SEPTEMBER 1981 P H Y S I O T H E R A P Y 83 P H Y S IO T H E R A P IS T IN P E R T H T o re n t o r b u y ro o m s in ra p id ly e x p a n d in g a rea a d jo in in g sh o p p in g c e n tre a n d s p o rtin g c o m p le x . P h o n e ( Oi l ) 7 8 8 -4 0 4 6 a n y tim e o r w rite to 16 S te w a rts W ay, N o r a n d a , P e rth 6 0 6 2 , W e s te rn A u s tra lia . P R A C T IC E F O R SA LE P h y s i o t h e r a p i s t le a v in g P ie te rm a ritz b u rg . E s ta b ­ lished p ra c tic e in M e d ic a l C e n tre to b e ta k e n o v e r. N o goodw ill, o n ly leases to be tra n s fe rre d . T e le p h o n e (0331) 5-6516 a.m . E Q U IP M E N T W A N T E D A ny se c o n d -h a n d e q u ip m e n t fo r p riv a te p ra c tic e w anted. P h o n e (0231) 9-1485. D A Y H O S P IT A L S O R G A N IS A T IO N P R IN C IP A L P H Y S IO T H E R A P IS T Salary: T h e m in im u m c o m m e n c in g sa la ry is R 9 4 50 per a n n u m . Q u a lifications: R e g is tra tio n w ith th e S.A . M e d ica l and D ental C o u n c il. S E N IO R P H Y S IO T H E R A P IS T Salary: T h e m in im u m c o m m e n c in g sa la ry is R 7 020 per a n n u m . Q u a lifications: R e g is tra tio n w ith th e S.A . M e d ica l and D e n ta l C o u n c il. ♦ P H Y S IO T H E R A P IS T Salary: T h e m in im u m c o m m e n c in g sa la ry is R 5 4 30 per a n n u m . Q ualifications: R e g is tra tio n w ith th e S.A . M e d ica l and D e n ta l C o u n c il. N.B. a A p p lic a tio n s (in d u p lic a te ) on th e p re s c rib e d fo rm (Staff 23) s h o u ld be su b m itte d to th e M e d ica l S u p e rin te n d e n t o f th e h o s p ita l c o n c e rn e d . ■, U nless o th e rw ise s ta te d a p p lic a tio n s (in d u p lic a te ) on Jhe p re scrib e d fo rm (Staff 23) sh o u ld be s u b m itte d to the D ire c to r o f H o s p ita l S ervices, P .O . B ox 2 060, C a p e T ow n 8000. P H Y SIO T H E R A P Y P R A C T IC E TO L E T OR SEL L Sm all flo u rish in g p ra c tic e in C la re m o n t. A v a ila b le soonest. T erm s n e g o tia b le . M a itla n d tra in e d p h y s io th e ra ­ pists p re fe rre d , b u t n o t e sse n tia l. W rite o r c o n ta c t M rs. A ndrew , R o o m 4, M e d ic a l C e n tre , C la r e m o n t 7700. Tel. (021) 61-6602. S IE K E F O N D S V A N D I E S U ID -A F R IK A A N S E SP O O R WEE E N H A W E N S A A N S T E L L IN G V A N G E S A L A R IE E R D E F IS IO T E R A P E U T : W IN D H O E K A a n s o e k e v a n g e k w alifisee rd e fis io te ra p e u te w o rd in g ew ag v ir a a n s te llin g in d ie v o lg e n d e b e tre k k in g tee n d ie s a la ris so o s a a n g e to o n en m e t d ie reg o m p riv a a t te p ra k tise e r: W IN D H O E K : S a la ris v ir d ie k w a rta a l w a t o p 30 J u n ie 1981 g e e in d ig h e t — R 2 0 2 4 ,8 2 p e r ja a r . D ie sa la ris sal k w a rta a llik s gew ysig w o rd in o o re e n - s te m m in g m e t d ie g e ta l lede w o o n a g tig in W in d h o e k . D ie a a n s te llin g w a t k ra g te n s d ie re g u la sie s v a n d ie S ie k e fo n d s g e sk ied , k a n na v ie r m a a n d e sk rifte lik e ken- n is d e u r e e n v a n b e id e p a rty e b e e in d ig w o rd o o re e n - k o m stig d ie o o re e n k o m s w a t a a n g e g a a n w ord. A p p lik a n te m o e t d ie v o lg e n d e b e s o n d e rh e d e v e rstre k : V o ile n a m e , d a tu m v a n g e b o o rte , p le k e n la n d v an g e b o o rte , h u w e lik s ta a t, o f tw e e ta lig , o f S u id -A frik a a n s e B u rg e r, S ta a ts b e tre k k in g s w at b e k le e w o rd , kw a lifik asies en o n d e rv in d in g (w a a r en w a n n e e r o p g e d o e n ). V o ile b e s o n d e rh e d e in v e rb a n d m e t d ie a a n s te llin g k a n v e rk ry w o rd v a n , en a a n s o e k