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Automatic physiotherapy instruction.

L Gran·M Dinsdale·J Myking
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An automatic tape-recorder system constructed to provide intermittent physiotherapy instruction for postoperative patients is described. Eighty patients, who had been given nitrous oxide and relaxant anaesthesia, were observed during the first 4 postoperative hours. Those who had received pre-operative physiotherapy instruction, responded well. They followed the programme and blood-gas analysis demonstrated elevations of arterial blood oxygen tensions after they had followed the instructions. The system can be recommended as a supplement to physiotherapy in a busy post-operative ward. It also protects the patient from unpleasant noises in the environment.

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L Gran, M Dinsdale, J Myking. 1976. Automatic physiotherapy instruction.. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1976.tb11848.x

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