Page Sixteen P H Y S I O T H E R A P Y April, 1956. IN DEFENCE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY by F A T H E R B A G G U L E Y (A p a tie n t a t H a refield H o s p ita l who was undergoing a thoracoplasty f o r tuberculosis). A p a tie n t’s life is o n e o f reg u la tio n s T h a t b in d a n d m a k e it h a rd n o t to re sist; A n d yet, despite th ese m a n y in v ita tio n s, T h e re ’s j o y e n o u g h if o n e ’s a h u m o ris t. O n e singles o u t th e ch ee rfu l o c c u p a tio n s, O n e so o n discovers p le a su re can c o n sist In p u ttin g u p w ith n ovel situ a tio n s O n e n ever th o u g h t c o u ld p o ssibly exist. T h e biggest snag is h a v in g o p e ra tio n s , S u b m ittin g to th e vivisectionist; T h e d ra in a g e tu b e s, th e d ru g s, th e in h a la tio n s— T h e sto c k in tr a d e o f every specialist. A p a rt fro m th ese Satanic in n o v a tio n s, (T he su rg e o n s th in k I ’m som e F ifth -C o lu m n ist), T h e c h ie f o f a ll th e p o s t-o p c o n so la tio n s Is tre a tm e n t fo r th e p a in s t h a t will p e rsist W h en h u m a n p u lm o n a ry circ u la tio n s H a v e h a d , (like m ine), a p re tty n a sty tw ist, A n d o n e ’s p o o r a ch in g p le u ra l p e rfo ra tio n s , T h a t te s t th e s tre n g th o f a n y pugilist, C a u se q u ite a c ro p o f p a in fu l p a lp ita tio n s, E n o u g h to s h a k e th e u tm o s t op tim ist, A n d even sim ple b o d y v a ria tio n s M a k e o n e b e h av e lik e som e c o n to rtio n is t. H o w w elcom e, th e n , th e g e ntle m in istra tio n s, M o re c o m fo rtin g th a n a n y v ocalist, R e sto rin g b o n e s a n d m uscles to th e ir sta tio n s, A n d stra ig h te n in g th e sh o u ld e rs’ s ta rb o a rd list. N o n eed fo r a n y smelly e m b ro c a tio n s : A s o o th in g h a n d will m a k e th e p a in desist A n d rectify th e su rg e o n ’s ex ca v atio n s, So th a t th e a b se n t ribs will n o t b e m issed. O ne d oes w ith o u t o n e ’s n o rm a l re c re a tio n , “ Y o u r exercises first,” th e y a ll insist. B u t exercises h a v e th e ir c o m p e n sa tio n s, P ro v id e d th e re ’s a p h y sio th e ra p ist. I really th in k th e re sh o u ld be d e c o ra tio n s T o m a rk o n e ’s th a n k s t o a p h ila n th ro p is t: “ F o r e asing p a in in m u ltip le lo c a tio n s , M iss ? : D a m e o f th e S u p p le W ris t!” P .S .— th e tr o u b le w ith th e s e lo n g versifications Is try in g t o find new w o rd s th a t e nd in “ ist” . I find t h a t a fte r c a re fu l c alcu la tio n s I c a n ’t m a k e u se o f e ith e r “ fist” o r “ k isse d ” . NEU RO M U SCULAR FAC ILITA TIO N TEC H N IQ U ES. T h e B o sto n U n iv e rsity S a rg e n t C ollege, D e p a rtm e n t o f P h y sic a l T h e ra p y a n n o u n c e s a n In tro d u c to ry C o u rse in N e u ro m u s c u la r F a c ilita tio n T ech n iq u es to b e given u n d e r th e d ire c tio n o f M iss M a rg a re t K n o tt, H e a d P hysical T h e ra p is t, C a lifo rn ia R e h a b ilita tio n C e n te r, fro m J u n e 25, to Ju ly 6, 1956. T h e c o u rse will in clu d e in stru c tio n in th e th e o ry a n d p ra ctic e o f te c h n iq u es, a n d a n a n alysis o f m uscle fu n c tio n in p a tte rn s o f fa c ilita tio n . O p p o rtu n ity will be given fo r p ra c tic e u n d e r su p e rv isio n a n d o b se rv a tio n o f tre a tm e n t p ro c ed u re s. T h e c o u rse m a y b e ta k e n fo r tw o sem ester h o u rs c re d it a t a c o st o f 40.00 d o lla rs, o r it m ay b e ta k e n w ith o u t a ca d em ic c re d it a t a c o st o f 30.00 d o lla rs. R o o m a n d b re a k fa s t will be p ro v id e d in th e college d o rm ito ry fo r 26.00 d ollars. T h e closing re g is tra tio n d a te will b e J u n e 1, 1956. R eg is­ t r a tio n will b e lim ited to tw e n ty (20) qualified p h ysical th era p ists w h o a re m em b e rs o f th e A m e ric an P hysical T h e ra p y A s so c ia tio n , o r o f m e m b e r a sso c iatio n s o f th e W o rld C o n fe d e ra tio n fo r P hysical T h e ra p y . S tu d e n ts will be selected as a p p lic a tio n s a re