Page 14 P H Y S I O T H E R A P Y June, 1960 O ld S tu d e n ts U n io n a n d R e -u n io n A m e e t i n g t o i n a u g u r a t e a n old s t u d e n t s u n i o n will be h el d in the P h y s i o t h e r a p y S c h o o l o n S a t u r d a y , S e p t e m b e r 3 rd a t 1 p .m . P r o g r a m m e : LOO— L u n c h . 2 . 3 0 — I n a u g u r a l M e e t i n g . Will all p a s t s t u d e n t s k i n d l y n o t i f y t h e P r i n c ip a l o f th e S c h o o l n o t l a t e r t h a n A u g u s t 2 2 n d : — (a) I f t h e y w is h t o j o i n t h e u n i o n ; ( b) I f t h e y will b e a t t e n d i n g t h e m e e t i n g ; (c) I f t h e y will be p r e s e n t f o r t h e l u n c h . I n r ep l y i n g p a s t s t u d e n t s a r e a s k e d t o give w h e r e p o ss i b l e h o m e a n d w o r k a d d r e s s e s a n d if m a r r i e d m a i d e n n a m e s . P a s t S tu d e n ts N ew s R e n e e S p e n c e (n ee d u Pre ez ) is in L o n d o n h a s a b a b y d a u g h t e r . Jill D i c k e n s o n ( n e e Me lv ill e) h a s r e t u r n e d f r o m B r i t a i n w i t h h e r d a u g h t e r . W e offe r o u r c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o M i s s A . P e t r i c k , D ip . P h y s i o . ( P r e t o r i a ) , f o r w i n n i n g t h e D e B r u y n M e d a l f o r d i s t i n c t i o n in A n a t o m y as a F i r s t Y e a r N u r s e . M i s s B o d o a n o a n d M i s s S a v i n will be in E n g l a n d f r o m J u n e 18t h t o A u g u s t 4 t h , a n d l o o k f o r w a r d t o m e e t i n g s o m e o f t h e p a s t s t u d e n t s f r o m t h e P r e t o r i a S c h o o l , th ey s h o u l d c o n t a c t M i s s S av in a t 16 N o t t i n g h a m P l a c e , L o n d o n W . l , ( M i s s D . A l l e n f o r t e l e p h o n e n u m b e r ) . U N I V E R S I T Y O F C A P E T O W N . D e p a r tm e n t o f P h y s io th e r a p y . U n iv e rs ity o f C a p e T o w n . P h y s i o t h e r a p y S t u d e n t s rec eiv e i n s t r u c t i o n in M a s s a g e f r o m Mi ss M. R o p e r — P r i n c ip a l o f t h e S c h o o l . 45 s t u d e n t s a r e n o w re g i st e r e d f o r t h e C o u r s e — 18 F i r s t Y e a r , 16 S e c o n d Y e a r a n d 11 T h i r d Y e a r . T h e P ag et Sh ie ld d o n a t e d by M r . V. L e r m o f S t e l l e n b o s c h f o r the best S e c o n d Y e a r s t u d e n t h a s b e e n a w a r d e d t o M i s s J. J. v a n W i n s e n . T h e n e w C l i n i c is be i n g u se d all d a y by T h i r d a n d S e c o n d Y e a r s t u d e n t s f o r i n d i v i d u a l a n d g r o u p t r e a t m e n t s , th e T h i r d Y e a r s w o r k i n g in t h e m o r n i n g o n t r a u m a t i c a n d m o r e a c u t c ca se s, t h e S e c o n d Y e a r s in t h e a f t e r n o o n o n s i m p l e r t r e a t m e n t s f o r m o r e c h r o n i c c o n d i t i o n s . A c o n s i d e r a b l e n u m b e r o f h e m i p l e g i c s a r e s e n t f o r t r e a t m e n t a n d t h es e a r e r e s p o n d i n g well t o g r o u p t h e r a p y a n d r a t h e r “ a m a t e u r i s h ” t e c h n i q u e s a r e b e i n g w o r k e d o u t by t h e st a ff f r o m l i t e r a t u r e o n t h e s u b j e c t , a n d w e all w is h we h a d m o r e e x p e r i e n c e in th e s e m e t h o d s a n d w o u l d w e l c o m e p r a c t i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n a n d i n s t r u c t i o n o n t h e su b j e ct . T h e S e c o n d a n d T h i r d Y e a r s t u d e n t s a l s o a t t e n d the O r t h o p a e d i c O u t - P a t i e n t s a n d T e a c h i n g Cl in ic s. T h e y give i n s t r u c t i o n o n th e s p o t t o p a t i e n t s r e q u i r i n g p l a s te r d rill, etc. T h e T h i r d Y e a r s t u d e n t s c o n t i n u e t o a t t e n d the M a t e r n i t y H o s p i t a l a n d h a v e s t a r t e d t o g a i n e x p e r i e n c e in ex er