September, 1966 P H Y S I O T H E R A P Y Page 9 Joh a n n e sb u rg a n d o n e h u n d re d a n d sixty fro m P re to ria , a n d the sixty m iles o f d irt r o a d has so im p ro v e d in th e last tw o years th a t o n e c a n g e t to P re to ria in th re e h o u rs. T h e re is a com m unal c a r b elo n g in g to th e S iste rs’ H o u s e w hich several o f us sh a re, w h ich m e a n s th a t we c a n ta k e it fo r w eek en d s or on leave. W e a re allo w e d to a c c u m u la te p u b lic h o lid a y s and fo r a n o c ca sio n al lo n g w e ek e n d it is p o ssib le to re a c h a num ber o f p laces fro m h e re like K r u g e r P a rk , L o s k o p D a m , Swaziland, o r L o u re n c o M a rq u e s . T h e re is a lib ra ry here that gets re p le n is h e d re g u la rly , several o f u s h a v e re c o rd players, th e re is a ten n is c o u rt, a n d scope fo r v a rio u s h o b b ie s ; photography, p lay -re ad in g s, S c o ttish d a n c in g a n d so o n . As you can im agine, it is a q u e stio n o f m a k in g y o u r o w n e n te r­ tainm ent, as th e re is n o c h a n c e o f g o in g ro u n d th e c o rn e r to the b ioscope! T h e n e a re st o n e is sixty m iles a w ay. T h e nurses d o so m e tim es have a film in th e ir R e c re a tio n H a ll, but it is u su a lly e a s ie r seen th a n h e a rd , a n d y o u m a y be c alled upon to w o rk th e p ro je c to r a n y w ay , a s th e re a re a m u ltitu d e of little ploys o f th is n a tu re th a t seem to n e ed d o in g ! A ll in all, the life h e re is n o t n e a rly so iso la te d as o n e m ig h t e xpect, and fo r so m e o n e w h o has h a d a c e rta in a m o u n t o f exp erien c e the post o f p h y sio th e ra p ist is a n in te re s tin g o n e , a n d y ou certainly see a v ery different side to A fric a n life. B O O K R E V I E W T HE P E R IP H E R A L N E R V O U S S Y S T E M . J. P . S chade. Publishers: E lsevier. 1966. p .p . 2 30; Illu s. 84; C h a rts 3. Price: R 7.20. This b o o k is d iv id e d in to f o u r se c tio n s, ex clu d in g a bibliography a n d index. T he in tro d u c to ry c h a p te r gives a b rie f b u t co m p re h en siv e discussion o f re c e n t d e v elo p m en ts in th e s tru c tu re o f a nerve cell, in c lu d in g e le c tro n m ic ro sc o p ic se c tio n s o f n erve tissue. Section tw o o n th e s p in a l nerves. T h e d e sc rip tio n o f th e nerve plexi is to o gen era lise d a n d la c k in g in d e ta il o n th e courses and re la tio n s fo r p h y sio th e ra p ists. T h e d ia g ra m s a re excellent, except th a t th ese c o u ld h a v e o c cu p ied a w h o le page, to a d v an tag e , in ste a d o f leaving la rg e b la n k a rea s. The clinical a p p lic a tio n a n d a p p lie d a n a to m y is g o o d . A n extremely s h o rt c h a p te r o n th e sp in a l a u to m o n ic system concludes this section. Section th ree o n th e c ra n ia l n e rv es is e x cellent, w ith clinical application a n d a p p lie d a n a to m y fo r e ach nerve. T h is se c tio n includes a s h o rt co n cise c h a p te r o n th e c ra n ia l a u to n o m ic system. T h e d ia g ra m s a re excellent. Section fo u r, th e c o m p e n d iu m , is a m o s t u seful se ction having diagram s o n th e se g m en tal d is trib u tio n o f the- sp in a l nerves, follow ed b y c h a rts sh o w in g th e se g m en tal m o to r innervation o f th e tru n k a n d lim b s. T h is, in tu r n , is fo llo w ed by diagram s sho w in g th e p o ssib le m o to r p o in ts o f th e b o d y , for electrical stim u la tio n , in c lu d in g p o in ts w h e re n e rv es a re most superficial. T h ese la tte r d ia g ra m s w o u ld h a v e b een much im proved by th e in clu sio n o f b o n y la n d m a rk s . T h e paragraph o n th e a sc e n d in g a n d d e sc en d in g sp in a l p a th w a y s is clear, concise a n d extre m e ly well illu stra te d . T h e final p a r t of the com p e n d iu m gives th e a tta c h m e n ts , n e rv e a n d seg­ mental supply, a c tio n , a n d w h e re a p p lic a b le , h o w to test th e function o f m uscles o f th e b o d y , these a re a rra n g e d in alphabetical o rd e r fo r easy reference. D e ta il is a g a in lac k in g in this p a r t a n d th e re a re a n u m b e r o f o m issio n s o f e ith e r attachm ents o r a ctio n s. The b ib liography is extre m e ly sh o rt, w h e rea s th e in d ex to subject m atter is very g o o d a n d c ro ss refe re n ce d . W ith the b o o k a re th re e c h a rts , o n e fo r e ac h m a in se c tio n o f the book. Plate I. The diagram s, o f th e d is trib u tio n o f th e p e rip h e ra l nerv es showing b o th m o to r a n d se n so ry su p p ly is well illu stra te d , b u t I fo u n d th e n u m b e rs a little c o n fu sin g initially . T h e d ia g ra m o f th e sp in a l c o rd a n d sp in a l n e rv es is v ery g o o d . P la te I I . T h e d ia g ra m s sh o w in g th e f o rm a tio n a n d d is trib u tio n o f th e c ra n ia l n e rv es is b e a u tifu lly illu stra te d . T h e b a se o f th e skull a n d b a se o f th e b r a in sh o w in g th e c ra n ia l nerv es is c ro ss re fe re n c e d to sh o w w h e re th e n e rv es leave th e skull. P la te I I I . S h o w s th e a sc e n d in g a n d d e sc en d in g tra c ts o f th e sp in a l c o rd , in c o lo u r, a t e a c h level fro m sa c ru m to cervical, a lso th e in te g ra tio n a n d in te rse g m e n ta l c o n n e c tio n s, a s well as th e p e rip h e ra l te rm in a tio n . A g a in th e d ia g ra m s a re excellent. E a c h o f th ese c h a rts c a n a lso b e u se d as tea c h in g a id s a n d w all c h a rts. T h e la y o u t o f th e b o o k is u n u s u a l in th a t th e tex t is c o n ­ fined to th e left h a n d p a g e s a n d th e re la tiv e d ia g ra m s a re on th e r ig h t h a n d pages. L ik e all “ a id s ” it h a s its s h o rtc o m in g s, b u t a s a b o o k fo r re v isio n o r q u ic k re fe re n ce it is extre m e ly g o o d , th e d ia g ra m s a n d p la te s a re su p e rb . I t is in te n d e d fo r u se by p e rso n s hav in g a k n o w le d g e o f th e s ta n d a r d te x t b o o k s o n th e su bjects c o v ere d b y th is b o o k . T h e re a re o m issio n s, fo r ex am p le, such a s o n ly th e b o n y in se rtio n o f g lu te u s m a x im u m s is given, th e re is a c h a n g e o f c o lo u r sch em e o n F ig . 75, these s h o u ld b e o b v io u s to re a d e rs, e x ce p t p o ssib ly stu d e n ts. 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