November 17, 1921.
Assistant Director, Medical Division,
The Director, U. S. Veterans’ Bureau.
Physical Reconstruction Section.
1. Modern hospital treatment requires that Physical Reconstruction be established as a part of the hospital program. It is our duty under the Sweet Bill to render this service to the beneficiaries of the Bureau while in hospitals and in dispensaries. Such service includes.
(a) Occupational therapy and Pre-Vocational Training.
(b) Physiotherapy, which comprehends directed physical exercise, Mechanotherapy, Massage, Electrotherapy, Hydrotherapy, etc.
(c) Follow-Up Nursing.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND PRE-VOCATIONAL TRAINING
In order to carry out the work in hospitals of Occupational Therapy and pre-vocational training it is necessary to have