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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    iapoiement excites muscular contractions. By a com- bination of all these procedures the texture of the sliin is improved, the sense of locality is increased, and the general body temperature is raised. The free surface temperature of a part under massage is higher than that of the rest of the body, whilst abdo- minal massage decreases the surface temperature of the extremities. A course of massage of a month's duration should increase the body weight, the appe- tite, muscular strength, and ability to sleep and work well. The observations are of value in confirming the conclusions of previous workers. Professor Von Mosengeil's experiments are of the greatest interest. He took a number of rabbits and injected into the knee-joints a syringeful of Indian ink. Massage was performed at intervals on the right knee, but the left was left untouched. At the expiration of twenty-four hours or more the animals were killed, and the tissues on both sides were care- fully examined. The left knee-joints were distended with fluid, whilst on the right side which had been manipulated it had entirely disappeared. The lym- phatic glands on the right were full of particles of
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