|\/IAART 1977 F I S I O T E R A P I E 13 a n d c o n d itio n s o f service. T h is h a s s u b s e q u e n tly b e en s e n t to a ll D ire c to rs o f H o s p ita l Services, th e S e c re ta ry of H e a lth , a n d o th e r a p p r o p ria te a u th o ritie s. D u rin g the p a s t e ig h te e n m o n th s th e T ra n s v a a l b ra n c h of th e H o s p ita l G r o u p h a s b een e x c e p tio n a lly well attended a n d , a p a r t f r o m th e g e n e ra l m eetings, th e G r o u p decided to h a v e d isc u ssio n s on v a rio u s su b je cts a n d th e follow ing to p ic s o f in te re s t w ere discussed: S urgical chests, m ed ic al ch ests, fro z e n s h o u ld e rs, b a ck p a in a nd for th e n e x t m ee tin g a m p u ta tio n s . T h e se h a v e b e en very helpful a n d s tim u la tin g as th e y e n c o u ra g e d v e ry lively discussion a n d e x c h a n g e o f ideas. In 1977 th e T ra n s v a a l branch a re going to e m b a rk o n a su rv e y o f th e tre a tm e n t of h e m ip leg ia. T h is w ill be c a rrie d o n th r o u g h o u t all the p h y s io th e ra p y d e p a rtm e n ts in th e T ra n s v a a l. F o llo w in g the success o f th e T ra n s v a a l b ra n c h , w h y is it th a t no o th e r b ra n c h e s a re p re p a re d to ta k e u p this satisfying c h allenge? BOOK REVIEW R ehabilitation M ed icin e— T he M an agem en t o f P hysical D isab ilities, by P . J. R . N ic h o ls , M .A ., D .M . (O xon:): F .R .C .P ., D .P h y s . M e d . (L o n d o n ). S u p p lied by B u tte rw o rth & C o . (S o u th A fric a ) (P ty ) L td ., P.O . B ox 792, D u rb a n ; C o s t R 16,95 p lu s R 0,15 delivery. In th is b o o k th e re h a b ilita tio n a p p ro a c h to c o m m o n clinical p ro b le m s is d iscussed a n d th e c o n trib u tio n of P h y sio th e rap ists a n d O c c u p a tio n a l T h e ra p is ts is c o n ­ sidered. T h e a u th o r d e als m o re w ith th e m o d e ra te ly d isa b le d person a n d c o m p a re s him w ith the p a tie n t se v e re ly disabled. T h e b o o k is d irec te d p a rtic u la rly to th e G e n e ra l P ra c titio n e r as th e y a re so f re q u e n tly c o -o rd in a to rs in the H o m e R e h a b ilita tio n T e a m . C h a p te r I d eals w ith O rg a n iz a tio n o f R e h a b ilita tio n Services a n d discusses R e h a b ilita tio n in e very fa c e t, laying stre ss o n th e im p o rta n c e o f p h y sio th e ra p y , o c c u ­ p a tio n a l th e ra p y , in d u s tria l r e h a b ilita tio n , a n d social services. In C h a p te r 11 p h y s io th e ra p y a n d th e v a rio u s m o d a litie s used b y p h y sio th e ra p ists a re discussed. C h a p te r 111 d eals w ith o c c u p a tio n a l th e ra p y in m u ch 'the sa m e m a n n e r. I T h e se g e n e ra l in fo r m a tio n c h a p te rs a re fo llo w e d by "much m o re d e ta ile d d isc u ssio n s a n d d e m o n s tra tio n s R h e u m a to id A rth ritis is used as a n e x a m p le to d e m o n ­ s tra te T o ta l R e h a b ilita tio n . T h e fu ll tre a tm e n t o f th e p a tie n t is d e sc rib e d , c o m m e n c in g w ith a n a sse ssm e n t of his g e n e ra l c o n d itio n . H a v in g used th is c o n d itio n as an e x a m p le th e a u th o r goes on to th e v a rio u s o th e r c rip p lin g c o n d itio n s in ­ cluding b a c k a c h e , n e c k a n d sh o u ld e r p a in , o ste o -a rth ritis, injuries, stro k e s a n d a m p u te e p ro b le m s, c h e s t a n d h e a r t co n d itio n s etc., a n d d e als w ith e a c h in tu r n r e la tin g to the o rig in a l e x a m p le o f R h e u m a to id A rth ritis . S u g ­ gestions fo r p h y s io th e ra p y a n d o c c u p a tio n a l th e r a p y are m ade w h e re th e n e ed c alls f o r it. T h is is a v e ry p ra c tic a l b o o k a n d w ill be o f in te re s t to b o th th e p h y s io th e ra p is t in G e n e ra l P ra c tic e a n d the G e n era l P ra c titio n e r o r fa m ily d o c to r. A g o o d in d ex m a k e s re fe re n c e m o s t c o n v e n ie n t a nd each c h a p te r is su p p lied w ith w ell d o c u m e n te d n o te s a nd B ib lio g ra p h y a n d R e fere n ce s. T h e “T o ta l C a re o f th e P a tie n t” is th e m a in a im of this v o lu m e a n d th is h a s b e en c le a rly e m p h a s is e d a n d described in a m o s t p ra c tic a l m a n n e r a n d re la te d to m a n y of th e m o re c o m m o n c o n d itio