Massage and the original Swedish movements : their application to various diseases of the body : lectures before the training schools for nurses connected with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, German Hospital, Woman's Hospital, Philadelphia Lying-In Charity Hospital, the Philadelphia Polyclinic and College for Graduates in Medicine, and the Kensington Hospital for Women, of Philadelphia / by Kurre W. Ostrom.

  • Ostrom, Kurre W. (Kurre Wilhelm), 1865-
Date:
1895
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Credit: Massage and the original Swedish movements : their application to various diseases of the body : lectures before the training schools for nurses connected with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, German Hospital, Woman's Hospital, Philadelphia Lying-In Charity Hospital, the Philadelphia Polyclinic and College for Graduates in Medicine, and the Kensington Hospital for Women, of Philadelphia / by Kurre W. Ostrom. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    For instance, in jumping; to a person weighing one hundred pounds, the exercise may be only light and agreeable, whereas to another weighing two hundred pounds, the weight of whose body is out of proportion to the muscular strength, the same exercise might prove positively injurious. Not being able to estimate the vital force used in the common exercises, practiced under the head of calisthenics or in the different sports or games, they should not be classified under the name of Medical or Remedial Gymnastics. In the latter case it is necessary to be able to estimate the amount of force required in every movement, and apply it according to the strength of each individual. The difference between the Movement Treat- ment and the common exercise does not consist only in the quantitative estimate of the movements. In the exhilarating exercise of riding, the motion is general, acting upon the entire body, no part be- ing excepted. On the other hand, in walking or dancing, the muscles of the legs are used almost exclusively, those of the arms not being brought into action at all. The dancing-master has well- developed muscles in his legs, whereas, unless he resorts to some special exercise for his arms, their muscles will not be in proportion to those of the legs. Persons of sedentary habits, especially dress-