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Nurse. Sister Elizabeth Kenny (20 September 1880 – 30 November 1952) was a self-trained Australian bush nurse who developed an approach to treating polio that was controversial at the time. Her method, promoted internationally while working in Australia, Europe and the United States, differed from the conventional one of placing affected ...
About Courage Kenny Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute®, part of Allina Health was formed in June 2013 through the merger of Courage Center® and Sister Kenny Institute®, also known as Sister Kenny®. Both organizations bring a strong history of service to people with disabilities as well as people with chronic medical conditions.
Elizabeth Kenny was an Australian nurse and health administrator who was known for her alternative approach to polio treatment, known as the Kenny method. Her fight to gain the medical community’s acceptance for her method was the subject of the 1946 film Sister Kenny.
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Sister Kenny is a 1946 American biographical film about Sister Elizabeth Kenny, an Australian bush nurse, who fought to help people who suffered from polio, despite opposition from the medical establishment. The film stars Rosalind Russell, Alexander Knox, and Philip Merivale . The film was adapted by Alexander Knox, Mary McCarthy, Milton ...
Jun 15, 2020 · Sister Kenny’s success in promoting her unorthodox treatment approach was astounding, especially given her lack of professional bona fides, and surviving patients still remember her warmly. In the ‘30s and ‘40s, orthodox treatments for polio were almost as grim as the disease; Sister Kenny’s methods were painful, but offered the promise ...
Apr 25, 2020 · Sister Elizabeth Kenny, a 59-year-old nurse who'd just arrived in the United States after a lifetime in Australia's outback, began examining Henry. She wasn't a nun; following military custom, she ...
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Sister Kenny: Directed by Dudley Nichols. With Rosalind Russell, Alexander Knox, Dean Jagger, Philip Merivale. An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.
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