n s m et w ith in G e n e ra l Practice. S O U T H -A F R I C A N SO C IE T Y O F P H Y S IO T H E R A P Y T W E L T H N A T I O N A L C O U N C IL M E E T IN G D U R B A N , M A Y 10th, 11th and 12th, 1977 T h e N a t a l C o a s ta l B ra n c h o f th e S o u th A fric a n S ociety o f P h y s io th e ra p y is h o stin g th e N a tio n a l C o u n c il m e e tin g o n th e 10th, 11th a n d 12th M ay, 1977. T h is w ill be p re c e d e d by a stim u la tin g and to p ic a l P o st R e g is tra tio n C o u rse . T h e title o f th is o n e -d ay c o u rse is “ M o d e rn T r a u m a a n d th e P h y s io th e ra p is t” . S u b je c ts will in clu d e : 1. M assive tra u m a , 2. H ig h v e lo c ity in ju rie s, 3. B u rn s, 4. S h o c k , 5. B last tra u m a , 6 . M e n ta l a n d physical r e h a b ilita tio n . T h e v e n u e is th e E d e n ro c H o te l, w h e re p ro ­ visional a c c o m m o d a tio n has b e en a rra n g e d . C o sts w ill be k e p t to a m in im u m a nd w ill d e­ p e n d o n th e final n u m b e rs . F u r t h e r d e ta ils will be c irc u la riz e d to the b ra n c h e s. T E N C O L O U R F U L B IR D S O N N E W E A S T E R ST A M P S T h e n e w series o f E a s te r S ta m p s, w h ic h th e N a tio n a l C o u n c il fo r th e C a re o f C rip p le s in S o u th A fric a w ill release d u rin g its E a s te r S ta m p F u n d c a m p a ig n next y e ar, d e p ic t te n d iffere n t S o u th A fric a n b ird s in full c o lo u r. T h e s e s trik in g sta m p s w ill u n d o u b te d ly h elp m a n y m o re p e o p le , p a rtic u la rly s c h o o lc h ild re n , to b e ­ c o m e b e tte r a c q u a in te d w ith this c o u n tr y ’s b ird w e alth by id en tify in g so m e o f th e m o s t b e a u tifu l specim ens. Sets o f th e new sta m p s, w h ic h w ill be sold a t only tw o cen ts p e r s ta m p , a re a v a ila b le in strip s o f 1 0 a n d in sh e e ts o f 50 o r 100 sta m p s . E v e ry s e t is su p p lie d to ­ g e th e r w ith in fo rm a tio n strip s c o n ta in in g in te re s tin g fa c ts a b o u t e a c h o f th e b ird s in th e series. T h e fo llo w in g b ird s a p p e a r on th e sta m p s: C rested b a rb e t, b la c k -s h o u ld e re d kite, b ish o p -b ird , m asked w eaver, C a p e glo ssy sta rlin g , lila c -b re a s te d ro lle r, b la c k ­ h e a d e d o rio le , g re a te r d o u b le -c o lla re d su n b ird . C a p e ro b in a n d th e A fric a n h o o p o o . S e v e ral o f the b ird s a re fa irly c o m m o n th r o u g h o u t th e c o u n try in g a rd e n s a n d u rb a n a re a s, b u t a few are fo u n d o n ly in c e rta in p a rts . A lth o u g h th e in fo rm a tio n a c c o m p a n y in g th e sta m p s in s trip fo rm h a s b een c ry p tic a lly c o m p ile d , th e d e sc rip ­ tio n o f e a c h b ir d ’s p e cu liaritie s, to g e th e r w ith th e c o l­ o u rfu l sta m p s, w ill s tim u la te th e in te re s t o f m o re p e ople in th e ty p e s o f b ird s e n c iju n te re d in th e ir g a rd e n d u rin g d iffere n t seasons. T h e new E a s te r S tam p s' w ill be re le ased e a rly in 1977, t h r o u g h o u t th e R e p u b lic a n d S o u th W e s t A fric a , fo r sale to th e g e n e ra l p u b lic in s u p p o rt o f th e E a s te r S ta m p F u n d . A lth o u g h th e c a m p a ig n w ill officially c o m m e n c e o n 1st M a rc h , 1977 sta m p s w ill be released b e fo re the tim e d u rin g F e b r u a ry in so m e a re a s b e ca u se o f local c irc u m stan c es. T h e c a m p a ig n is th e so le fu n d ra isin g e ffo rt o f th e N a tio n a l C o u n c il fo r th e C a re o f C rip p le s in S o u th A fric a . T h e o rg a n is e rs o f th e c a m p a ig n , a ll o v e r th e c o u n try , u rg e n tly n eed a ssista n c e w ith th e d is trib u tio n a n d sale o f E a s te r S ta m p s d u rin g th ese difficult tim es. T h e y w ill b e m o s t g ra te fu l to re a d e rs a n d o th e r in te re s te d s u p ­ p o rte rs fo r a n y h e lp received b e fo re o r d u rin g th e c a m ­ p aign. T h e a d d re ss e s a n d te le p h o n e n u m b e rs o f th e nine re g io n a l E a s te r S ta m p F u n d o rg a n is e rs a p p e a r on page 11 o f this issue. Y o u r s y m p a th e tic c o -o p e ra tio n is v ita l in h e lp in g c rip p le s o f a ll ages a n d ra c e s to h e lp th e m ­ selves. 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. )