1886 - 1952
Elizabeth Kenny Australian Writer
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| First Name |
Elizabeth
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| Last Name |
Kenny
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| Birthday |
20th September, 1886
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| Birthplace |
Warialda, New South Wales (NSW), Australia
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| Died |
30th November, 1952
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| Place of Death |
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Nationality |
Australian
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| Occupation Text |
Nurse
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| Occupation |
Writer
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Sister Elizabeth Kenny (20 September 1880 – 30 November 1952) was a self-trained Australian bush nurse who developed a new approach for treating victims of poliomyelitis, which was controversial at the time. Her method, which she promoted internationally while working in Australia, Europe and the United States, differed from the then conventional medical practice which called for placing affected limbs in plaster casts. Instead Kenny applied
hot compresses to affected parts of patients' bodies followed by passive movement of those areas to reduce what she called "Spasm".
Kenny's principles of muscle rehabilitation became the foundation of physical therapy, or physiotherapy.
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