cis es in w a t e r , u n d e r Miss B u r k e a n d h er st a ff a t the P ri n c e ss A l i ce H o m e , R e t r e a t , w h e r e t w o p o o l s have r e ce nt ly b ee n i n s t a l l e d . T h e n u m b e r o f “ I n " a n d “ O u t ” p a t i e n t cas es t r e a t e d by th e s t u d e n t s r o se t o 3,628 in M a r c h , 1960. P h y s i o t h e r a p y st a ff is still s h o r t . T h e p r e s e n t m e m b e r s , i n c l u d i n g M i s s D u g m o r e w h o is in c h a r g e o f th e Clini c, a r e all w o r k i n g v er y h a r d . T h e t e a c h i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t a l l o w s f o r 3 t e a c h e r s o f P h y s i o t h e r a p y , a n d o n e P h y s i o t h e r a ­ pist h o l d i n g a D i p l o m a in P hy si ca l E d u c a t i o n . A t p r e s e n t o n l y t w o o f t h e t e a c h i n g p o s t s a r e o c c u p i e d , o n e by m y se lf a n d o n e by M i s s M. R . W h i t e , w h o s e e x p e r i e n c e in t h o r a c i c t r e a t m e n t s is p r o v i n g m o s t v a l u a b l e . M i s s C. J u n a c k is t a k i n g s o m e cla s se s in t h e r a p e u t i c m o v e m e n t , as well a s p h ys ic al e d u c a t i o n . S h e a l s o o r g a n i s e s t h e g r o u p t r e a t - j m e n t s . B o t h s h e a n d M is s W h i t e as sis t Mi ss D u g m o r e in s u p e r v i s i n g t h e t r e a t m e n t s in t h e O u t - P a t i e n t s C li ni c a n d p a y o c c a s i o n a l visits t o t h e W a r d s at G r o o t e S c h u u r H o s p i t a l . H o w e v e r , t h e m a i n b u r d e n o f s u p e r v i s i o n o f w a r d t r e a t m e n t s falls o n t h e p h y s i o t h e r a p i s t s o n Mi ss S u t h e r l a n d ’s st a ff at t h e H o s p i t a l , a n d t h e S c h o o l is m o r e t h a n g r a t e f u l f o r t h e es se n t i al w o r k t h e y a r e d o i n g w i t h b o t h th e S e c o n d a n d T h i r d Y e a r s t u d e n t s . T h e big e v e n t o f t h e y e a r will b e in J u n e , w h e n t h e first n i n e c a n d i d a t e s will sit f o r a n e x a m i n a t i o n in P h y s i o t h e r a p y , i.e. P a r t II o f t h e D i p l o m a in P h y s i o t h e r a p y . M i s s A n g e l a B o d o a o a n d M i s s J e a n B l a i r h a v e c o n s e n t e d t o a c t as e x ­ t e r n a l e x a m i n e r s , a n d we a n t i c i p a t e t h e i r visit w i t h m i x ed f eel in gs ! W e will e n j o y s e e i n g t h e m , b u t h o p e t h e y will n o t find us f al lin g s h o r t o f t h e h i g h s t a n d a r d s ne ce s sa ry . M A R G A R E T H. S. R O P E R , m . c . s . p . LETTERS to the EDITOR D e a r E d i t o r , I h a v e r e a d w i t h c o n s i d e r a b l e i n t e r e s t in t h e M a r c h issue o f t h e S . / t . J o u r n a l o f P h y s io th e r a p y , a r e s u m e o f a t a l k gi v en by D r . N o r m a n K la s s, t o th e S o u t h e r n T r a n s v a a L B r a n c h , o n his i m p r e s s i o n s o f P h y s i o t h e r a p y g a i n e d in . r e c e n t t r i p a b r o a d . D r . K l a s s a p p a r e n t l y h a d q u i t e a n e x t e n s i v e t o u r , visitin g I sr a e l , T u r k e y , It al y, S w i t z e r l a n d , A u s t r i a . S c a n d i n a v i a a n d finally E n g l a n d . In d e s c r i b i n g t h e P h y s i o t h e r a p y T r e a t m e n t s he s a w in all t he se c o u n t r i e s , D r . K l a s s d o e s n o t o m i t t o c o m p a r e t h e m w i t h his i m p r e s s i o n s o f P h y s i o t h e r a p y in E n g l a n d , a n d a l w a y s t o t h e d e t r i m e n t o f t h e E n g li s h P h y s i o t h e r a p i s t , he s e e m s so e a g e r t o d i s p a r a g e t h e s t a n d a r d o f P h y s i o t h e r a p y in E n g l a n d , a n d t h e m e m b e r s o f t h e C h a r t e r e d S o ci et y o f P h y s i o t h e r a p y , t h a t he ev en go es t o th e l e n g t h o