e m o e t g e rig w ord a a n d ie D is trik s e k re ta ris , S u id w e s-A frik a D is trik s ie k e fo n d s - ra a d , P o s b u s 322, W in d h o e k . W e rw in g d e u r o f te n b e h o e w e v a n e n ig e a p p lik a n t stel so ’n a p p lik a n t b lo o t a a n d isk w a lifik a sie. S lu itin g s d a tu m v ir a a n s o e k e : 16h00 op 16 Oktober 1981. L IF T IN G P A T IE N T S — P H Y S IO T H E R A P Y T h is b o o k le t, w ith e n la rg e d c le a r p h o ti g ra p h s, a v a il­ a b le a t £1 p e r c opy p o st fre e s u rfa c e n a il; 10% d is ­ c o u n t on o rd e rs o f 25 o r o v e r a n d 15% o n o rd e rs o f 100 o r o v e r. W rite to: T h e C h a r te r e d S o c iety o f P h y s io ­ th e ra p y , 14 B e d fo rd R ow , L o n d o n W C 1 R 4 E D . A P P A R A T U S F O R SA L E O p e n to r e a s o n a b le offers: S h ortw ave D iath erm y w ith c a b le & C o n d e n s e r e le c ­ tro d e s on tro lle y . R1 600 (new R3 804). O ld b u t p e r ­ fect. M icrow ave w ith a cc esso ries. L ik e new . R1 0 00 (N ew R 2 640). Tru-Trac M ach in e, s ta n d a n d c o u ch . S u ita b le fo r any k in d o f p o s itio n o r tra c tio n . In d a ily use. R1 300 (N ew R 2 360). Standard treatm ent couch R 59 (N ew R 85). W ax Therabath R 128 (N ew R 147,50). P h o n e (021) 59-3681 office h o u rs. BOOK REVIEWS Bromley, I. (1981). T etrap legia and paraplegia. A guide for ph ysiotherap ists. 2 n d e d itio n . C h u rc h ill L ivingstone. L o n d o n . ‘ Il0s® P ersons f a m ilia r w ith th e o rig in a l e d itio n of nis book will be p le a se d to see th is new e d itio n w ith pdated tex t a n d e x tra m a te ria l. T h e c h a rts in d ic a tin g unctional c o n tro l a n d th e in fo rm a tio n o n fa c to rs in ­ flu en c in g r e s to ra tio n o f in d e p e n d e n c e a re w e lc o m e a d d i­ tions. T h e p u rp o s e o f th e b o o k , as set o u t in th e i n tr o ­ d u c tio n , is to give g u id e lin e s to p h y s io th e ra p is ts w ho tre a t p a tie n ts w ith sp in a l lesio n s a n d th is is a c h ie v e d . A s a p ra c tic a l g u id e it is e sse n tia lly u se fu l fo r s tu d e n t p h y s io th e ra p is ts , as it is sy s te m a tic a lly p re s e n te d a n d illu s tra te d w ith e x c e lle n t c h a rts, d ia g ra m s a n d p ic tu re s . H . P. M a re e 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. ) 84 F I S I O T E R A P I E SEPTEMBER 1981 W enham , A . (1 9 8 0 ). L end Baby a H and , an illustra­ ted guide to early posture care. W m . H e in e m a n n . L o n d o n . P p . 127. Illu s. S o ft cover. T h e a u th o r s ta te s spe c ifica lly th a t th e p u rp o s e o f th e boo k is to p ro m o te e x erc ises fo r h e a lth y b a b ie s o n ly , w ith th e a im o f e ith e r p re v e n tin g c o m m o n p o s tu ra l f a u lts o r c o u n te ra c tin g p o o r p o s tu ra l te n d e n c ie s. T r e a t­ m e n t o f o r th o p a e d ic , n e u ro lo g ic a l o r m e d ic a l c o n d itio n s is e x c lu d e d . A lth o u g h so m e o f th e u n d e rly in g th e o ry m ay be q u e rie d , n o e xcessive c la im s a re m a d e a n d th e a u th o r e x p resses th e w ish th a t th e b o o k m a y s tim u la te r e s e a rc h in to th e e ffe c tiv e n ess o f b a b y e xercises. T h e g u id e lin e s fo r p a re n ts in clu d e p re c a u tio n a r y m e a ­ su re s a n d stre ss c h e c k in g w ith th e fa m ily d o c to r b e fo re s ta rtin g a n e x erc ise p ro g ra m m e . T h e d e v e lo p m e n ta l c h a r t a lso in c lu d e s a c a u tio n a ry n o te re g a rd in g in te r ­ p re ta tio n . T h e te s t is c le a r a n d th e ex erc ises th e m se lv e s are b e a u tifu lly illu s tra te d by m e a n s o f p h o to g ra p h s a n d