The gymnastic free exercises of P.H. Ling / arranged by H. Rothstein ; translated, with additions, by M. Roth.

  • Hugo Rothstein
Date:
1853
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Credit: The gymnastic free exercises of P.H. Ling / arranged by H. Rothstein ; translated, with additions, by M. Roth. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    more than an hour; her spirits were much better, and she felt herself quite different. This lady, who was sent to me, I may observe, by Dr. Black, of Clifton, expresses herself in the following manner upon her present state: —“ I asked Dr. Black to spend an evening with us on purpose that he might have an opportunity of seeing me at leisure, and talking over the system; he seemed very much struck indeed with my greater ease of carriage and look of health, and the marked improvement in my figure. You would, I think, be gratified could you hear the remarks made on the im- provement in my figure, and especially in my walking. I feel so much more sensible of this, and find I am quite able to take walks that were quite impossible for me to think of last year. I am very thankful for this, and also that I never have any pain between my shoulders, and my general health is better than it has been for years.” Chronic Headache.—Chronic headaches, generally combined with cold hands and feet, have been cured and considerably improved in those cases where cir- cumstances did not allow the patient to continue visiting the Institution. Mr. W—, nineteen years old, was sent to the Insti- tution by Dr. Cronin. ITe had suffered since his ninth year from violent continued headache, which made i him incapable of any occupation; besides this he had a slight spinal curvature. He was treated allopathi- cally and homceopatliically, but was never in the slightest degree relieved. In three months he was considerably improved; continued then at home the prescribed movements, and derived so much benefit, that he returned this year for six weeks in order to gain, if possible, still more strength ; his appearance has entirely changed, and he looks now stout and strong. Miss , twenty-eight years old, suffered for many years from chronic headache, which sometimes attained to such a degree that she was unable to pur- sue any occupation. Having been six weeks under
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