Practical observations on distortions of the spine, chest, and limbs : together with remarks on paralytic and other diseases connected with impaired or defective motion / by William Tilleard Ward.

  • Ward, William Tilleard.
Date:
1840
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Credit: Practical observations on distortions of the spine, chest, and limbs : together with remarks on paralytic and other diseases connected with impaired or defective motion / by William Tilleard Ward. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Page CHAPTER IV. ON SPINAL CURVATURE AND MALFORMATION OF CHEST, ACCOMPANIED BY HAEMOPTYSIS AND THREATENING CONSUMPTION. Means to be employed similar to those mentioned in preceding chapter—much more caution requisite in their adoption — their good effects and probable diminution of mortality in consumptive cases—healthy appearance of skin, first indi- cation of improvement. — Case 1. Spinal distortion with spitting of blood removed, employing cautiously the means, alterative doses of mercury, and aperients. — Case 2. Spit- ting of blood unconnected with spinal distortion, but asso- ciated with extreme debility, hurried circulation, and loss of voice, successfully treated — Case 3. Extensive lateral cur- vature, with deformity of chest, aggravated constitutional symptoms, spitting of blood, cough, difficulty of respira- tion, materially relieved—Case 4. A gentleman, of consump- tive family, cough, expectoration, hurried respiration and circulation, night sweats, emaciation, successfully treated. Cases of spinal distortion connected icith disordered circulation, assuming the symptoms of disease of the heart. — Case 1. Spinal distortion, with hurried circulation, cpiickness and irregularity of pulse, livid countenance, fainting on using the slightest exertion, relieved by the means adopted em- ployed with caution—-Case 2. Projection of cervical verte- brae forward, with rigidity of the muscles of the neck follow- ing rheumatism, the symptoms of diseased heart, quick- ness and irregularity of pulse, cured by passive exercise and alteratives; subsequently active exercise cautiously em- ployed— Case 3. A young lady, with the same symptoms connected with spinal distortion, successfully treated by similar means 101 CHAPTER V. CONTRACTIONS OF THE LIMBS. In contraction of joints, loss of motion complete as in anchy- losis, or incomplete after the subsidence of inflammation of