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Detleff Neumann-Neurode (July 12, 1879 – June 27, 1945) was a pioneering German pediatric physical therapist. He was born on his family's estate in Groß-Woitsdorf, Upper Silesia (then part of the German Empire), and died in Aumühle near Hamburg, Germany. ==Early career== During an assignment at the Military Exercise Academy in Berlin, where he taught physical training, Neumann-Neurode observed that regular exercise produced extraordinarily positive physical changes in himself and his students. He concludes that treatment involving active physical therapy at the earliest ages should be able to influence developmental defects. At the Orthopedic University Clinic in Berlin, he familiarized himself with the day's standard treatment for curvature of the spine, which relied on passive measures rather than active treatment of the musculature. He engaged in anatomical and physiological studies, and exercised with his own children. His first book ''Kindersport'' was published on December 1, 1909, and the second edition appeared in 1911 with a preface by Medical Officer of Health Prof. Dr. Heubner, Director of the Royal University Children's Clinic, and Dr. R. Klapp, Professor of Surgery at the University of Berlin. Four editions appeared, and were widely reviewed. In 1921, Neumann-Neurode was discharged from military service and turned his attention entirely to the fight against crippling physical handicaps. Working with interested physicians, surgeons and orthopedists,he developed a method of infant gymnastics that was an effective means of assisting normal development. At the request of Professor Bier this method was now tested under Professor Langstein and introduced in the National Institute for the Elimination of Infant Mortality. In 1922 Neumann-Neurode founded the "Institute for Physical Exercise in Earliest Childhood" ("Anstalt für Körperübungen im frühesten Kindesalter") and began to teach his method. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Detleff Neumann-Neurode」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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