Physiotherapy, A u g u s t 1986, vo142 no 3 101 S w im m in g for th e D isa b le d A s s o c ia tio n o f S w im m in g T h e r a p y L o n d o n : A d a m a n d C h a r le s B la c k , £ 4 ,9 5 D a a r is ’n d u id e lik e in h o u d in g s o p g a w e e n lys v a n f o to s , w a t b a ie v o lle d ig is. D ie b o e k is g e s k r y f d e u r d ie A s s o c ia tio n o f S w im m in g T h e r a p y e n d ie H a lliw ic k m e t o d e w o r d b e sk ry f. D ie s w e m m e to d e is o m g e s tr e m d e p e r s o n e v e r tr o u d m e t w a te r te m a a k e n o m g e n o t u it d ie w a t e r te p u t. D ie k le m is o p d e e ln a m e — g e s tr e m d e s k a n se lf in s tr u k te u r s w o rd v a n d ie m e to d e . D ie h o o f s tu k in d e i in g is p r a k ti e s e n g e o r d e n v a n a f e e n v o u d ig e reels s o o s h a n te r in g e n v e ilig h e id , n a m e t in g v a n v o r d e r in g , h o e g e v o r d e r m o e t w o r d en u ite in d e lik h o e ’n k lu b a d m in i- s tr e e r m o e t w o r d , a s o o k d ie o r g a n is e r in g v a n h e lp e rs e n g a la o rg a n is e r in g . D ie in lig tin g is d u id e lik u ite e n g e s it m e t p r a k tie s e w e n k e , g o e d to e g e lig m e t s k e ts e o f f o to s . D ie s ta p v ir s t a p v o r d e r i n g is d u i d e li k b e s k r y f in h o o f s t u k k e 4 t o t 7 e n d ie g e w o n e H a lliw ic k m e to d e w o r d b e s k ry w e (d ie g e w o o n d r a a k a a n w a te r , v e rs k il- le n d e s ta s ie s e n d r y f k r a g ) . D ie b a s ie s e m e to d e s o m te lee r sw em , w o r d in h o o f s tu k 7 b e s p re e k , m e t h o o f s tu k k e 7 en 8 o o k b e s k r y w e n d t e n o p s ig te v a n d ie fisie se a s p e k te v a n w a te r . H o o f s t u k 9 h e t te d o e n m e t d ie g e s tre m d h e d e e n h o e h u lle o p w a te r re a g e e r. B y k o m e n d e in lig tin g te n o p s ig te v a n s p e le tjie s e n s p e s ia le o e fe n in g e w o r d in h o o f s t u k k e 11 b e s p re e k . H ie r d ie te g n ie k e w o rd o o k a a n g e w e n d o m d ie g e s tr e m d e te le e r sw em . A lh o e w e l d a a r n ik s o p w in d e n d n u u t in d ie b o e k b e s p re e k w o r d n ie, is d ie ’n g o e ie h a n d b o e k o m te g e b r u ik te n o p s ig te v a n sw e m v ir g e s tre m d e s . A a n g e s ie n d ie i n h o u d v ir d ie a lg e m e n e p u b l ie k g e s k r y f is, w o r d b a ie b a sie s e k e n n is v e rs k a f. D it is e g te r h e e lte m a l g e sk ik v ir g e b r u ik d e u r p r o f e s s io n e le p e r s o n e a s o o k s tu d e n te e n k a n d a a r o m a a n b e v e e l w o r d . I n g rid M a r r e n S p o r ts In juries T heir P r e v e n tio n and T reatm en t D r . L a rs P e t e r s o n a n d D r . P e r R e n s t r o m F i r s t e d it io n 19 83. E n g lis h e d itio n in S o u t h A f r ic a by J u t a & C o . L td ., P .O . B o x 123, K e n w y n , 7790 T h e a u t h o r s o f th is b o o k a re tw o le a d in g S w e d is h o r t h o p a e d i c s u rg e o n s , b o t h e x p e r t a n d w id e ly e x p e r i­ e n c e d in t r e a ti n g s p o r ts in ju rie s . T o g e t h e r th e y h a v e c o m p il e d a n e x tr e m e ly in te r e s tin g , w e ll p r e s e n t e d a n d b e a u tifu lly illu s tr a te d b o o k o n th e s u b je c t. T h e in f o r m a ­ t io n is a im e d a t a n y - a n d e v e r y o n e c o n c e r n e d w ith s p o r t s in ju r ie s a n d th e r e is a u s e fu l g lo s s a r y a t th e b a c k f o r t h o s e n o t f a m i l i a r w ith s o m e o f th e m e d ic a l te rm s u s e d . T h e b o o k c o v e rs e v e r y th in g f r o m th e g e n e r a l p r i n ­ c ip le s , a c u te t r e a t m e n t, th e b i o m e c h a n ic s o f s p o r ts in ju r ie s a n d p re v e n tiv e m e a s u r e s f o r in ju rie s in sp e c ific a r e a s . T h e r e is a ls o a n i n te r e s t i n g s e c tio n o n c h il d r e n a n d a d o le s c e n t s w h ic h p o i n t s o u t th e ris k s o f o v e r ­ tr a i n i n g th e i m m a tu r e b o d y . O n th e w h o le th e e m p h a s is is o n u n d e r s t a n d i n g in ju r ie s , p r e v e n t in g th e m a n d r e t u r n i n g th e i n ju r e d p a r t i c i p a n t to h is o r h e r s p o r t sa fe ly a n d q u ic k ly . T h e la s t c h a p t e r o n t r a in in g d if f e r e n t p a r ts o f th e b o d y g iv e s s o m e v e ry s im p le b u t e ffe c tiv e e x e rc is e s f o r r e tr a i n i n g n o t o n ly s t r e n g t h b u t a ls o c o ­ o r d i n a t i o n . S o m e p a r t s o f th is b o o k m a y b e c o n tr o v e r s i a l b u t 1 feel it is d e fin ite ly a w o r th w h il e a c q u is itio n f o r a n y o n e in te r e s te d in s p o r t s in ju rie s . R o b y n T h y sse OBITUARY DOREEN TREDREA 3 1 .0 6 .1 8 9 8 — 10.05.1986 D o r e e n T r e d r e a , b o r n in K im b e r le y a t th e e n d o f th e la s t c e n t u r y — t r a i n e d a t th e W e s tm in s te r H o s p ita l, L o n d o n , c a m e b a c k to w o r k in K i m b e r le y in 1934 a f te r a s h o r t sp e ll a t A d d in g to n H o s p ita l. S h e g a v e lo y a l s e rv ic e u n t il 1953.07.31 w h e n s h e re tir e d . 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