The principal baths of Germany, France, and Switzerland : considered with reference to their remedial efficacy in chronic disease. 1st vol. Baths of Germany / by Edwin Lee.
- Lee Edwin, -1870.
- Date:
- 1863
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The principal baths of Germany, France, and Switzerland : considered with reference to their remedial efficacy in chronic disease. 1st vol. Baths of Germany / by Edwin Lee. 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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![Most chronic rheumatic affections will he re- ] moved or greatly relieved by the Wiesbaden baths. Jin the slighter cases, not of long standing, a short i course, for about three weeks, will be frequently sufficient. In the more intractable cases of arti- icular and muscular rheumatism, as also in the ] pains of a rheumatic nature affecting the face, !head, and other parts, a more prolonged course ’will often be required, combined with the use of tthe douche. In some cases the liot-bath, vapour- Ibath, or douche, may be advantageously employed, i especially in elderly persons whose skin is dry and .-seldom perspirable. Where, however, the com- ; plaint has supervened upon, or has been continued Ifrom, an acute attack during which any symptoms i of the heart or pericardium being affected were [present—which is more frequently the case than is generally supposed—it would be well to ascer- tain, by auscultation, that no positive lesion exists, ; as it would very likely be aggravated by the em- ployment of the water. Those rheumatic affections depending upon long exposure to wet or cold, to ’ which military men in colonial service are pecu- liarly subject, are especially relieved by these baths. Several bad cases of this kind have fallen under my observation, in which the most beneficial and unexpected results followed a full course of the waters. Almost all thermal springs are, however, recom- mended in cases of rheumatism ; and there is no doubt that several patients who have derived benefit from those of Wiesbaden would also](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22434847_0029.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
