Raising
I. Leg. - The patient lying flat on his back. The operator grasps the heel underneath, one
hand supporting the knee on top and raises the extended leg upward. Ten times. This
movement may also be active and is used principally for sciatica and slight
rupture.
II. Legs. - The patient is lying flat on his back with the limbs extended as
shown in Fig. 86. The operator grasps over the shoulders and presses the trunk down, while
the patient raises the limbs upward far enough to have them form a right angle with the
trunk at the hip. The movement acts firmly upon the abdomen. (Duplicated Active.)
III.
Body. - The patient sitting on a stool or a turned chair. The operator places his hands
flat on the shoulder-blades. The patient, if strong enough, clasps his hands on the back
of his head and bends forward, keeping the head up. He then raises his body up, with a
strong resistance of the operator. It is used for deformities of the back (Duplicated
Active.) Figures: 86, 87,
88
IV. Body. - The patient lying with hands clasped on the back of his head. The operator
places his hands around the ankles, with thumbs inverted, and holds them firmly. The
patient then rises slowly to a sitting position. There is no better movement for
compressing the contents of the bowels. The movement may also be general active, and is
used principally for constipation. (Duplicated Active or Active.)
V. Body. - The
movement may also be performed with the trunk extended from the lounge, as shown in Fig.
87. It is then very effective, and should be used with great consideration. Figures: 89, 90
VI. Body. - Another form of raising the body in standing position is demonstrated in Fig.
89. The operator is sitting in front of the patient and resists him firmly in his rising.
(Duplicated Active.)
VII.Body. - The movement may also be performed as shown in Fig.
88. The patient is lying on a bed or couch the lower extremities out, feet on the floor
and arms stretched. He is told to slowly rise to a sitting position. This exercise acts
strongly upon the muscles of the back and upon the abdomen.
VII. Chest. - The patient
sitting. The operator standing behind and placing his hands around the patient's armpits
in front, raises the body slowly forward, upward and backward, describing a circle. This
movement is always passive, and is used to assist respiration (see Fig. 90). When
performing this movement the operator should be careful not to press the patient too much
forward in the beginning.
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