Dr james cyriax biography
Dr james cyriax biography
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James Cyriax
British medical doctor
James Henry Cyriax (27 October 1904 – 17 June 1985) was a British medical doctor known as the "father of orthopedic medicine."[2] His work is influential in the areas of sports medicine and physical therapy.
The son of two doctors, Edgar Ferdinand Cyriax and Annjuta (Anna) Kellgren, he qualified for membership and licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1929 and was appointed house surgeon of orthopedic surgery at St.
Thomas' Hospital in London, where he worked for 40 years.[2][3] He went on to develop a system of clinical exams to diagnose and treat soft tissue lesions, indicated by assessing body movements; this was his most well-known contribution to medicine.[4] In 1943, he earned the Heberden prize for his essay on the pathology and treatment of elbow sprains.[5] He founded the Association of Manipulative Medicine and later the Cyriax Foundation,[6] which ha