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THE
TREATMENT
OF
BY
The fathers
human had
was for
to
is of equal
perform
which of
muscles
on
interossei,
and
too
inner
border
posterior,
prevent
for
importance cure
the
to
transverse
lowering
often be unnecessary. two types of gymnastics
the
of
muscles
of which
the may
the
mechanical The the
purlifting
arch,-tibialis
digitorum
longus,
functioned
arch,
in-
exercise
of
flexor
feet
and
cases.
portion foot
the
flat-foot,
than,
longus,
If the
painful
of
strengthening
hallucis
longus.
cramp
longer
painful
individual
systematic
and
which
treatment
fore-
of us no
becomes
sold
Our
most
shoes
often
the
EXERCISE
gripping.
which
of more
flexor
the
foot In
if not is
organ of
the
OF
GERMANY
climbing
wearing
generally
peroneus
would There are
the
MEANS
LEIPZIG,
an and
function.
exercises
the
would
to
with,
are
tibialis
anterior,
they
its
medical
originally
pavements,
importance
supports pose
hard
M.D.,
walking
due
on
adequate
support
foot
Nowadays, walking
BY
BETTMANN,
a capacity
possess. and
ERNST
FLAT-FOOT
and
properly,
mechanical
be employed
to correct
flat-foot: 1.
A series of foot exercises which can the nurse, or the family doctor. Exercises by means of special apparatus,
mother, 2.
of the
exercise
strengthening
to
be
of the
increased weak
as
much
be
supervised which
by
permit
as is necessary
for
the
wise
the
amount
the
gradual
muscles. EXERCISES
Concerning foot
exercises
the which
first
type,
may
already
the
author
FIG. Exercise
suggests
be known:
with
the
1-A medicine
ball.
the
following
simple
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1.
Walking
coarse
and
stubbles,
and
2.
:“
the
foot. 3.
ball
“ (a wooden
sole
and
worn
4.
“ Towel
a pine
cones
the
with or
the
medicine
chestnuts.
(See
musculature
experience,
of
ball
the
entire
it is possible
and
leg.
to develop
this
With
the
which
and
the in
help
treatments the
and
exercises
games,-foot
throwing
of pine
games of
im-
adduction.
children,
Both
innumerable
on a straw
a sandal).
to make
gripping
1-B.)
of
“Spitzy
sewed
employed
and
improves
strengthens the arch
exercises”,
for
the
1-A
Figures
as
order be
on
(grass,
so-called
ball
flexion
attractive
cone.
rope;
of the
both
may gymnastics
Use
In
1-B
with
feet
pebbles).
and breathing, muscles, and raises
prove FIG.
bare ground
Jumping
posture the calf
Exercise
with
uneven
strengthen
imagination
combinations
and
of exercises.
APPARATUS
The
following
carpenter
in
and
mechanic,
have
1.
Fixation
of the
Pressure
of a stable
foot 3. All
lower
The
Potter’s It
with
consists
of a slanting rubber.
height
(See
for
maintained
by
The
two
joint,
can
forty
against
the
a good
weakest
position. knee bent
the
point.
at
right
in diameter,
disk
revolves
of a screw right
and
and
Both
The
disk.
The
means
of
straps.
centimeters
2.)
in position.
Fool-Correction
heel
by
principles:
angles
the
plate. the
talonavicular
amount of the
twenty
centimeters
disk
means
clamp
can
wheels
fixed
hub
in supination. of a screw,
have
joint.
of flexion
Movement
foot by
of the
covered four
On the
left
loosened
wings
on
adjustable
The
fixation
be varied
by raising
difficult
by means
is made
is
weight.
