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MADE UNDER RESISTANCE. 101
movement for the chest, by its action of drawing the shoulders
back, and by that of lifting up the thorax. Made with one
arm at a time, correction of the rotation in lateral curvatures
of the spine is produced.
Stretching and Bending of the Arms.
The patient sits on a low stool. The operator places his knee
against the patient’s back between the shoulders, partly to steady
him, partly for expansion of the chest. Fig. 64 shows the
grasp of the hands, the turning out of the elbows, and con-
Fig. 64.
sequent throwing back of the shoulders. The patient stretches
the arms straight up and draws them down again, the operator
making resistance on both occasions.
At the same time that it is a movement for the arms, it also
affects the chest by producing greater expansion.
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