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 XII. Massage in Surgical Affections. There seems to be a general consensus of opinion that raassag'e is well adapted for the treatment of certain chronic joint affections, and most of those I saw treated by Von Mosengeil were such as would in this country be considered incurable, or would drift into the hands of bone-setters. Reibmayr has demonstrated its value in chronic synovitis, whilst Norstrom's article on Massages dans les Maladies des Articulations ei leur annexes is well known. Friction with efiieurage is the method employed. Massage is of the greatest possible value in the treatment of sprains, both acute and chronic. The old-fashioned plan was rest in bed and evaporating lotions, the modern treatment is massage and nothing else. As a rule massage is not well adapted for cases in which there is acute inflammation, but an exception has to be made for sprains, a host of observers having re- corded their opinion in favour of the innovation.
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