Osteopathic first aids to the sick - written for the sick people (1906) (14803324383)

Identifier: osteopathicfirst00feid (find matches)
Title: Osteopathic first aids to the sick : written for the sick people
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Feidler, Francis John
Subjects: Osteopathic medicine Osteopathic Medicine
Publisher: New York : Broadway Publishing
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School



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half of the shoulderblades, fig. 31. Thoroughly stretch and softenall the muscles on each side of the neck, fig. 13,particularly close to the skull. Give the vibra-tory motion, fig. 1 and fig. 5; give treatmentalong the nose, fig. 6; open jaws against resist-ance, fig. 10; stretch the neck, fig. 24; treat underthe ear, fig. 12. Apply cold cloths over the eyesfor an hour, changing every five minutes. Keepeyes closed as much as possible; avoid dazzlinglight, reading, etc. Treat each day. One week to a month shouldcure completely. GLAUCOMA—PTERYGIUM—CATARACT.Give same treatment as for weak eyes, givingparticular attention to the back of the neck closeto the skull, and just beneath the ear. Withfingers around the eyeball give treatment, fig. I.With two fingers firmly on the closed eye, givetreatment, fig. 2. Work deeply all around theeye; give treatment, fig. 50; give the opening andclosing jaws against resistance treatments, fig.10, fig. 11 and fig. 23; and stretch the neck,fig. 24.
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FIGURE s6. TREATING THE GALL BLADDER. With the patient lying on his back, his legs drawn up, and arms at the sides. With your thumbs knead deep under the edges of the right ribs, from the breastbone downwards for about four inches, using a downward drawing motion. THE HOUSEHOLD OSTEOPATH 131 Treat every other day. Some cases are curedin a month. Some require several months toeffect a cure. Some are incurable, but all aresoon greatly benefited. COLOR BLINDNESS.Optic Nerve Paralysis—Snow Blindness— Light Flashes—Optic Nerve Atrophy—Double Vision—Misty Vision. The causes of these diseases are: Excessivelybrilliant light, insufficient light, interference withthe blood supply, pressure upon some of thearteries or veins to, or from, the head; poisonoussubstances in the blood, like alcohol, tobacco,lead, quinine, and other drugs ; poisons from gen-eral and infectious diseases, Brights, diabetes,syphilis, rheumatism, grippe, scarlet fever, diph-theria, etc.; blows upon the head, sun