Dr james cyriax biography of donald
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CYRIAX TECHNIQUES.pptx
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What's the story behind "Cyriax"
J. Cyriax was born in London at 27/10/1904 as the son of Edgar Cyriax and Annyuata Kellgren (also both MD's).
He went to the University College School, Gonville ; Caius College, Cambridge and finally to the St. Thomas's Hospital
Medical School in London. He qualified in medicine in 1929, MD (Cantab) in 1938, MRCP (London) in 1954. In 1947 he
married to Patricia (Patsy), who was a PT. Together they had two sons : Peter and Oliver. James Cyriax had also a son
and a daughter from a previous marriage. Since 1975 he was visiting Professor in Orthopaedic Medicine at the University
of Rochester, New York (USA).
Once somebody asked him if he was religious ; James answered : "I believe in Orthopaedic Medicine". He was not the
type who was telling jokes all the time, but nevertheless, during lectures he often showed some typical British humour.
An example : he just explained that a certain lesion can be treated by an infiltration with triamcinolone. A colleague in the audience asks : "does it also work with local anaesthetic ?". Cyriax's answer : "of course ! As long as you put enough triamcinolone in it".
Dr. Cyriax was in fact the “Einstein of orthopaedic medicine”, who, even today, is a source of inspiration for many peopl
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About the IMTA
G. D. Maitland (1924–2010), was born in Adelaide, Australia, trained as a physiotherapist from 1946 to 1949 after serving in the RAAF during the second World War in Great Britain.
His first job was at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and the Adelaide Children’s Hospital, with a main interest in the treatment of orthopaedic and neurological disorders. Later he continued working part-time in the hospital and part-time in his own private clinic. After a few years he became a part-time private practitioner and part-time clinical tutor at the School of Physiotherapy in the South Australian Institute of Technology, now the University of South Australia. He continuously studied and spent half a day each week in the Barr–Smith Library and the excellent library at the Medical School of the University of Adelaide.
He immediately showed an interest in careful clinical examination and assessment of patients with neuro-musculo-skeletal disorders. In those days assessment and treatment by specific passive movements were under-represented in physiotherapy practice. G. D. Maitland learned techniques from osteopathic, chiropractic and bonesetter books as well as from medical books such as those of Marlin, Jostes, James B. Mennell, John McMillan Mennell, Alan Stoddard, Robert Ma