Massage as a mode of treatment / by William Murrell.

  • William Murrell
Date:
1887
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

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

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    The pain, the discolouration and the swelling- disap- pear as if by magic. It is important to begin the treatment at once, there being nothing to be gained by delay. Norstrom records the case of a lady aged 46 who slipped and sprained her ankle. The pain was very acute and she was unable to walk. She was nervous and excited and cried out when the part was touched. There was some swelling in front of the malleoli but fortunately no bones were broken. Very gentle effleurage was resorted to for a quarter of an hour, and it was then found that the joint was much less painful, and could be moved more readily. The treatment was repeated, and the same evening she was able to proceed to Saint Germain where she lived. On a previous occasion she met with a similar accident and was confined to her bed for six weeks. Dr. Douglas Graham records the results of the massage treatment in 308 cases of sprains, contu- sions of joints and distortions, the average time needed for recovery being nine days. The average of 55 cases treated by rest and compresses was 26 days. The Massage average would have been better
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