Septem ber, 1962 P H Y S I O

Book Reviews

C O N N E C T IV E  T ISSU E  M ASSAGE 
Theory and Therapeutic Application

By M aria Ebner

M.C.S.P. (Teacher’s C ertificate); D iplom a in Physical 
Education (Vienna U niversity); form er Principal o f School 
and D epartm ent o f Physiotherapy o f the U nited Leeds 
Hospitals.
Published by Messrs. E. & S. Livingstone L td., N os. 16-17, 

Teviot Place, E dinburgh.
Price, £1 10s. net.

Postage Is. 6d.

Connective tissue massage o r Bindegewebsmassage as it 
is know n in G erm any where th e technique originated, m ust 
not be com pared w ith the m ore conventional form s o f 
massage. I t  is a specialized technique now widely employed 
in Germany and o th er E uropean countries and is gaining 
wide interest in B ritain and elsewhere. I t is used in p a th o ­
logical conditions associated w ith visceral disease and in the 
treatm ent o f diseases associated w ith pathology o f circula­
tion. Present-day knowledge seems to  m ake it impossible 
to explain th e results on a purely neurological reflex basis, 
but the A uthor claims gratifying results from  h er own clinical 
experience.

This book follows the teachings o f Elisabeth D icke, the 
originator o f the m ethod and o f D r. Leube, her friend and 
collaborator. T he A u th o r has incorporated the ideas o f 
both to m ake this an inform ative an d  comprehensive study 
of a most interesting technique.

The first p art o f th e b ook deals w ith the anatom y and 
function o f connective tissue, circulation and vascular 
innervation, all clearly and simply described and illustrated.

The main p art o f the b ook contains a well-illustrated and 
detailed description o f the actual technique o f connective 
tissue massage, followed by chapters on th e effects o f this 
technique and the therapeutic application together with 
case histories.

Here is another technique to  add to o u r arm am entarium  
but like so m any it is im possible to  learn from  the b ook 
alone and practical training is necessary. T he a u th o r states 
that this boo k  has been w ritten to  help im part knowledge, 
gained in past years o f study and experience so as to help 

| others build on a sound basis and gain further insight into 
the subject.

It is indeed a reference b ook o f great value and to those 
who are being introduced to  this subject for the first time, 
it is a most enlightening book.

C LA Y TO N ’S E LE C T R O T H E R A PY  AND 
ACTTNOTHERAPY

Fourth Edition by P. M . Scott 

Published by Bailliere Tindall and Cox Ltd.

This “ New L ook” version o f an old favourite is a very 
welcome and refreshing change.

The general layout and material has been reorientated 
and on the whole the chapters are in better sequence and 
clearer in detail.

I t is a relief to  note the absence o f m any o f the irrelevant 
museum pieces. The inclusion o f more accurate physics and 
a final chapter on U ltra Sonico T herapy which hitherto 
has not been m entioned are o f particular im portance.

Students will find their way around this book far more 
easily than they have through p ast editions.

H E R A P Y Page II

UNIVERSITY OF THE 

W ITW ATERSRAND 

JOHANNESBURG

F A C U L T Y  O F  M E D I C I N E

The under-m entioned D iplom a C ourse in the 
Faculty o f Medicine may be offered in 1963: •

DIPLOMA 
IN PHYSIOTHERAPY 

EDUCATION

The closing date fo r the receipt o f applications 
for adm isstion to the above course is:

15th DECEMBER, 1962

A pplication form s and fu rth er inform ation 
may be obtained from  the Assistant R egistrar 
(Faculty o f Medicine), Medical School, H ospital 
Street, Johannesburg.

V a c a n c ie s

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Posts available across C anada fo r chartered physio­
therapists. M odern treatm ent program m e, in a variety o f 
settings, in urban and rural comm unities. Starting salary, 
$285 to $305 m onthly. A nnual increments. Excellent staff 
benefits and working conditions. A pply to Mrs. John 
D ottridge, The C anadian A rthritis and R heum atism  
Society, 900 Y onge Street, T oronto 5, O ntario, C anada.

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