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James Cyriax, MD
James Cyriax is my own hero.
He was a british physician, widely known as the father of Orthopedic Medicine.
Orthopedic Medicine is based on his life's work.
Orthopedic medicine is the examination, diagnosis and treatment of non-surgical lesions of the musculoskeletal system. It began in 1929 when Dr James Cyriax observed a number of patients where the diagnosis was vague and the treatment non-specific. There was no satisfactory method for testing the function of soft tissues to achieve a clinical diagnosis.
He developed a system of assessment aiming to accurately diagnose lesions of the musculoskeletal system and a non-surgical method of treatment for soft tissue lesions by employing a process of diagnosis by selective tension, which uses passive movements to test the inert structures and resisted movements to test the contractile structures.
Three reasons I love James Cyriax, MD
This is why I admire him and his work:
1. He was a wise logical creative thinker.2. He was a passionate giver when it came to sharing his knowledge.
3. His relentless search for the truth in his profession, overcoming obstacles and resistance.
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Doctor James Cyriax, MD
Father of Orthopedic Medicine
Some of my Favorite Quotes
"Every patient contains a truth...The (clinician) must adopt a conscious humility, not towards the patient, but towards the truth concealed within the patient""All pain has a source"
"All treatment must reach the source"
"All treatment must benefit the lesion"
The Society of Orthopaedic Medicine
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Andy Oppenheimer wrote
Were it not for his treatments from my first major disc lesion at age 21 to the tenth at 30, I would not have worked or functioned at all throughout that time. A true genius and giant in medicine, greatly misunderstood, who knew how to diagnose instantly lesions caused mainly by our sedentary lives No mumbo jumbo like folks go in for these days, just simple, straightforward, ruthless engineering solutions. And traction - which you never see now, more's the pity. I would crawl in to his surgery all fours, screaming, and leave upright an hour later, ready to go clubbing. All the layman needs to know is in his book 'The Slipped Disc' if you can get it. He should not only have been knighted, but canonised. RIP.
Posted July 15, 2008
