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FIG. 232.
swimming again. He succeeded, using his right arm alone, with the result that he was
able only to swim in a circle like a fish with one fin. In due course, he was provided with
a frog-arm to the stump of his left arm, which enabled him, after training under super
vision of his physiotherapist, to swim straight. At a later stage of training, his postural
adjustment had improved to such an extent, that he was able to swim in an almost straight
line using the stump of his left arm without the frog-arm.
The effect of fully restored posture and locomotion is well illustrated by a patient
with a complete cord lesion below T9 (Fig. 236).
Hydrotherapy
The employment of water for the well-being of the individual in general and for hygienic
and therapeutic purposes in particular is as old as man himself. The beneficial and
recreational value of being immersed in the medium of water is already apparent in the
lusty kicking of the baby, and is later demonstrated by young and old through manifold
playful activities afforded by swimming pools and many other bathing facilities.