f q u o t i n g a s c a t h i n g r e m a r k (his o w n w o r d s ) o f w h a t a P hy sic al M e d i c i n e S p ec ia li st ( u n n a m e d ) is s u p p o s e d t o h a v e said a b o u t t h e t e a c h e r s a n d e x a m i n e r s o f t h a t b o d y . It lea d s o n e t o t h i n k t h a t D r . K l a s s ’ c o m p a n i o n a n d g u i d e in E n g l a n d , w h e r e he tells m e he s p e n t 7 we ek s , w a s s o m e o n e a l s o i g n o r a n t o f t h e h i s t o r y a n d w o r k o f t h e C .S . P . , a n d w h o s e e x p e r i e n c e in t h e field o f P h y s i o t h e r a p y w a s li m ite d t o o n e sm a ll a r e a , o r p o s s i b l y o n e h o s p i t a l . P e r h a p s if D r . K l a s s h a d h a d m o r e t i m e at his d i s p o s a l he m i g h t h a v e visite d m a n y m o r e h o s p i t a l s in L o n d o n , a n d a ls o s o m e in t h e p r o v i n c e s , t h e n his i m p r e s s i o n s m i g h t ha v e b e e n v er y di ffe re n t. P e r h a p s n o o n e h a s t o l d D r . K l a s s t h a t t h e P h y s i o S c h o o l 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. ) June, 1960 P H Y S I O T H E R A P Y Page 15 in I s r a e l is o n ly o n e o f m a n y t h a t w a s s t a r t e d a n d e s ta b lis h e d b y o n e o f t h e d e s p is e d t e a c h e r s o f t h e C .S .P ., a n d t h e p r e s e n t P r i n c ip a l, a l t h o u g h a n e x - s tu d e n t o f W its ., o w e s s o m e th in g t o t h e t r a i n in g s h e re c e iv e d in E n g la n d a t o n e o f th e C .S .P . S c h o o ls . N o t o n ly I s r a e l b u t I n d i a , P a k i s t a n , G r e e c e , C h i n a , C a n a d a , A u s tr a l i a , N e w Z e a l a n d a n d S o u th A f r i c a o w e n e a r ly all th e y h a v e in t h e field o f P h y s i o t h e r a p y t o t h e C h a r te r e d P h y s i o t h e r a p i s t o f G r e a t B r ita in . I s h o u ld lik e to t a k e t h is o p p o r t u n i t y o f p a y in g t r i b u t e t o t h e C .S .P ., f o r t h e w o r k i t h a s d o n e t h r o u g h o u t t h e w o r ld , a n d th e lo y a lty o f so m a n y o f its m e m b e r s , w h o f o r y e a r s a n d y e a r s sa c rific e tim e a n d le is u re , a n d w o r k t o t h e lim it o f th e ir e n d u r a n c e t o m a i n t a i n t h e h ig h s t a n d a r d s o f P h y s io ­ th e r a p y w h ic h is r e c o g n is e d a t i n t e r n a t io n a l le v e l. I t is i n te r e s tin g t o n o t e t h a t w h ile t h e E n g lis h P h y s io - :h e ra p is t is p r e p a r e d to g iv e so m u c h t o t h e p r o fe s s io n , t is d iffic u lt t o fin d a f te r o v e r 20 y e a r s o f e s ta b lis h e d t r a i n - n g e v e n a fe w S o u th A f r i c a n P h y s i o t h e r a p i s t s w h o a r e p re p a re d t o m a k e t h e s a c rific e s e n ta ile d in t a k i n g u p te a c h in g in t h e p r o fe s s io n . A t p r e s e n t P h y s i o t h e r a p y tra in in g in th is c o u n t r y is a l m o s t e n tir e ly m a i n t a i n e d b y a h a n d f u l o f C .S .P . T e a c h e r s . W h ile re a lis in g t h a t D r . K la s s in h is a d d r e s s a im e d a t s tim u la tin g t h e P h y s i o t h e r a p i s t s t o e q u ip th e m s e lv e s to m eet t h e d e m a n d s o f t h e p r e s e n t tim e s , w ith its r a p id a d v a n c e s in m e d ic in e a n d s u r g e r y a n d t h e m o d e r n a p p r o a c h to r e - h a b ilita tio n , h e c o u ld p e r h a p s h a v e o m i t t e d t h e p e tty sh a fts , a n d g iv e n u s s o m e th in g m o r e c o n s t r u c t i v e a n d e n c o u ra g in g . I r e m a in , Y o u r s f a ith fu lly , ( M is s ) A . M . B o d o a n o , m .c .s .p ., Principal, P r e t o r i a 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 . T h e E d ito r. D e a r M a d a m , I w a s in te re s te d in t h e a r t i c l e b y a “ F o u n d a t i o