Description and Context
Jean Gordon, P.T., was the first trained physical therapist at Lincoln Hospital. Pictured here c. 1953, she was an essential member of the team caring for many of the orthopedic patients after the removable of casts and braces when injured with sprained ankles and dislocated joints. She also provided water baths, massage, and electrotherapy, including diathermy and ultraviolet lights. (Courtesy of Margaret Kennedy Goodwin.)