The movement cure; with cases.

  • Taylor, Charles Fayette, 1827-1899.
Date:
1858
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    that lie could not look straight forward without great exertion- His cure was speedily accomplished. After three weeks' treatment by movements, he left cured, not only of the wry neck, but of the excessive nervousness also. Case XII.—Disease of the Heart. A young man, aged nineteen, was brought to us to be treated for disease of the mitral valves of the heart. When only six months old, he had an attack of rheumatism, and had had occasional and severe attacks of the same disease ever since. Several years before, he began to have palpitations, shortness of breath after rapid exercise, and other symptoms of disease of the valves of the heart; he suffered from cold hands and feet; there was some enlargement of the chest over the region of the heart; pulse irregular, and on auscultation, the bellows sound was very distinctly heard at each pulsation. So little hope had his friends that he would live, that his father had never attempted to govern him, but, to use his own ex- pression, had let him run wild, paying very, little attention to him. But his mother having more hope, brought him to us for three months' trial of the Movement Cure. The treat- ment was principally directed to securing a better capillary circulation, especially in the extremities, thus relieving the heart's action and preventing cardiac and pulmonary conges- tions. After remaining only two months, (instead of three,) he was so much improved that, on our advice, he was taken away to enter into some active employment. In this case derivative baths were also employed. Case XIII.—Falling of the Womb and Prolapsus of the Bowels. This was a very lovely lady, who having lived in a malari- ous country for a long time, had been subject to malarious dis- eases for many years, till her constitution had become so weakened and strength so exhausted, that the above difficul- ties were brought on. There was great prostration; the pro- lapsus uteri gave her much trouble ; the bowels protruded at times several inches. There was also inveterate constipation.