| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England, Merseyside, Hoylake |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | UK1110 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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HOYLAKE, ENGLAND. C. 1944-03. THIS RAAF FLIGHT SERGEANT PILOT WAS ADMITTED TO THE RAF ...
Description
HOYLAKE, ENGLAND. C. 1944-03. THIS RAAF FLIGHT SERGEANT PILOT WAS ADMITTED TO THE RAF REHABILITATION CENTRE, SIX WEEKS AFTER SUFFERING A CRUSHED FRACTURE OF A SPINAL VERTEBRAE AND WAS STILL ENCASED IN A SPINAL PLASTER OF PARIS JACKET. AFTER AN EXTENSIVE SERIES OF EXERCISES, ACTIVE MOVEMENT WAS POSSIBLE AND SOUND UNION OF THE DAMAGED BONE HAD OCCURRED SO THAT THE PLASTER CASE COULD BE REMOVED. MASSAGE OF BACK MUSCLES AND EXERCISES WITHOUT THE PLASTER CASE WERE INSTITUTED WITH THE RESULT THAT MOBILITY OF THE JOINTS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE EXERCISES THEN BECAME INCREASINGLY COMPLEX AND MORE AND MORE STRAIN WAS IMPOSED ON THE STRENGTHENING BODY.