Page 12 P H Y S I O T H E R A P Y March, 1965 B O O K R EV IEW S R E H A B IL IT A T IO N M E D IC IN E . By H ow ard A. Rusk, M .D ., Professor and C hairm an o f Physical Medicine and R ehab ilitation, New Y o rk University—Bellvue Medical Center, New Y ork, 2nd E dition, Publishers: Mosby. This new edition o f K rusen’s boo k furnishes an impressive presentation o f basic rehabilitation principles an d procedures correlated with their clinical application. C om prehensive in scope, it is a well balanced blend o f theoretical and clinical inform ation.It serves as a guide through the complexities ot rehabilita­ tion an d contains accurate, up-to-date descriptions o f the curren t concepts and practice em ployed at the renowned D epartm ent o f Physical Medicine an d R ehabilitation at the New Y ork U n i v e r s i t y — Bellvue M edical C enter in New Y o rk City. It discusses the philosophy an d need for re­ habilitation an d the principles o f therapeutic exercise and muscle re-education. It deals with specific problem s such as m etabolic diseases, neurological disorders, cancer, pul­ m onary problem s, musculosceletal problem s, paraplegia or quadriplegia. Its discussions o f the rehabilitation problem s of children and geriatric patients are am ong the most defini­ tive in print an d incorp o rate the medical, social, vocational and physiological aspects.Obtainable from Medical D istributors, P.O. Box 3378, Johan nesburg a t a cost o f R13.25. C O N C E P T S IN R EH A B ILIT A T IO N O F T H E H A N D I­ C A PPE D . By D r. K rusen. Published by Saunders. H ere is a brief unique new boo k w ritten by one o f the leading Specialists in the field o f Physical M edicine and R ehabilitation which should be o f interest to all Physio­ therapists. It describes the challenge o f rehabilitation and today’s response. I t explains the developm ent of the re­ habilitation team , o f m odern practice, an d o f research. T he au th o r also outlines the unsolved problem s, touching on both im m ediate and long-range needs. Trends now developing in rehabilitation o f the handicapped are described, an d a final chapter recom m ends the broad actions which should be taken prom ptly— to help the disabled patient.Physiotherapists will find in this bo o k m uch helptul inform ation on m anaging their chronically ill an d seriously disabled patients.D r. K rusen’s explanation o f the need for increased co­ operation an d understanding between physiotherapist, surgeon, psychiatrist, the social worker, and the occupational therapist indicates what comprehensive rehabilitation o f a handicapped p atient can really mean and accomplish. T he book is obtainable from M edical D istributors, P.O. B ox 3378, Johannesburg, at a cost o f R0.85. VERTEBRAL M A N IPU L A T IO N . By G . D . M aitland, A .U .A . Published by B utterw orth & Co. L td., 1964. 146 pages. Price R3.75, plus 15 cents delivery charge. B utterw orth & Co. (South Africa) L td., 33-35 Beach Grove, D u rb an , N atal. P.O. Box 792, D u rb an. P hone 23867 an d 62094.M r. M aitland, who is a m em ber of the C hartered Society o f Physiotherapy an d o f the A ustralian Physiotherapy Association, has m ade a thorough study o f the techniques o f spinal m anipulation. H e was influenced in this thinking by M ennell, Cyriax an d S toddard, b u t has retained his own sound, objective an d individual approach. H e favours the more gentle type o f oscillating movement done at the limit o f the range, as advocated by D r. Mennell, particularly as a basis for teaching physiotherapy students an d as a starting technique in clinical practice. H e prefers to call them techni­ ques o f “ m obilization” rath e r than “ m anipulation” as he considers the latter to be a m ore forceful, less localized m anoeuvre. In doing so, he supports the welcome recent trend am ong physiotherapists to regard m anipulation as a form o f passive movement, carried out with equal gentle­ ness, safety, knowledge and co ntrol to those passive m ove­ m ents th a t have been used by physiotherapists for several decades. H e also discusses the place o f tractio n an d m ani­ pulative techniques in the clinical field. H e states that physiotherapists treat only cases referred for m anipulation by a medical practitioner w ho has exam ­ ined the patient and diagnosed the disorder as suitable. The techniques selected by the phy siotherapist are based upon signs and symptoms, and a reassessment o f these is made after each procedure. The m anoeuvres are carried out w ithout discom fort to the patient, gently at first; only after a thorough assessment, trial m anoeuvre and reassessment calls for a more forceful m anipulation is this attem pted. By using this approach, he renders m anipulation as safe as massage, and in fact safer th an some exercises used as a routine in all physiotherapy departm ents. T o quote from the preface: “ The text has been planned to lead the reader in logical sequence from the exam ination of the different inter-vertebral levels, to the techniques of m obilization applicable in each case. The way is then pre- pred for the further development into the m ore forceful manipulative procedures and their application. G uiding principles o f treatm ent follow, an d are then applied to specific case histories in the final ch apter.” The diagrams, and also the tables which illustrate the prim ary uses of the techniques an d the sequence o f selection are useful. A comprehensive index concludes a book which must surely be welcomed by all physiotherapists interested in the field o f vertebral m anipulation. It is the first textbook on the subject written by a physiotherapist. M r. M aitland is a part-tim e tu to r in physiotherapy a t the University o f Adelaide, Australia. H e has always been very aw are o f the problems of teaching vertebral m anipulations. Teachers of physiotherapy should therefore welcome this reference book, particularly as the new, revised syllabus o f training for the Chartered Society o f Physiotherapy, and the proposed revised syllabus for the N ational D ip lom a in Physiotherapy in South Africa bo th include m anipulative techniques. B.W.BOOKS R EC EIV ED T H E A .B .C .’s O F A T H L E T IC IN JU R IE S A N D C O N ­ D IT IO N IN G . By Alfred B arnett F erguson Jr. and Jay Bender. Published by The W illiams an d W ilkins C om pany, B altim ore 2, M aryland, U .S.A., 1964. Price $9.25. Review to follow on above publication. Vacancies U N IT E D CEREBRAL PA L SY A S S O C IA T IO N O F S O U T H A FRICA C LIN IC IN KLERK SD O RP, W . TRANSVAAL Physiotherpist required. Fu ll particulars write to: The Secretary, P.O. Box 1097, K lerk sdorp, W estern Transvaal. Phone 2-5102. ST. GILES R EH A B ILIT A T IO N C EN TR E , SALISBURY, R H O D E S IA Physiotherapist required at St. Giles R ehabilitation C entre, Salisbury, Rhodesia. Experience in C erebral Palsy essential. Salary according to experience. W rite P.O . Box A 224, A vondale, Salisbury, Rhodesia. P H Y S IO T H E R A P IS T Applications are invited fo r the post o f p art-tim e phy sio­ therapist at the Gold Fields E ast N ative H ospital, D u n n o tta r. Apply to : — The Senior M edical Officer, P.O . Box 14, D unnottar, T elephone 734-2135. PRIVATE PR A C T IC E , EAST L O N D O N Assistant Physiotherapist (female) required in private practice in East London, to comm ence 1st M ay, o r later. G o o d salary, with bonus paid half-yearly, an d pleasant w orking conditions. Partnership offered to suitable applicant. W rite to Miss P.. C hatterto n , M .C .S.P., 24 St. Jam es’ R o ad , E ast London. 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