A manual of osteopathic manipulations and treatment / by Wilfred L. Riggs.

  • Riggs, Wilfred L.
Date:
1901
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Credit: A manual of osteopathic manipulations and treatment / by Wilfred L. Riggs. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    many diseases and overcome the incipient stag^es of all. The pudic nerve should be stimulated as it passes over the spine of the ischium. This nerve supplies most of the perineal muscles. By maintaining- their tonic condition the vag-inal walls are supported, thus keeping- the uterus in place. Relaxation of the perineum tends toward prolapsus. Good effects are secured by drawing- upward the pelvic portion of the abdominal wall. This is done while the patient is lying- on her back, the legs flexed; or by drawing- the viscera forward, the patient occupying- the g-enu-pectoral position. Ordi- nary cases of displacements may be cured by the preceding- movements. A very ef&cient treatment for misplacement is to insert two fing-ers into the vagina, the patient in the genu-pectoral position, the abdominal viscera pushed forward, then spread the fing-ers so as to admit air to the vagina. The pressure of the atmosphere will usually replace the uterus. The patient should remain quiet for some time after the treatment. Stimulation of the round ligament is useful should there be retro-flexion or retro-version. Coccygodinea should be treated by removing any irritation to the coccygeal nerve and by quieting the coccygeal gland. A dislocated coccyx may give much trouble of this nature. Metritis is treated through the lumbar nerves