2 Comments Posted by Eleanor

These are similar to foot holds on wheelchairs today for people with severe disabilities. You'll notice that they can be moved to the left and right, independently on one another. Patients with atrophy of the muscles can wind up with hip dysplasia, when the muscles pull the femurs out of the hip sockets. One therapy to prevent this is to strap the feet into the appropriate position. If surgery was done, patients are typically put in spica casts today to maintain proper alignment for the healing process. These were similar, and could be moved further and further apart as physical therapy continued and muscles were loosened. Not a doc, but a parent of a child who has had TWO dysplasia surgeries, and we have a few similar looking contraptions under the desk, etc, at our house, to help maintain the progress surgery started.

I ADORED this place... I used to break in with tools and just WONDER at it! I loved the fact that it still had so many signs of function (notices on the wall, medical equipment, etc) and yet was totally derelict and structurally very dangerous in many places: I loved the crunch of broken glass under my feet and the sheer shock and awe of seeing a big space with the ceiling fallen in! I loved the fact that THIS WAS SOMEWHERE I COULD HIDE AND FANTASISE. IT WAS MY GAFF AND I LOVED IT AND I MISS IT AND I HAVE PLACED A CURSE ON THE FLATS THAT ARE RISING OBNOXIOUSLY IN ITS PLCAE! Mr Motts, I'd like to speak to you X