Further observations on the lateral or serpentine curvature of the spine : and on the treatment of contracted limbs with an enquiry into the effects of various exercises, and other means which are used to prevent or cure these deformities; being a supplement to the work On distortions of the spine, and bones of the chest / by John Shaw.

  • Shaw, John.
Date:
1825
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Credit: Further observations on the lateral or serpentine curvature of the spine : and on the treatment of contracted limbs with an enquiry into the effects of various exercises, and other means which are used to prevent or cure these deformities; being a supplement to the work On distortions of the spine, and bones of the chest / by John Shaw. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ON THE EFFECTS WHICH THE LATERAL OR SERPENTINE CURVATURE OF THE SPINE HAS ON THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BODY. Symptoms observable in lateral distortion - Page 1 The opinion generally entertained, that the upper part of the spine is the first affected, shown to be erro- neous ----- 5 Contraction of the muscles of the spine shown to be the consequence, not the cause, of distortion - 11 Outline, in illustration of the lateral curvature of the spine - - - 15 ON THE CAUSES WHICH PRODUCE THE LATERAL OR SERPENTINE CURVATURE. On the effects of certain positions - - 20 Is distortion caused by bad health ? 26