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| Affiliation | Independent |
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| Name | Elizabeth Kenny |
| Email | None |
| Website | http://sisterkenny.net/ |
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September 20, 1880
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| Died | November 30, 1952
(72 years)
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Modifed | Ralphie
Dec 28, 2011 01:46am |
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| Info | Elizabeth Kenny was an unaccredited Australian nurse who promoted a controversial new approach to the treatment of poliomyelitis in the era before mass vaccination eradicated the disease in most countries. Her findings ran counter to conventional medical wisdom; they demonstrated the need to exercise muscles affected by polio instead of immobilizing them. Kenny's principles of muscle rehabilitation became the foundation of physical therapy, or physiotherapy.
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