Polio Wars (122 page)

teaching skills of,
8

terms/language of,
51
,
101

textbooks of,
xxii
n
24
,
62
–
67
,
224

Townsville clinic of,
7
–
8

travels of,
281

Kenny, Elizabeth (life of)

“Angry Angel” series on,
407
–
410

appearance/manner of,
4
,
101
,
125
–
126
,
279
,
415
.
See also
uniforms, of Kenny technicians

autobiography of,
60
,
87
,
106
–
107
,
160
,
189
f
,
213
,
253
,
368
–
369
,
379
,
423
.
See also Sister Kenny
(movie)

awards to,
120

biography/life of,
ix
–
x
,
4
–
6

as celebrity,
xviii
,
125
–
126
,
153
–
154

as children's hero,
407

cult of personality,
99

death of,
xx
,
379
,
381

ethical veracity of,
10

forgetting of,
402
,
417
–
418
,
425

funeral of,
381

honorary degrees for,
125

legacy of,
348
,
420
–
423

moral reputation of,
9

movies, love of,
245

as nurse among nurses,
87
–
89
,
87
–
89
.
See also
Nurses

obituaries of,
381
,
403
–
406

Parkinson's diagnosis,
345
,
371
,
372
,
376

personality of,
8
–
10
,
38
,
63
,
95
,
120
,
190
,
195
,
198
,
208
,
210
,
217
,
323
,
406
,
409
,
412
–
415

in popular culture,
191
–
192

professional respectability of,
13

racist assumptions of,
209

in recent past,
418
–
419

remembered,
412
–
417

sacrifice, claims of,
106
–
110
,
249
–
250

“sister” term/title,
ix
,
xvii
,
6
,
17
,
218
,
225
,
375

unusual career of,
xviii

Kenny, fading glory of

American public and,
362
–
364

California foundation chaos,
347
–
348

celebrities and,
364
–
366

celebrity status, disappearance of,
406
–
407

death/obituaries and,
379
–
382
,
403
–
406

European connections and,
351
–
359

fundraising and,
359
–
361

global feminism and,
366
–
368
,
370

Institute expansion difficulties,
348
–
351

last conference attendance,
372
–
374

legacy and,
375
–
376
,
420
–
423

“new concept of polio” and,
376
–
378

personal frailty/limitations,
371
–
372

resignation from Institute,
344
–
347
,
361
–
362

retirement and,
368
–
369

Kenny, in Washington

as expert witness,
301
,
310
–
312

Jungeblut, appearance of,
312
–
315

legacy and,
308
–
309

as populist expert,
305
–
308

Kenny, lectures/demonstrations of

to ANA convention,
87
–
88

at Brisbane Hospital,
11

in class for nurses/physicians,
163
f

patient recoveries and,
165
–
167

to physical therapists,
46
–
53
,
58
–
62

at University of Minnesota,
18
–
19

to women's clubs,
21

Kenny, Mary Moore

death of,
34
n
131

health of,
6

as homeschooler,
4

Kenny, Mary Stewart.
See also
McCracken, Mary Kenny

Argentina fiasco and,
110
–
113

arrival in America,
3

as central figure in Kenny's life,
22

fiancé's death,
265

marriage of,
270

retreat of,
328

supervision role of,
53

as symbol of Kenny's work,
24

Kenny, Michael,
4

Kenny, as polio clinician

clinical trials, suspicion of,
xix

controversial claims of,
x
,
xviii

efforts to transform care,
xix

goals of,
xv

health professionals and,
xvii
–
xviii

on immobilization therapy,
xv
,
xvii
,
11

method development,
5

patient participation and,
xviii
,
163
–
165

science, provocative notions of,
xviii
–
xix

terms/language of,
xv
,
xvi

therapies used by,
xvii

Kenny, polio wars and

AMA reports and,
197
–
201

cerebral palsy treatment in,
213
–
214

Kenny Foundation campaign in,
218
–
226

March of Dimes in,
192
–
196

National Research Council and,
204
–
208

NFIP funding and,
186
–
188

nurse supporters and,
188

“organized opposition” in,
215
–
218

“Pennies for Kenny” campaign and,
208
–
213

in popular culture,
191
–
192

populist movement in,
201
–
204

public outrage and,
188
–
191

University of Minnesota and,
196
–
197

Kenny centers.
See also
Elizabeth Kenny Institute

Buffalo center,
306
–
307
,
344

Centralia center,
307
,
325
–
327
,
344

Jersey City center,
307
,
315
,
344

The Kenny Concept
(film)

