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98 ACTIVE MOVEMENTS:
acting on the adductor muscles of the thigh can easily be made
simply by letting the legs slowly fall outwards as far as possible
from one another, and then by as slowly approximating them
agam.
Extension of Back in the prone position.
In fig. 61 we see a movement which acts especially on the
muscles of the back, but also on those on the posterior aspect of
the lower extremity. The patient lies in the prone position,
with the hands steadied at the hips, the fingers forwards and the
thumbs backwards. If they are reversed, they necessitate the
Fig. 61.
carrying forwards of the shoulders, and with that compression
of the chest. On the contrary, the shoulders are to be well
thrown back and deep inspiration made, as it is not only a move-
ment for the back, but, secondarily, also for the chest.
It is used after tapotement of the back, or alone as a muscular
stimulation, and in a general treatment.
As the patient gets accustomed to the exercise, the hands are
applied to the neck, or extended straight forwards parallel with
the ears.
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