Massage as a mode of treatment / by William Murrell.

  • William Murrell
Date:
1886
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Credit: Massage as a mode of treatment / by William Murrell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SYPHILIS. intensified rather than relieved by medicinal treat- ment. Massage may then be resorted to with great benefit, and the patient rapidly improves in general health. In the convalescence from many diseases acute and chronic, massage is most useful. It im- proves the general nutrition, and the patient often gains strength very rapidly indeed. I am told that massage is often used with success in the treatment of neuralgia, but my experience has as yet been limited so that I cannot speak with cer- tainty on this point. I know, however, that it is useful in many kinds of headache and in megrim. In conges- tive headache, effieurage should be performed gently over both the external and internal jugular veins, so as to facilitate the passage of venous blood. The effect is almost immediate, relief being obtained in a few minutes. My friend Dr. Dujardin-Beaumetz of Paris speaks well of massage in neuralgia. Professor Max Schiiller of Berlin has recorded fifteen cases of sciatica successfully treated by massage, and is con- vinced of its superiority over all remedial agents commonly employed. The pain quickly abates, and the power of walking improves daily. The duration
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