flarember, 1957.
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Editorial

R e c o n s tru c tiv e  S u rg e ry  in P o lio m y e litis  

I n te rn a tio n a l S o c ie ty  f o r  th e  W e lf a r e  o f  C rip p le s 

M a n a g e m e n t o f  a B u r n t P a t i e n t  .... .................

B o o k  R e v ie w s .

T re a tm e n t N o te s

S itu a tio n s  V a c a n t

G e n e ra l a n d  B ra n c h  N ew s

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EDITORIAL

The E d ito r a n d  E d ito rial C om m ittee send Seasonal G reetings to  all their colleagues an d  
friends.

O nce m ore the en d  o f th e year is u p o n  us, an d  
our th o u g h ts are tu rn in g  to w ard s C h ristm as an d  

. 1958.
E xam ination fever is ru n n in g  high, a n d  o u r best 

wishes are extended to  those students w ho are now  
concentrating so h a rd  on th e ir finals. M ay they all 
pass a n d  fill the ra n k s o f qualified Physiotherapists 
in the N ew  Y ear.

W ith  the new train in g  school opening in C ape 
T ow n in the very n e a r future, o u r S o u th  A frican 
tra in e d  students will be increasing in num bers. I t 
is m o st gratifying to  learn th a t overseas o u r students 
have m ade such g o o d  im pressions, a n d  are filling 
posts all over B ritain  w ith great success. O p p o r­
tunities are presenting them selves for people to 
o b tain  overseas experience, b u t rig h t here in o u r 
m idst, m u ch  w ork rem ains to  be done a n d  m u ch  
experience can be gained.

T he ability to be able to  w ork in a team  is a great 
a ttrib u te  fo r a p h y sio th erap ist to  have. It shou ld  
be realised th a t even if th e team  consists o f only 
tw o, m u c h  better results can  b e . o b ta in e d  by all

c oncerned w orking together. T he patient m u st be 
p a rt o f the team , a n d  a very im p o rta n t part, whose 
c o -o p eratio n  is essential. T h e M edical Officer, 
P hysio th erap ist, O ccupational T herap ist, Social 
W o rk er an d  P a tie n t represent the usual m em bers o f 
a therap eu tic team , but, w hen necessary, o th er 
specialists are called in. In  som e instances, as in 
private practice, the team  is sm aller, but, be it one 
p h y siotherapist a n d  one patient, two physio­
th erap ists a n d  one patient, o r a n u m b er o f interested 
people, team  w o rk  is the essence o f g ood physio­
therapy. T his was a very im p o rta n t po in t m ad e a t 
the 7th W orld C ongress for the C are o f C ripples 
held in L o n d o n , England, July 1957, a n d  o f which 
m ore ap p ears elsewhere in this issue.

O nce again th e ed ito r w ould like to th a n k  all 
those w ho have sent in c o n trib u tio n s such as 
articles, tre a tm e n t notes a n d  social' notes d u rin g  
this year fo r p u b licatio n  in  th e Jo u rn al. It is this 
su p p o rt o f the m em bers w hich is so essential to  the 
success o f the Jo u rn a l, so please co n tin u e in 1958 
to  keep us supplied w ith any articles a n d  notes 
which are o f in terest to  all a n d  o f a news value. 
E ncourage those w ith w hom  you w ork to  do  the 
sam e. T h a n k  you a n d  G o o d  L u ck  in  1958.

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