Reclaiming the Maimed. A Handbook of Physical Therapy.

Abstract

This is a small, pocket-size book showing in very condensed forms what may be done by means of physical exercise to reclaim the maimed. The directions are brief and simple, and excellent illustrations contribute much toward making the meaning clear. The author has had abundant opportunity for study of these problems in the war hospitals of England and Canada. Many physicians will probably smile at his optimistic faith in the curative powers of some of the methods, as when he describes the simple way of handling shell shock by electricity; or disposes of the much discussed soldier's heart—D. A. H.—by dismissing it as clearly of nervous origin and readily yielding to "faradic or high frequency current through the thyroid, the sedative bath, gentle massage and rest," followed later by light gymnastic exercise and walking. The subjects discussed in the various chapters are medical electricity; the faradic current and high frequency;