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Millions of people around the world are physically disabled, whether from a birth defect, an accident, disease or other trauma. Almost everyone knows someone with such a problem, and for all it is a troubling, often tragic experience. This is the story of Dr. Howard Rusks campaign to alleviate the suffering of these people, to make rehabilitation an accepted and fundamental aspect of medicine. He outlines this crusade and describes with great insight and compassion his patients' struggles to overcome their handicaps. These graphic, profoundly moving life histories confirm his belief that people fighting to regain their self-sufficiency and dignity have a "depth of spirit you and I know little about." Dr. Rusks therapeutic philosophy was to treat the whole person, to solve not only the physical but also the emotional, social and psychological problems. The record of his success proved the soundness of his approach. Dr. Rusk conceived this philosophy during World War II while directing the Army Air Corps Convalescent and Rehabilitation Services. After the war he gave up an active private practice in Missouri and moved to New York, where he began his battle in "two drab, bare Bellevue

Author

Rusk, Howard A., 1901-

Publisher

A Reader's Digest Press Book : Random House

Published

1972

Language

EN

ISBN

9780394481982

Subjects

Medical, Memoir, Biography

Rating

5 / 5 (7 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14