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November 30, 1952 (66 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
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Celebrities born on September 20
Born in 1886
Born in Warialda, Australia
Virgo named Elizabeth
Psychologists from Australia
Psychologists born in Australia
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First name Elizabeth
Elizabeth Kenny
Elizabeth Kenny was a self-taught Australian dust nurse who developed a new approach to treating polio victims, which was controversial at the time. Her method, which she promoted worldwide while working in Australia, Europe, and the United States, was different from the conventional medical approach at the time that required placing affected limbs in agar embryos. high. Instead, Kenny applied warm compresses to the affected parts of the patient's body, then passively moved those areas to alleviate what she called "spasms". Kenny's principles of muscle rehabilitation have become the basis of physiotherapy, or physiotherapy. The story of her life is told in the 1946 film Sister Kenny, played by Rosalind Russell, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance.
BornSeptember 20, 1880, Warialda, New South Wales
DiedNovember 30, 1952, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Other namesLisa
CitizenshipAustralian
OccupationNurse

About Elizabeth Kenny

Psychologist Elizabeth Kenny was born on September 20, 1886 in Warialda, Australia (She dies at the age of 66, on November 30, 1952).

Creator of the science of physical therapy and one of the first to advocate for exercise to counteract the ravages of polio, despite conventional thinking. In Minneapolis, the Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute is named for her.

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Elizabeth Kenny before becoming famous

Elizabeth Kenny was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1886 is also the year of Dog (狗) in the Chinese Zodiac.

She worked as a nurse in the Australian outback before switching to polio research after an outbreak in Queensland during WW I.

Achievement of Elizabeth Kenny

Her theory that the polio virus damaged muscles rather than nerves was dismissed in the United Kingdom, but it was enthusiastically received in the United States, where her experiments backed up her theory.

Elizabeth Kenny's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

She was the daughter of Michael Kenny, an Irish farmer, and was born in Warialda, New South Wales.

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Her physical therapy method provided the finest source of alleviation from symptoms until Virologist Jonas Salk introduced his vaccine against the crippling condition.

Jonas Salk (1914 - 1995) (Virologist)
Jonas Salk (1914 - 1995)

Virologist

Elizabeth Kenny Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Elizabeth Kenny updated on March 23 2023.