Massage as a mode of treatment / by William Murrell.

  • William Murrell
Date:
1887
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Credit: Massage as a mode of treatment / by William Murrell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    but without much benefit. He had such a superabun- dance of energy that he always got through a three weeks' course in about two days and a half. I tried electricity at his own request, sometimes the constant and sometimes the interrupted current, and it cer- tainly did him more good than anything. I cannot say that I treated him, but I carried out certain treat- ment at his suggestion and I was glad to be of use to him. I never had a pleasanter patient, or one I liked better. His sufferings were very real and I heartily sympathised with him and was delighted when he got better. The Weir Mitchell system is now largely used in the treatment of many of these cases. It is not Massage in the sense in which we employ the term, but a combination of isolation, rest, over-feeding, electricity and rubbing. I know of very many cases in which it has undoubtedly answered admirably, the patient benefitting greatly by the treatment. In other cases, however, it has been a dismal failure and much harm has resulted both to body and mind. Seclusion is a serious matter and the expense has also to be taken into consideration. I hear of ninety
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