A wooden
height
pointed-toe out with
disk, by
redressment
the
lowering
a round
cushion
plate for the can be tightened
heel the
of a braking
The
made
joint;
Figure
is adjustable
to fix the
cushions
be
corrective
perpendicular.
there is an adjustable A heel clamp, which helps
these
supination;
correction
adduction and must be carried
leg
can
bases
Disk
rough its
in
which
their
talonavicular
Regulated exercises
the
as
heel
arch,-the
and
and
of apparatus,
2.
the
and
types
rests
Ball ball, which
about makes
on a support.
he regulated
possible
(See
; by screw
its
Figure b, the THE
in diameter, adjustment
3.) degree JOURNAL
in
By
is mounted every
means
of screw
of supination OF
BONE
on
direction.
a, the
is controlled; AND
JOINT
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by screw foot,
C, fixation
ball
or
vertical
order
in
the
the just
This
angle
is
The
foot
which
is laid
and
passed
over
Another
front
is attached strap
a pulley lever
of
flexion.
permits
of the lever pull on the
at
laid
NO.
of the
adduction
can
to be
ball adduct
regulated
led
in axis
with the
the
extreme of
a bar,
the
d,
manipulation
so that heel and The 3. JULY
over
of the of the
when
is
d..
around
and
The
is possible. XIX,
lever
made
foot
is connected
VOL.
of
to the is
be
the
lever
foot
heel
other end attachment
plantar
which
axis is obliged
the
the
to must
front
of
foot
to the
by moving
A
around
foot
the The
a
a.
of the
at c.
straps
be regulated
the
correction
parallel
in on
stirrup,
cuff,
the
shown rests
ankle
b.
and
the
Stiffened
strap
foot,
amount
d, the
screw
If the
foot,
with
described.
Limbering
cushioned
the
The
can
support.
the
by
is horizontal
which
heel
with
ball.
apparatus 4.
fixed
ball
3
exercise ball.
Adults
in
Figure
; and
of the
of the
a right
to move
for
is guaranteed
axis
is afforded,
elevation
manner
Feet
heel
If the
at
Apparatus
Grasping foot-correction
exercise”
by
and
in
Flat
disk.
of the
a “grasping
the
FIG.
potter’s
is adjusted.
cushion
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FLAT-FOOT
2
FIG.
The
OF
1937
a corrective front of the toes
rest
on
FIG. Apparatus in adults.
for
limbering
4 stiffened
flat
feet
is
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5
FIG.
The
turbine
wheel:
a: grasping b: adduction
an
adjustable
can
apply
The
plate, which fixes and the treatment himself. results obtained by the use
of the Achilles tendon arch in the talonavicular metatarsal from
part toe
to
of the
heel
of this apparatus, period of from preparing many The
Turbine To
bine ferent
and
pointing joint;
foot
together
which twenty stiffened
into
exercises exercises.
mobilizes of this
so
apparatus
; and
mobilization
(4) of
can be used from to thirty minutes, and painful feet
the
that
the
are : (1)
of the calcaneum (3) conversion of
pronation
with
them,
patient
stretching
; (2) raising the position
shortening
of the of the
of the
With
toes.
front
the
help
two to three times daily the author has succeeded for the wearing of arches.
for
a in
Wheel
make
wheel”
foot has
calisthenics been
adjustments
muscles,
and
parallel
wooden
can disks,
for
constructed.
it permits it
attractive
be
used covered
(See
the
corrective
for
both with
children,
Figure
the
THE
5.)
exercise right
rubber, JOURNAL
the
so-called
By
means
of practically and
about
the
left
twenty OF
BONE
“turof
all foot.
diffoot Two
centimeters AND
JOINT
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diameter, wooden
and spokes.
supplied only.
with
about thirty centimeters The resulting turbine an adjustable
On the
same
bar to support fixed in the rest talonavicular that the child permits spokes can on
brake
plate
which
the adjustable by a bandage
to
the
plate
also moves done.
the
animal
and
the
movement turbine
heel rest. The strap and a rubber
the
can
wheel
on
by means of an axle and
in one there
direction is a metal
heel of the foot remains correction cushion at the
end of the bar there is a hand grip, In this form (Fig. 5, a), the apparatus child continues the turbine.
In order to the turbine which
are connected is mounted
to guarantee
joint. At the upper can support himself.
practise adduction. wheels is attached
FLAT-FOOT
apart, wheel
carries
a flexion exercise,-the with the toes and propels
horizontal
OF
foot
rest
to grasp When the
is lowered
to encourage the and, by turning be
weighted
(Fig.
the connecting wheel is placed 5, b),
the
child
child, a small animal the turbine, the child
so as to increase
the
work
so
