The Anatomy of Humane Bodies (1698), which contains some 114 superbly executed engravings of the human body. Here is an engraving by Michiel van der Gucht (1660-1725) of Henry Cooke’s drawing which depicts the back view of the entire musculature. The terminology used in the book would be familiar to almost every physiotherapist.]]> William Cowper]]> Epistulae Morales LVI, wrote of massage as being, ‘the systematic manipulation of the soft body tissues for therapeutic purposes: ‘I have lodgings right over a bathing establishment, he said, ‘So picture to yourself the assortment of sounds... I notice some lazy fellow, content with a cheap rub-down, and hear the crack of the pummelling hand on his shoulder, varying in sound according as the hand is laid on flat or hollow.’ So picture the masseur – precursor to the physiotherapist – working away on the triceps, deltoids, vastus internus (medialis, or teardrop muscle) or other muscles as depicted in William Cheselden’s classic Anatomy of the Human Body (1740). The rope securing the ankle and wrist is an interesting innovation.]]> William Cheselden]]> iatraleiptes or ‘healer-anointer’ became an integral member of the ‘team’ behind successful athletes. Massage was used before training to warm up the muscles and afterwards to aid in muscle recovery. This scene, depicted on a Greek vase, was common in gymnasia all over ancient Greece.]]> Edited by Nicolaos Yalouris]]> Kurre W. Ostrom]]> John Harvey Kellogg]]> The Science and Art of Joint Manipulation, Mennell describes the mobilization techniques that form the foundation of modern manual therapeutic techniques used by many physiotherapists today. He clearly understood the synovial joint as a distinct anatomical entity, demonstrating that by using skilled purposeful passive movement with a gradient of force as a treatment intervention, it was possible to restore normal joint function.]]> James Beaver Mennell]]> In Our Hands: 100 Years of Physiotherapy at Otago 1913-2013 was published as part of the School of Physiotherapy’s centennial celebrations. Beginning with the story of the short-lived School of Massage at the University of Otago, the book traces the transformation of a modest training school at Dunedin Hospital into the internationally recognized New Zealand School of Physiotherapy. Following two decades as a department at the Otago Polytechnic the circle was completed in 1996 when the School of Physiotherapy was re-established at the University of Otago within the Division of Health Sciences. As New Zealand’s only training institution for physiotherapists until 1973, the book illustrates how education at Otago has played a central role in defining the physiotherapy profession.]]> Louise Shaw]]> In Our Hands: 100 Years of Physiotherapy at Otago 1913-2013 was published as part of the School of Physiotherapy’s centennial celebrations. Beginning with the story of the short-lived School of Massage at the University of Otago, the book traces the transformation of a modest training school at Dunedin Hospital into the internationally recognized New Zealand School of Physiotherapy. Following two decades as a department at the Otago Polytechnic the circle was completed in 1996 when the School of Physiotherapy was re-established at the University of Otago within the Division of Health Sciences. As New Zealand’s only training institution for physiotherapists until 1973, the book illustrates how education at Otago has played a central role in defining the physiotherapy profession.]]> Louise Shaw]]> The Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand]]> School of Massage, University of Otago]]> Leah A. Taylor]]> Department of Health, Physiotherapy]]> New Zealand School of Physiotherapy Students’ Association]]> New Zealand School of Physiotherapy Students’ Association]]> PHTY Files detailed key academic events and happenings at the School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago. It was produced on a regular basis between February 1997 and 2006 and was edited by Judy Wilson, the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies at that time.]]> School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago]]> New Zealand School of Physiotherapy]]> New Zealand School of Physiotherapy]]> Electrical Wiremen’s Registration Board of New Zealand]]> ___]]> Apparatus Used in Electrotherapy and Actinotherapy for physiotherapy students. Designed to engage students in active learning, this innovative work has blank pages available so that they could draw and label their own diagrams of the various electrical circuits, as illustrated here.]]> E. M. Gotts]]> Kathleen Olga Vaughan]]> Kathleen Olga Vaughan]]> Training for Childbirth was published in 1941, there was also an interest in promoting a ‘fitter population’ in Britain. Minnie Randell was Principal at the School of Massage at St Thomas’s Hospital, London, and an important influence for physiotherapists regarding antenatal and postnatal education.]]> Minnie Randell]]> Alice Bloch]]> Alice Bloch]]>