su p p le m e n ta ry d ia g ra m s . T h e se c tio n o n th e b a sic e x e r­ cises is fo llo w ed by a c h a p te r on o r th o p a e d ia tr ic e q u ip ­ m e n t, m a n y ite m s of w hich will be fa m ilia r to S o u th A fric a n p h y s io th e ra p is ts . T h e final se c tio n discusses f o u r c o m m o n p o s tu ra l f a u lts o f tru n k a n d fe e t a n d lists th e ex erc ises a n d e q u ip m e n t m o s t s u ite d to d e a lin g w ith th em . T h e boo k is in te n d e d fo r p a re n ts o f n o rm a l b a b ie s a n d s h o u ld fulfil its a im s a d m ira b ly . T h e ra p is ts will find so m e u se fu l id ea s in it. T h e re is n o b ib lio g ra p h y a n d it is a p ity th a t m is ta k e s h a v e b e e n m a d e in th e sp e llin g o f p r o p e r n a m e s in th e a c k n o w le d g e m e n ts . S. H . I rw in -C a rru th e rs Bauer, J. J. (1972). R iding for R eh ab ilitation , a guide for handicapped riders and their instructors. C a n a ­ d ia n S ta g e a n d A rts P u b lic a tio n s L td , P p . 217. U lus. S o ft c o v er. A v a ila b le fro m C a n R id e , 209 D e lo ra in e A ve., T o ro n to , O n ta rio , C a n a d a , M S M 2B2. P ric e (C an) $14,75 incl. p o sta g e. T h is is n o t a r e c e n t b o o k a n d so m e o f th e p h o to ­ g ra p h s a re n o t o f v ery goo d q u a lity . T h e b o o k is in tw o p a rts . P a r t I tells o f th e a u th o r ’s o w n stru g g le w ith d isa b ility a n d re tu rn to rid in g a n d it is o n ly in P a r t II t h a t th e g u id e b e g in s. T h e a u th o r h a s v isite d rid in g sc h o o ls fo r th e d isa b le d in m a n y E u ro p e a n c o u n trie s a n d has u tiliz e d g o o d id ea s fro m e ac h . T h e g u id e its e lf c o v ers se le c tio n a n d sc h o o lin g o f h o rse s fo r use w ith d isa b le d rid e rs , a d a p te d e q u ip m e n t, m o u n tin g a n d d is m o u n tin g , ex erc ises a n d rid in g in s tru c ­ tio n , a n d d iscu sses a d a p ta tio n o f m e th o d s fo r specific d isa b ilitie s, p rim a rily a d u lt h e m ip le g ia . P h o to g ra p h s a re used to illu s tra te m e th o d s a n d a p p a r a tu s ; so m e o f th is a p p a r a tu s is n o t a v a ila b le in th is c o u n try . O n ly a very sm a ll se c tio n a t th e e n d o f th e b o o k is d e v o te d to c h ild re n a n d little specific g u id a n c e is g iven in th is se c ­ tio n . S. H . I r w in -C a rru th e rs Shepherd, R . B. (1980). P h ysioth erap y in P aed iatrics. S econd E d . W m . H e in e m a n n . L o n d o n . P p . 542. Illus. H a r d c o v er. £ 10,95. T h is b o o k c o v ers d e v e lo p m e n ta l a n d n e u ro lo g ic a l d iso rd e rs, c o n g e n ita l a b n o rm a litie s , d iso rd e rs o f b ones, jo in ts, m u sc le s a n d sk in a n d d iso rd e rs in v o lv in g the re s p ira to ry tra c t. M a n y a sp e c ts o f p a e d ia tric p h y s io ­ th e ra p y re m a in o m itte d , b u t in h e r p re fa c e to th is new e d itio n th e a u th o r s ta te s t h a t it is h e r in te n tio n to give th e s tu d e n t a n a p p ro a c h to p ro b le m -so lv in g w hich will e q u ip h e r to d eal w ith a n y c lin ica l s itu a tio n . T h a t being so, it is a p ity th a t, w ith few e x c e p tio n s, d e ta ils of e v a lu a tio n a n d id e n tific a tio n of p ro b le m s a re n o t given! As b e fo re , th e m a in e m p h a sis o f th e boo k is on c e re b ra l palsy. N e w se c tio n s o n th e d e v e lo p m e n ta l^ d e la y e d o r a t-ris k in fa n t, th e b lin d in f a n t a n d m inim al b ra in d y s fu n c tio n h a v e b een a d d e d to th e original c h a p te rs o n c e re b ra l p alsy a n d m e n ta l re ta r d a tio n and w ith a p p e n d ic e s on n o rm a l