Further observations on the lateral or serpentine curvature of the spine : and on the treatment of contracted limbs with an enquiry into the effects of various exercises, and other means which are used to prevent or cure these deformities; being a supplement to the work On distortions of the spine, and bones of the chest / by John Shaw.

  • Shaw, John
Date:
1825
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Credit: Further observations on the lateral or serpentine curvature of the spine : and on the treatment of contracted limbs with an enquiry into the effects of various exercises, and other means which are used to prevent or cure these deformities; being a supplement to the work On distortions of the spine, and bones of the chest / by John Shaw. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The most difficult cases we meet with are those where the contraction of the limbs is when the whole body was exposed to the vapour, as in the baths at Brighton. A is the tube, about three feet long, that is commonly used for the hot air bath ; a hole is to be cut in its side near the bottom, of sufficient size to admit a copper pot, C, about 2i inches deep, and 3 in diameter. This pot is to be supported by wires passing across the tube; it should not touch the sides of the tube, but leave a space of three-fourths of an inch all round; the opening is
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