September, 1957 P H Y S I O T H E R A P Y Page Fifteen BOOK REVIEW T h e P rin c ip le s o f E x e rc is e T h e ra p y . by M . D e n a G a r d i n e r , f .c .s .p . N e w e d itio n — P ric e 21 / - D a t e o f P u b lic a tio n , O c t o b e r 1st, 1957. H e r e is a n e w e d itio n o f a w e ll-k n o w n a n d a p p r iz e d b o o k o n E x e rc is e T h e r a p y a n d M u s c le R e -e d u c a tio n . P rim arily it w a s w r itte n f o r s tu d e n ts o f P h y s io th e r a p y w ith a v iew to g iv in g a th e o re tic a l b a c k g r o u n d f o r th e u s e o f m ovem ent a n d e x e rc ise f o r th e r a p e u t i c p u r p o s e s . H o w e v e r, a ll w h o r e a d th is b o o k w ill fin d it u s e f u l a n d in fo rm a tiv e . M a n y p r a c tis in g p h y s io th e r a p is ts ' w ill b e g ra te fu l f o r t h e .o p p o r t u n it y o f b e in g a b l e t o re v ise th e ir te c h n iq u e f o r m u sc le w o r k a n d g e n e r a l e x e rc ise s. ' I n th is e d itio n is in c lu d e d a c h a p t e r o n P ro p r io c e p tiv e F a c ilita tio n b y M is s M o n ic a M a r tin - J o n e s , w h o h a s g iv e n d e m o n s tr a tio n s a n d p o s t - g r a d u a t e c o u r c e s t h r o u g h o u t B rita in in th is n e w m e th o d o f n e u r o - m u s c u la r r e -e d u c a tio n . I t is m o s t sa tis fy in g to se e n e w id e a s d is p la y e d a lo n g s id e tim e h o n o u r e d m e th o d s . E x e rc is e is p la y in g a n e v e r in c r e a s in g p a r t in P h y s io ­ t h e r a p y a n d th is b o o k e x p la in s c le a rly a n d t h o r o u g h ly t h e m a n y u n d e r ly in g p r in c ip le s a n d t h e p r a c tic a l a p p lic a tio n o f M o v e m e n t a n d E x e rc is e . T h e c h a p te r s a r e w e ll s e t 'o u t . a n d t h e d ia g r a m s e x p lic it a n d a ttr a c tiv e . M is s G a r d i n e r , w h o h a s t a u g h t a t t h e L o n d o n H o s p it a l S c h o o l o f P h y s io th e r a p y is w e ll q u a lifie d t o w r ite th is b o o k a s s h e h o ld s a D i p l o m a o f P h y s ic a l E d u c a t i o n a n d c e rtifi­ c a te s o f te a c h in g in t h e C h a r t e r e d S o c ie ty o f P h y s io th e r a p y . T e x t-B o o k o f O r th o p a e d ic M e d ic in e V o lu m e I — D ia g n o s is o f S o f t T is su e L esio n s. by J a m e s C y r ia x M .D . ( C a n ta b ) M .R .C .P . ( L o n d o n ) P h y s ic ia n t o t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f P h y s . M e d . S t. T h o m a s ’ H o s p ita l L o n d o n . T h e w ritin g s a n d w o r k s o f D r . C y ria x w ill b e f a m ilia r to a ll p h y s io th e r a p is ts tr a i n e d h e r e o r o v e rs e a s . H e h a s b e e n p r o m in e n t f o r m a n y y e a r s in t h e field o f P h y s ic a l M e d e c in e w ith s p e c ia l re fe re n c e t o t h e d ia g n o s is a n d t r e a t m e n t o f S o f t T is s u e L e s io n s . H e h a s a lw a y s p le a d e d s tr o n g ly fo r a c c u r a t e p h y s io th e r a p y a n d in th is b o o k o n c e m o r e h e stre s s e s th e n e c e s sity o f a c c u r a te d ia g n o s is a n d tr e a tm e n t. T h is V o lu m e is t h e th i r d e d itio n (re v is e d ) a n d m a n y i m p o r t a n t X - r a y r e p r o d u c ti o n s a n d d ia g r a m s h e lp f u l in b o th d ia g n o s in g a n d t r e a tin g , sp e cific le s io n s a r e in c lu d e d in th e te x t. D r . C y ria x p o in ts o u t t h e n e e d f o r c o - o p e r a t io n b e tw e e n t h e d o c t o r d ia g n o s in g t h e c a s e a n d t h e p h y s io th e r a p is t w h o a c tu a lly c a r r ie s o u t t h e tr e a tm e n t. A c c u r a te p h y s i o t h e r a p y f o r m a n y c o n d itio n s is d e s c rib e d c a r e f u lly w ith f u ll r o u t in e s f o r d ia g n o s is a n d t r e a t m e n t . T h e m e th o d s o f e x a m in a tio n o f j o i n t m o v e m e n ts a n d m u sc le f u n c tio n , a ls o o t h e r s o f t tis s u e s s u c h a s n e r v e s h e a th s , t e n d o n s a n d b u r s a s in v o lv e d , a n d p o in ts le a d in g u p to a n a c c u r a t e d ia g n o s is o f t h e le s io n a r e c le a rly s e t o u t , a lo n g w ith a n o u tlin e o f t h e t r e a t m e n t r e q u ire d . T h is b o o k w ill p r o v e m o s t u s e fu l a n d in s p ir in g to b o th p u a lifie d p h y s io th e r a p is ts a n d s tu d e n ts a lik e a n d p a r ­ tic u la r ly to th o s e in P r i v a te P ra c tis e . BARFORD & JONES (SURGICAL SUPPLY CO.) Makers of: ARTIFICIAL LIMBS and ORTHOPAEDIC APPLIANCES SURGICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS. P E R S O N A L A T T E N T IO N G IV E N T O A L L C A S ES . 52 , M O O I STREET, (O ff M ain S t re e t) J O H A N N E S B U R G . P ho n e 2 2 - 5 2 3 8 P .O . Bo x 5 4 8 4 . ADVERTISING SPACE AVAILABLE R ep ro du ce d by S ab in et G at ew ay u nd er li ce nc e gr an te d by th e P ub lis he r (d at ed 2 01 3. )