p o s tu ra l a n d d e v elo p m en tal r e a c tio n s a n d a sse ssm e n t, th e b o o k no w gives c o m p re ­ h e n siv e c o v era g e o f th e w h o le ra n g e o f c e re b ra l d is­ o rd e rs m o st f re q u e n tly e n c o u n te re d by th e p h y s io th e ra ­ p ist. S o u th A fric a n p h y s io th e ra p is ts w ill w ish th a t m ore sp a c e h a d b e e n d e v o te d to h e a d in ju rie s a n d the se q u e ­ lae o f m en in g itis. S p in a bifida, ta lip e s , c o n g e n ita l d is lo c a tio n o f th e hips a n d lim b d e fic ie n c ie s d o m in a te th e se c tio n on congenital a b n o rm a litie s a n d th e s e c o n d itio n s a re w ell covered. In se c tio n IV m u s c u la r to rtic o llis is d isc u sse d com* p re h e n siv e ly a n d th e c h a p te r o n m u s c u la r d y stro p h y h a f b e e n e n la rg e d slig h tly . T h e c h a p te r o n in fla m m a to ry d is o rd e rs re m a in s d isa p p o in tin g , p a rtic u la rly as regards a sse ss m e n t a n d p a rtic u la rly in relaition to h a em o p h ilia. T h e m o st im p o r ta n t a d d itio n in th is s e c tio n is th e c h a p ­ te r o n th e b u r n t c hild. A s b e fo re , s e c tio n V o n r e s p ira to ry d iso rd e rs gives go o d v a lu e re g a rd in g b o th a sse ss m e n t a n d tre a tm e n t, a n d a s h o r t s e c tio n on c a rd ia c su rg e ry h a s b e en added. M o s t o f th e e rro rs m e n tio n e d in th e re v ie w o f the re v ie w o f th e first e d itio n (S. A fr. J. P h y s io th e r., 32, 2, 19) h a v e b e en e r a d ic a te d . A n irrita tin g f e a tu r e o f the co p y re ce iv e d w as th e la rg e n u m b e r o f u n c u t pages. O n e o f th e b e st fe a tu re s o f th is b o o k is th e re ally com ­ p re h e n s iv e b ib lio g ra p h y w h ic h , as m e n tio n e d before, sh o u ld s tim u la te th e s tu d e n t to f u r t h e r stu d y in h e r own fields o f in te re s t. S. H . Irw in -C a rru th e rs S a m o , M . T. and H o o k , O. (1980) (editors). Aphasia — an assessm ent and treatm ent. A lm q v isl a n d W ik- sell I n te r n a tio n a l. P p . 234. H a r d c o v er. T h is is a c o lle c tio n of p a p e rs p re s e n te d a t th e I n te r ­ n a tio n a l sy m p o siu m o n A p h a s ia in S w ed e n in 1977. T h e first p a r t o f th e b o o k c o n ta in s m a te ria l p resented a t a tw o -d a y te a c h in g s e m in a r a n d c o v e rs research, a sse ss m e n t a n d r e h a b ilita tio n . It c o n ta in s m u ch of in te re s t to p h y s io th e ra p is ts w h o a re c o n c e rn e d w id f s tro k e p a tie n ts . P a r t I I o f th e b o o k c o n ta in s se le c te d p a p e rs fro m the e n su in g tw o -d a y se ssio n o f sp e c ia l c o m m itte e s of the W o rld F e d e r a tio n o f N e u ro lo g y , c o n c e rn e d w ith aphasia a n d n e u ro lo g ic r e h a b ilita tio n . T h e s e v a ry in th e ir rele­ v a n c e fo r p h y s io th e ra p is ts , so m e b e in g v e ry technical, b u t th e re a re p a p e rs o n la n g u a g e re c o v e ry , fa m ily tre a t­ m e n t, th e ra p y p ro g ra m m e s , a p h a s ia a sso c ia te d w ith head in ju rie s , la te ra liz a tio n o f sp e e c h a n d sin g in g , psychiatric p ro b le m s in a p h a s ia a n d c o m m u n ic a tio n a id s w h ich not o nly p ro v id e v a lu a b le b a c k g ro u n d in fo r m a tio n b u t also so m e p ra c tic a l h in ts re g a rd in g th e h a n d lin g o f aphasic p a tie n ts . N o t a b o o k w hich m o st p h y s io th e ra p is ts w o uld wish to ow n th e m se lv e s, b u t o n e well w o rth h a v in g access to in a m ed ic al sc h o o l lib ra ry . S. H . Irw in -C a rru th e rs 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. )