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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 limbs in ...
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.
Elizabeth Kenny (born Sept. 20, 1880, Warialda, N.S.W., Austl.—died Nov. 30, 1952, Toowoomba, Queens.) 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.
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 ...
Oct 31, 2022 · Sister Kenny reported successfully treating polio cases in the Darling Downs region as early as 1911. Ridiculed by the conservative medical profession at the time, she remained steadfast in her ...
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 ...
In 1932 Sister Kenny established a backyard clinic at Townsville to treat long-term poliomyelitis victims and cerebral palsy patients with hot baths, foments, passive movements, the discarding of braces and callipers and the encouragement of active movements. At a government-sponsored demonstration in Brisbane doctors and masseurs ridiculed her ...
Sister Elizabeth Kenny Born: September 20, 1880 Died: November 30, 1952 Major Contribution: Kenny was an Australian nurse who as early as 1910 had reported treating polio cases in the bush back "to normalcy."
Dec 20, 2023 · Sister Elizabeth Kenny discovered a revolutionary treatment for infantile paralysis and devoted her life to the dissemination of the treatment throughout the U.S. and abroad. After doctors on the east and west coasts dismissed her ideas, Sister Kenny came to Minnesota in 1940. She worked with doctors at the Mayo Clinic and in Minneapolis and ...
Sep 15, 2021 · The question was about Sister Kenny, and whether she actually cured polio. The answer was no, but we thought we’d share a bit about her anyway… Who was Sister Kenny? Elizabeth “Lisa” Kenny (1880-1952) was born in New South Wales and grew up in the town of Nobby, Queensland. When Lisa was 17, she fell off a horse and broke her wrist.
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