Page Four P H Y S I O T H E R A P Y October, 1956. D R. H. HADEN D r. H . H a d e n , j o in t H e a d o f th e P hysical M e d icin e D e p a rtm e n t o f th e J o h a n n e sb u rg G e n era l H o s p ita l a n d th e S u b -d e p a rtm e n ts o f P h y s io th e ra p y a n d O c c u p a tio n a l T h e ra p y W itw a te rsra n d U niversity, died follow ing a m a jo r o p e ra tio n o n July 17th, 1956, a t th e age o f 52. H e leaves a w idow a n d o n e son. D r. H a d e n jo in e d th e sta ff o f th e U n iv e rsity as a le c tu re r in 1940 a n d su b seq u e n tly becam e D e p a rtm e n ta l h ead. H e alw ays stro v e to m a in ta in th e h ighest sta n d a rd o f e d u c a tio n a n d a re sp o n si­ b ility to th e sick, a n d d u e to th e fa c t t h a t n e v er in his service to th e U n iv e rsity w o uld he accept second best, th e re a re no w m an y g ra d u a te s in P h y s io th e ra p y w ho e n joy th e benefits o f th e scope o f tra in in g o f w hich they can b e ju s tly p ro u d . I n 1946 he p io n ee red a n d e stab lish e d a R e h a b ilita tio n C e n tre fo r th e W itw a te rsra n d N a tiv e L a b o u r A sso c ia tio n in Jo h a n n e sb u rg w hich to d a y is o n e o f th e m o st p ro g ressiv e a n d successful u n its o f its k in d in th is C o u n try . In 1951 he b ecam e C o n s u lta n t Physical M e dicine S pe c ia list to th e Jo h a n n e s b u rg F e v e r H o sp ita l, w here m u ch in th e w ay o f tre a tm e n t a n d va lu a b le a d v a n c e h a s b een m a d e fo r th e early a c u te P o lio ­ m yelitis p a tie n ts. D r. H a d e n w as a m o n g th e first Physical M e d icin e S pecialists to p ra c tic e in S o u th A fric a a n d u n til th e tim e o f his d e a th , h a d o n e o f th e fo re m o st p riv a te pra ctic e s in Jo h a n n e sb u rg , w hich was e stab lish e d in 1936. O u tsid e his p ro fe s sio n a l life he w as a g re a t sp o rtsm a n , his m ain in te rests being ru g b y a n d ten n is, a n d in his la tte r y ears h e w as c o ac h to th e u n d e r n in e te e n ’s rugby te a m s o f th e U n iversity. A s a sp o rtsm a n , d o c to r a n d friend, D r. H a d e n will be sadly m issed a n d his p assing a loss to P h y sio th e rap y as a whole. A TR IB U TE D r. H . H a d e n in his p ro fessio n al w o rk h a d m an y interests. W e w ould, how ever, n o t d o ju s tic e to him o r his achieve­ m ent, if we trie d to a sc ertain w hich o f h is m a n y activities w as n e are st his h e a rt. H e stro v e fo r p e rfe c tio n in every field. P e rh a p s a special w o rd m ay be said in c o n n e c tio n with D r. H a d e n ’s in te re s t in th e a d v a n c e m e n t o f R e h a b ilita tio n . A ll th o se w ho w o rk e d w ith a n d u n d e r him in this field will h o ld h im in high re g a rd as o n e o f th e p io n ee rs in th is c o m p a rativ ely y o u n g v e n tu re in S o u th A frica. F o r th is field he w as p a rtic u la rly su ited th ro u g h his gift to en co u ra g e a n d a p p re c ia te th e c o -o p e ra tio n o f his co -w o rk ers, to in d u ce loyalty, a n d so to p ro d u c e th a t m o st e ssential p re ­ re q u isite : te a m -w o rk . A fte r years o f fu n d a m e n ta l w ork, k n o w n on ly to a sm all g ro u p o f his a sso c iates, it w as th e M e d ica l C ongress in J o h a n n e sb u rg in 1953, w hich p ro v id e d a fo ru m fo r him to sh o w w h a t effo rts w ere b e in g m a d e especially in th e re h a b ilita tio n o f spinal pa rap leg ic s. T h e a d d ress and d e m o n s tra tio n w ere a cclaim ed by a ll p re se n t as p ro o f o f a re m a rk a b le step fo rw a rd . R e tu rn in g fro m a m o st stim u la tin g s tu d y -to u r to E ngland, th e C o n tin e n t, a n d th e U n ite d S ta te s, D r. H a d e n brought^ to th is c o u n try new ideas, especially in th e field o f th e tre a t­ m e n t o f polio-sufferers. H e im p a rte d his e n th u sia sm to th e m edical p rofession, to us p h y sio th e ra p ists, a n d to a ll th o se engaged in the field o f re h a b ilita tio n . H e gave a tre m e n d o u s im petus to th e re h a b ilita tiv e e ffo rt in th is c o u n try a n d h e lped to a fuller u n d e rsta n d in g o f th e p o ssib ilities o f re h ab ilitatio n . H e has left us m uch to o so o n , w ith m uch o f th e w ork to w hich he w as d e v o te d still u n d o n e . B u t h e h a s left beh in d c o -w o rk ers w h o will alw ays re m e m b e r th e sta n d a rd a t w hich he aim ed, a n d w ho, in in th is sp irit, w ill try to fulfil h is high a m b itio n s , fo r th e benefit o f th e suffering. 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. )