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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    CHAPTER XI. Massage in Organic Diseases. There are undoubtedly many cases of organic dis- ease in which massage proves directly useful. A short time ago I mentioned in the British Medical Journal that I had treated with success a gentleman, aged 68, who came to me complaining of shortness of breath, and increasing disinclination to take exer- cise. He had been in business, and had led a most active and energetic life. Three or four years ago he retired, and from that time experienced a gradual falling off in health. His appetite was poor, his bowels were obstinately confined, and he was ner- vous and anxious about himself. He was found to have a loud apex systolic murmur, and the heart's action was weak and irregular. I suggested mas- sage, which was carried out systematically four days a week, for a period of six weeks. He improved from the very first, and before the conclusion of the course, was better than he had been for many months.
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