Teaching crutch walking

United States, 1945

Film
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Shows how the physical therapist teaches the bed patient reconditioning exercises; how to teach the patient to walk in a walker; how to teach the various methods of crutch walking - two-point, four-point, and swing; how to teach the patient to sit, rise and climb stairs; and the safety factors involved in crutch walking.

Credits

production company

Ted Nemeth Studios

Language

English

Duration

00:12:40:00

Colour

Black and White

ACMI Identifier

29269

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rehabilitation

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Exercise

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Patient care

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Physical therapy

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Public health - United States

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Rehabilitation

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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