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iv. education and mental cultulle.
Besides these active apparatus, Zander has constructed others for passive
movements, i. e., those that, without help from the muscles, set the limbs in
motion, and thus stretch and soften the capsules of the joints, the sinews, the
ligaments, and the muscles; and other apparatus again for "mechanical
influence" in the shape of shaking, vibration, percussion, kneading, rolling, and
rubbing. These latter may be regarded as massage manipulations but are not
intended to take the place of local massage by the hand, in which the highly
trained hand can do what is beyond the power of any mechanism. Several of
these movements may be regarded as specialities for the Zander system and
can not be effected by manual massage, e. g. rubbing of the foot, vibration of
the ischium, raising of the pelvis, etc. Vibratory or shaking movement can also
be produced by hand, but they cannot be compared with the delicate and steady
movements secured by Zander’s apparatus. In order to complete his medical
equipment, Zander has also constructed a number of orthopedic apparatus for the
treatment of curvature of the pine, a speciality in which he has obtained
specially good results. In order -to measure mathematically the curvatures of
the spine, and to represent them graphically, Zander has constructed several
"trunk-measuring" apparatus considered to be the best hitherto invented. A
complete Zander institute has 72 different implements and appliances at its
disposal.
G. Zander.
Equipped in this way> the Zander gymnastics have been much and variously
applied in the service of medicine and hygiene. They are thus employed with
great advantage to develop children who cannot, on account of weakness, take
part in the ordinary pedagogic gymnastics. They provide a wonderful dietetic
remedy for persons who lead a sedentary life, or have an occupation conducive
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