received, b u t th e rig h t to select stu d e n ts o n a g e o g rap h ica l basis is reserved. Students sh o u ld w ear slacks. E a c h re g is tra n t will b e se n t m im eo­ g ra p h e d m a te ria l fo r stu d y b efore th e c o u rse begins. T h o se inte rested sh o u ld a p p ly to P ro fe ss o r A d elaide L M c G a rre tt, P hysical T h e ra p y D ire c to r, B o sto n U niversity S a rg e n t C ollege, 6 E v e re tt S treet, C a m b rid g e 38, M assa­ ch u se tts. P lease in d ic a te w h e th er o r n o t aca d em ic credit is desired, a n d w h e th er ro o m a n d b re a k fa st a re desired. BOOK REVIEW M o d e rn A ctinotherapy by R . H . Beck et t, B .A . P p . 1-161, F ig s. 20, P lates 4. P u b lish e d b y W illiam H e in em an n M e d ica l B o o k s L td ., 99, G r e a t R ussell S tre et, L o n d o n , W .C .l. P rice 17s. 6d. n et. T h e a u th o r o f th is b o o k sta te s t h a t its p u rp o se is tw o­ fo ld : “ to show th o se w ho a re n o t a lre a d y fa m ilia r w ith the tec h n iq u es o f a c tin o th e ra p y ju s t h o w v a lu a b le th ey can be, a n d to p ro v id e a w o rk in g to o l fo r th o se , d o c to r a nd p h y sio th e ra p ist a like, w ho p ra ctise it.” T h is p u rp o s e has b een m o s t sa tisfac to rily fulfilled. A review h a s b een m a d e o f th e m o d e rn lite ra tu re on th is su b je ct, as well as som e ideas w hich a re n o t so m odern, b u t h a v e been p ro v e n o r d isp ro v e n in th e c o u rse o f time a n d fu rth e r experience. A s h o rt h isto ry o f th e use o f a c tin o th e ra p y is given, follow ed by th e re le v an t p h ysical d a ta a n d a n evalu atio n o f th e physio lo g ic a l effects. T h e revision o f tec h n iq u e and d o sa g e will be o f benefit t o th o s e w ho a re fa r to o careless in th ese m a tte rs a n d d o n o t a p p e a r fully to a p p re c ia te the im p o rta n c e o f p ro p e rly assessed tre a tm e n t, w h e th er by u ltra -v io le t o r in fra-re d irra d ia tio n . S pecial a tte n tio n is given t o th e use o f u ltra -v io le t rays in d e rm a to lo g ic a l c o n d itio n s, a n d its u se in rhe u m a tic cases a n d th o s e suffering fro m tu b e rc u lo u s c o n d itio n s is stressed. A c h a p te r is a lso in cluded o n th e use o f u ltra ­ v io le t lig h t f o r d ia g n o stic p u rp o se s. T h e u se o f a c tin o th e ra p y is fre q u e n tly neglected and fo rg o tte n in. P hysical M edicine D e p a rtm e n ts except fo r a very few c o n d itio n s. I f th is b o o k is re a d b y a ll th o se re ­ sp o n sib le fo r its p re scrip tio n a n d a d m in is tra tio n it m ay well regain its p lac e a s o n e o f th e m o st u seful m e th o d s o f p h y sic al tre a tm e n t. T h e su bject m a tte r is well a n d c learly p re se n te d a n d illu stra te d by g o o d p h o to g ra p h s . A tte n tio n is d ra w n to , so m e tec h n iq u es a n d tre a tm e n t suggestions w ith w hich wtr c a n n o t a ll be fa m ilia r a n d th e b o o k well deserves a place' o n th e shelves o f reference b o o k s co n ce rn ed w ith physical m edicine. L .E .D . E. a n d S. L iv in g sto n e L im ited h a v e re cently pu b lish ed a little b o o k e n title d P o o l E xercises b y B o l t o n a n d G o o d w i n . It i s a v a ila b le fr o m th e p u b lish ers, 16-17, T e v io t P lace, E d in b u rg h 1. FOR SALE P R IV A T E P R A C T IC E in E a s t L o n d o n . F u lly e q u ip p e d tre a tm e n t ro o m s in new M e d ica l C e n tre . O w n er w ishes to re tire fo r do m estic re aso n s. F o r fu rth e r p a rtic u la rs a p p ly P .O . 25, P h y s io th e ra p y D e p a rtm e n t, G e n e ra l H o s p ita l, J o h a n n e sb u rg . P R IV A T E P R A C T IC E estab lish e d tw e n ty years. T re a t­ m e n t u n d e rta k e n fo r n in e m ed ic al p ra c titio n e rs . O w ner re tirin g . P ric e as g o in g c o n ce rn in clu d in g ro o m s, residence a n d p ra ctic e , £3,500. T erm s offered. A p p ly C o w a n , 642, V o o rtre k k e r R o a d , B ra k p a n . P h o n e : 55-7012 a n d 55-3644. 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. )