CONSTRUCTION
Acknowledgments. I wish to thank Mario Proto, licensed plumber, for his guidance in designing the weight rack, and Ernest Del Vecchio, for drawing the construction schematic.
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Information Pamphlet At St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago, we have found that providing a printed information pamphlet on transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) to those patients being treated with this modality has been helpful. The pamphlet contains general infor mation about how TENS relieves pain and describes the unit, the method of application, frequency and duration of treatments, and how to care for the equip ment properly. Information is also provided on how and where to rent or purchase a TENS unit. The TENS information pamphlet is given to pa tients during their first treatment. It gives them some thing to review if they forget or did not understand
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1. Place the patient in bed in the supine position. Figure the width of weight rack by measuring width of shoulders flexed to 90 degrees, with el bows extended to about 150 degrees. 2. Measure height from floor to patient's wrist joint when elbows are extended to 150 degrees. Cut both pieces of pipe to this length. 3. Thread end of each pipe to match threading of reducers.
4. Weld corner of each angle iron to one end of each pipe. 5. Place each flange 2 inches in from each end of the plywood and fasten them in place with bolts and nuts. 6. Screw reducing bushings into flanges. 7. Screw pipes into reducers.
the physical therapist's explanation. Also, patients have expressed that use of the pamphlet has helped them have a more active role in their therapy pro gram. Copies of the pamphlet are available by writing to the authors and enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
Traction for Knee-Flexion Contractures
BARBARA NOVICK Director of Physical Therapy ELENA KURTH Senior Physical Therapist St. Joseph Hospital 2900 N Lake Shore Dr Chicago, IL 60657
A new treatment for knee-flexion contractures is the desired improvement. With this system, kneebeing used at Mequon Care Center in Mequon, Wis flexion contractures can be greatly reduced. In one instance, by using this treatment, kneeconsin. In the treatment, Buck's traction is applied with an Exo-Bed Traction Unit and a Convoluted flexion contractures of 80 degrees in a nonambulatory Zim-Tract® Traction Splint.* The traction is applied patient were reduced to 40 degrees after two months to tolerance, the pull ranging from 5 to 20 pounds. of treatment with 20 pounds of pull, 1 hour each day. Daily treatments have ranged from 30 minutes to 8 As a result, the patient was able to start ambulating hours. The treatment usually must be applied at least with a walker. ALAN H. BECKER six days a week for several weeks in order to achieve Chief Physical Therapist * Zimmer-USA, Warsaw, IN 46580.
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Mequon Care Center 10911 N Port Washington Rd Mequon, WI 53092
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Acknowledgments. I wish to thank Mario Proto, licensed plumber, for his guidance in designing the weight rack, and Ernest Del Vecchio, for drawing the construction schematic.
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Information Pamphlet At St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago, we have found that providing a printed information pamphlet on transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) to those patients being treated with this modality has been helpful. The pamphlet contains general infor mation about how TENS relieves pain and describes the unit, the method of application, frequency and duration of treatments, and how to care for the equip ment properly. Information is also provided on how and where to rent or purchase a TENS unit. The TENS information pamphlet is given to pa tients during their first treatment. It gives them some thing to review if they forget or did not understand
Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ptj/article-abstract/59/9/1114/4559680 by guest on 20 January 2019
1. Place the patient in bed in the supine position. Figure the width of weight rack by measuring width of shoulders flexed to 90 degrees, with el bows extended to about 150 degrees. 2. Measure height from floor to patient's wrist joint when elbows are extended to 150 degrees. Cut both pieces of pipe to this length. 3. Thread end of each pipe to match threading of reducers.
4. Weld corner of each angle iron to one end of each pipe. 5. Place each flange 2 inches in from each end of the plywood and fasten them in place with bolts and nuts. 6. Screw reducing bushings into flanges. 7. Screw pipes into reducers.
the physical therapist's explanation. Also, patients have expressed that use of the pamphlet has helped them have a more active role in their therapy pro gram. Copies of the pamphlet are available by writing to the authors and enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
Traction for Knee-Flexion Contractures
BARBARA NOVICK Director of Physical Therapy ELENA KURTH Senior Physical Therapist St. Joseph Hospital 2900 N Lake Shore Dr Chicago, IL 60657
A new treatment for knee-flexion contractures is the desired improvement. With this system, kneebeing used at Mequon Care Center in Mequon, Wis flexion contractures can be greatly reduced. In one instance, by using this treatment, kneeconsin. In the treatment, Buck's traction is applied with an Exo-Bed Traction Unit and a Convoluted flexion contractures of 80 degrees in a nonambulatory Zim-Tract® Traction Splint.* The traction is applied patient were reduced to 40 degrees after two months to tolerance, the pull ranging from 5 to 20 pounds. of treatment with 20 pounds of pull, 1 hour each day. Daily treatments have ranged from 30 minutes to 8 As a result, the patient was able to start ambulating hours. The treatment usually must be applied at least with a walker. ALAN H. BECKER six days a week for several weeks in order to achieve Chief Physical Therapist * Zimmer-USA, Warsaw, IN 46580.
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Mequon Care Center 10911 N Port Washington Rd Mequon, WI 53092
PHYSICAL THERAPY
![[Knee results of the treatment of traction contractures using the quadriceps plasty by Bennett (author's transl)].](/assets/img/hold.png)