n M e m b e r o f th e E a rlie s t d a y s o f o u r S o c ie ty ” in t h e c u r r e n t n u m b e r o f Physiotherapy a s i t c a r r ie d m e b a c k t o m y e a r ly d a y s Dut h ere. I c a m e in 1921 t o w o r k in H o l y C r o s s M is s io n H o s p ita l, P o n d o l a n d . I w a s a m e m b e r o f t h e C .S .T .M . in E n g la n d a n d h a d d o n e a g o o d d e a l o f m a s s a g e . I c a m e o u t a s h o u s e k e e p e r a n d t o h e lp t h e d o c t o r g e n e ra lly . I t w a s a ll p io n e e r w o r k a n d v e r y v a r ie d a n d i n te r e s tin g th o u g h I d id n o t g e t m u c h m a s s a g e . I jo in e d t h e S. A f r ic a n S o c ie ty a s s o o n a s I h e a r d a b o u t it. I b eliev e in th o s e e a r ly d a y s t h e r e w e re h a r d l y a n y tra in e d m a s se u s e s . I h a v e a lw a y s ta k e n a g r e a t in te r e s t in th e S o c ie ty a n d a f te r r e a d i n g t h e a r tic le feel I w o u ld like to a d d m y c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e w o n d e r f u l w a y it h a s g ro w n . M y m a s s a g e d a y s a r e o v e r a n d I liv e in a H o m e f o r O ld P e o p le , b u t I a m g r a te fu l t o w h o e v e r it is t h a t s e n d s m e a c o p y o f t h e J o u r n a l . Y o u r s s in c e re ly , E . D . M . F a r e w e ll, B iz w e n i, W h i t e s R o a d , G r a h a m s t o w n . T h e E d it o r , T h e O r t h o p a e d i c S u r g e o n w h o r e fe rr e d M r . M c L e o d t o m e f o r t r e a t m e n t h a s r e a d h is n o te s i n o u r J o u r n a l . H e f o u n d t h e a c c o u n t m o s t in te r e s tin g b u t p o i n t s o u t t h a t tw o o f M r . M c L e o d ’s s t a te m e n ts a r e n o t a c c u r a t e . I fe lt t h a t I s h o u l d b r i n g s a m e t o y o u r n o tic e . (1) Cervical S y m p a th ec to m y. M r . M c L e o d s ta te s t h a t t h is o p e r a t i o n w a s p e r f o r m e d o n h im . T h is is n o t c o r r e c t, a s h a d it b e e n d o n e , h e w o u ld n o t h a v e b e e n s u b je c t t o p r o f u s e s w e a tin g a tta c k s . H e w a s o p e r a t e d o n b y a N e u r o S u r g e o n b u t t h e e x a c t n a t u r e o f t h e o p e r a t i o n is n o t k n o w n t o m e. (2) D iagnosis U nknown. W h e n M r . M c L e o d w a s s e n t t o m e , I w a s i n f o r m e d t h a t a s t a t e o f H y p e r i r r i t a b i l i t y o f t h e C e rv ic a l S y m p a th e tic s w a s c a u s in g h is C r a n i a l a n d B r a c h i a l s y m p to m s . T h is h a d n o t b e e n e x p la in e d t o h im a n d th e r e f o r e h e c o n c lu d e d t h a t t h e d ia g n o s is w a s n o t k n o w n , w h ic h w a s n o t t h e c a s e . I t m a y b e o f in t e r e s t t o r e c o r d t h a t M r . M c L e o d w a s t h e s e c o n d c a s e s e n t t o m e b y t h e s a m e S u rg e o n , w h o w a s su f f e rin g a s a r e s u l t o f h y p e r i r r i t a b i l i ty o f t h e C e rv ic a l S y m p a th e tic s . L ik e t h e f ir s t p a t i e n t w a s in v e ry g r e a t d is tr e s s , a n d s h e h a d a ls o h a d a la r g e a m o u n t o f n u m e r o u s a n d v a r ie d t r e a t m e n t s , w h ic h h a d n o t g iv e n a n y r e a l re lie f. T h e t r e a t m e n t g iv e n t o h e r w a s o f t h e s a m e n a t u r e a s M r . M c L e o d ’s, a n d lik e h im s h e w a s e v e n tu a lly c u r e d . M . D . O liv e r 7 4 8 S t u t t a f o r d s B ld g ., 63 S t. G e o r g e s S tre e t, C a p e T o w n . B A R FO R D & JO N E S (SURGICAL SUPPLY CO.) Makers of: ARTIFICIAL LIMBS and ORTHOPAEDIC APPLIANCES SURGICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIRERS. PERSONAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO ALL CASES. 52, M O O I STREET, (Off Main Street) JO H A N N ESB U R G . Phone 2 2 - 5 2 3 8 P.O. 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