Kenny method

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. a method of treating poliomyelitis, in which hot, moist packs are applied to affected muscles to relieve spasms and pain, and a regimen of exercises is prescribed to prevent deformities and to strengthen the muscles.

Kenny method

/ ˈkɛnɪ /

noun

1. a method of treating poliomyelitis by applying hot moist packs to the affected muscles alternated by passive and later active movement of the muscles

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kenny method¹

First recorded in 1935–40; named after E. Kenny

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kenny method¹

C20: named after Sister Elizabeth Kenny, 1886–1952, Australian nurse who developed it

Example Sentences

He found that use of the drug prostigmine together with the Kenny method hastened recovery by reduction of muscle spasm and incoordination.

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Ros became a passionate supporter of the Kenny method of treating infantile paralysis.

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Last week Dr. Philip Moen Stimson of Cornell offered a "rationalization" of the Kenny method in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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In Minneapolis, about 100 victims in the early stages of infantile paralysis have been treated by the Kenny method.

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