I o o o o 1 2 o o tacked in August, 1914, was helpless and brought to the January clinic on a stretcher, and was with one exception the Fig. 7.—Method of progression in a boy unable to walk, untreated. By treat¬ ment later enabled to walk with braces. severest case seen in Vermont. In July he was earning his living by selling farm machinery in his wagon, taking a boy to help him in and out. He walked with one crutch with assist¬ ance also on one side, he was able to fish, and had been on a successful fishing trip during the summer. “ A girl of eighteen, affected in 1914, in January could barely walk alone. In July she walked with a slight limp. Eight
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