PREVENTIVE MEDICAL MASS RECONDITIONING ABROAD—WHY NOT IN U.S.A.?
Authors: W. RAAB
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Article1 June 1961PREVENTIVE MEDICAL MASS RECONDITIONING ABROAD—WHY NOT IN U.S.A.?W. RAAB, M.D., F.A.C.P.W. RAAB, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-54-6-1191 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptModern man in the increasingly industrialized, denaturalized Western world is deteriorating physically and spiritually. Neuroses, gastrointestinal and metabolic disturbances, incapacitating conditions of the muscular system, and, most ominous of all, insidiously developing cardiovascular degenerative changes of neurovegetative and dietary origin constitute the bulk of the rampant "diseases of civilization and prosperity." They may be attributed specifically to these factors: lack of physical exercise; derangements of the daily rhythm (night shifts); monotony of assembly line work; unfavorable working postures; noises; imbalanced dietary habits; socioeconomic pressures, tensions, anxieties, and frustrations; and to prosperity-induced sophistication, spiritual aimlessness, and boredom.In the United States,...Bibliography1. . Jan. 1959. Google Scholar2. Chapman AL: Program of the United States Public Health Service in heart disease and industry. Amer. J. Cardiol. 1: 361, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. (a) World Wide Medical News Service, Washington Bureau. Medical Tribune 2: 5, 1961. Google Scholar3. Beckmann P (a) : Vorbeugungskuren für Kreislaufgeschädigte. Aerztl. Praxis 6: No. 48 (Nov.) 1954. (b) Therapie der Zivilisationsschäden durch naturverbundene Heilgymnastik und Terrainbelastung. Arch. f. Physikal. Ther. 9: 231, 1957. (c) Die Bewegungsbehandlung bei inneren Krankheiten. 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Public Health Service, National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.Requests for reprints should be addressed to W. Raab, M.D., Division of Experimental Medicine, The University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vt. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDrug-induced cardiomyopathiesInsurance-sponsored, preventive, cardiac reconditioning centers in West GermanyThe nonvascular metabolic myocardial vulnerability factor in “coronary heart disease”The sympathogenic biochemical trigger mechanism of angina pectoris 1 June 1961Volume 54, Issue 6Page: 1191-1208KeywordsEmotionsExerciseHeartLongitudinal studiesMedical servicesMetabolic disordersMuscular diseasesPostural controlResearch grantsRespiration ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1961 PDF downloadLoading ...