Observations on the disease of the hip joint : to which are added, some remarks on white swelling of the knee, the caries of the joint of the wrist and other similar complaints : the whole illustrated by cases, and engravings taken fron the diseased parts / by the late Edward Ford.

  • Edward Ford
Date:
1810
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Credit: Observations on the disease of the hip joint : to which are added, some remarks on white swelling of the knee, the caries of the joint of the wrist and other similar complaints : the whole illustrated by cases, and engravings taken fron the diseased parts / by the late Edward Ford. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    [42 ] it is almoft impofUble to have recourfe to the remedy of fea bathing, without irritating the parts by unavoidable motion ; and can there be any thing more likely to happen, than that the friftion of unfound or injured bones will create mifchief, out of all proportion, over- balancing any good, which can reafonably be expea:ed, from the invigorating quality of fea bathing. Warm bathing, in a natural or artificial marine bath, is not liable to all the obje£lions againft bathing in the open fea. This is a remedy, which appears alfo from Pliny, to have had the fufFrage, and to have flood the teft of antiquity. It has been re- vived, and adopted by modern furgeons, who continually experience the inefficacy of the medicines, recommended in fcrophulous com- in which perfefl and abfoiute reft of thr limb is necelTary, and every attempt to move it injurious, from thofe which de- rive advantage from motion. I believe the latter are of much kfs frequent occurrence than is ufually fuppofed^ although it is certain that benefit is fometimes derived from moving the limb where the caufe of lamenefs is exterior to the joint; but when caries, or a difpolition to caries, is manifefted by elongation and wafting of the limb, I have always feen the difeafe aggravated by every attempt at motion. E. /