in Australia,
268
–
269

in Belgium,
266
–
267

European reviews of,
265
–
267

financing for,
259

Kenny as active clinician in,
262

lay views and,
268
–
269
,
272

NFIP review of,
264

public response to,
271
–
272

reediting of,
269
–
270

structure of,
261

student complaints about,
356

testimonials, use of,
263

The Kenny Concept of Infantile Paralysis
(Pohl and Kenny),
xi
,
87
,
115
–
120
,
121
f

Kenny Foundation (KF)

after Kenny,
410
–
412

California chapter chaos,
347
–
348

campaign brochure for,
359
f

expansion difficulties,
348
–
351

fights with NFIP,
324

fundraising goals,
186
,
224

new organizational structure,
319
–
320

newspaper support of,
221

as NFIP competitor,
xx

as nonprofit/recognized philanthropy,
213
,
359
–
361

“Sock Polio” campaign and,
219
f
,
218
–
226

use of
Sister Kenny
film,
256

women and,
223

Kenny method

“adverse reactions” and,
418

Argentina fiasco and,
110
–
111

“attention” argument and,
110

celebrity patients of,
126

certificate of efficiency in,
92

clinical trials and,
xii

concept and practice of,
99
–
101

cost of,
318

credibility of,
101
–
103

demonstrations of,
92
f

early converts to,
94
–
97

efforts to explain,
11
–
12

enthusiasm around,
86

evaluations of,
97
–
99
,
103
–
106

family caregivers, role of,
159
–
160

influence of,
226

“manual vibration” in,
5

medical politics and,
x
,
xi

modification of,
378
–
379

orthopedic committee visit and,
103
–
106

orthopedic surgeons and,
121

patient records,
76
n
60

patient recoveries and,
165
–
167

patient's role in,
5
,
163
–
165

physical therapists' assessment of,
40
–
53

suggestibility and,
5

teaching of,
89
–
94

testimonials for,
61

The Kenny Method of Treatment
(NFIP),
109

“Kenny miracles,”
118
–
119
,
167
,
191

“Kenny packs” (hot packs),
xvi

Kenny technicians/students

certificates of efficiency for,
92

courses for,
125

cult of personality and,
93

Red Book use by,
116
–
117
,
120

uniforms of,
101

“The Kenny Treatment of Infantile Paralysis” (Cole and Knapp),
54

“The Kenny Versus the Orthodox Treatment” (Key),
106

Kerr, Ruth,
363

Key, Albert,
104
,
106
,
166
–
167
,
198

Klein, Aaron,
417

Klein, Judith,
273

Kline, Marvin,
4
,
114
,
196
–
197
,
204
–
206
,
210
,
214
,
270
,
275
,
314

Knapp, Miland

article on Kenny's work,
53
–
55
,
405

background of,
33
n
113

early skepticism of,
95
–
96

Institute board and,
197

Institute role of,
206
–
207
,
319

Kenny and,
18
–
19

on Kenny's contributions,
200
,
414

on Kenny's methods,
23
,
117

KF grant to,
374

McSweeney and,
343

middle-ground efforts of,
211
–
212

physician training/courses,
94

Prostigmine testing,
122

support of Kenny,
18
,
20

on withholding prognosis,
167

Knox, Alexander,
285
n
62

Kovacs, Richard,
72
,
119
,
124

Krusen, Frank Hammond

background of,
32
n
107

early skepticism of,
95

introduction to Kenny,
17
–
18

on Kenny's contributions,
343

“Physiatrist” term,
33
n
107

physical therapy training programs of,
32
n
107

as “special committee” head,
54

support of Kenny,
204

textbook of,
62

Lahz, John,
379

The Lamp
,
276

The Lancet
,
352
–
353

Langer, William,
304
,
426

LaRoche, Chester,
220
,
226
,
321
,
322