Body Mechanics in Health and Disease

Abstract

The application of antibiotics to the management of human disease has stimulated a tremendous interest in the subject of microbial antagonisms. It

BEHAVIORAL ENGINEERING: POSTURAL CONTROL BY A PORTABLE OPERANT APPARATUS1

“…Slouching was selected because it is apparently socially undesirable and because many medical authorities consider it detrimental to health. Goldthwait, Brown, Swaim, and Kuhns (1945) are perhaps the strongest proponents of the causative relationship between good posture and good health, and their views are accepted in varying degrees by other medical authorities (see for example Burt, 1950) as well as physical therapists (Williams and Worthingham, 1957) and individuals interested in maximizing the performance of athletes (see Lowman, 1958). However, this view is not shared by all (see excellent review by Hellebrandt and Franseen, 1943).…”