Edgar Ferdinand Cyriax (28 February 1874 - 19 February 1955) was an

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and

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from

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. He is known for his work in

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, manipulative treatment, and the first written description of

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Biography

Edgar Ferdinand Cyriax was born in

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, London on 28 February 1874 to Julius Friedrich Theodor Cyriax, from Germany, and Anna Lina Antonia Romana Eckenstein. In 1899, Cyriax married Annjuta (Anna) Kellgren, daughter of Jonas Henrik Kellgren, Cyriax's mentor. Together they had James Cyriax, Anna Violet Cyriax, and Mary Elizabeth Cyriax. Cyriax obtained his medical degree at

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in 1901, then later graduated from the Kungliga Gymnastika Central Institut in

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, Sweden. He founded the North American Academy of Manipulative Medicine together with James Mennell. The first written description of

was described by Cyriax in 1919, who called it "Cyriax syndrome". He was 80 years old when he died on February 19, 1955, in London, England. After his death, Cyriax's collection of notes, writings, and journals of gymnastics and manipulative treatment were donated to the

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by his family.

Bibliography

* ''The elements of Kellgrens Manual Treatment.'' New York: W. Wood and Co., 1904. * ''Bibliographia gymnastica medica''. 1909. * ''Some new facts in the anatomy of certain movements.'' Journal of Anatomy, London, 1917, 51: 396-399. * ''On various conditions that may simulate the referred pains of visceral disease, and a consideration of these from the point of view of cause and effect.'' 1919, 102: 314-322. * ''On "Concentrating" and "Centrifugal" Vibrations''. 1920, 93(4): 165-171. * ''On the rotary movement of the wrist.'' Journal of Anatomy, 1926, 60: 199-201. PMCID: PMC5925686 * ''Minor displacements of the sacro-iliac joints.'' The British Journal of Physical Medicine, London, 1934, 8: 191-193.

References

1874 births 1955 deaths Alumni of the University of Edinburgh English people of German descent Medical doctors from London Fives Kellgren family People from Canonbury {{med-bio-stub