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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    the greatest success in cases of Contracted Joints and Lameness from various causes, by the late eminent surgeon John Grosvenor Esq., of Oxford, with obser- vations on those cases to which it is most applicable,, by William Cleobury, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of London, and one of the surgeons to the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford. Although published as recently as 1825, it is a comparatively rare work, there not being a copy in any of the medical libraries in London. The third edition contains a reprint of the life of Mr, Grosvenor, and is illustrated with his portrait. His method of manipulation is described at considerable length, but is hardly worth repro- ducing, as it is simply an imperfect form of massage. His results, however, appear to have been wonder- fully good, and people came from all parts of the world to be under his treatment. He selected his- cases carefully, and declined to undertake those which in his opinion would not yield speedily to treatment. He recommended friction for contrac- tions of the joints, unattended with inflammatory symptoms proceeding from colds, damp beds, or rheumatism. He thinks too that it is useful where
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