Our erect attitude : an essay / by John Wilson, M.D.

  • Wilson, John, M.D.
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1888
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    lead to its relief or cure. Hilton’s great principle of the necessity of 'physiological as well as mechanical rest, is, to my mind, as brilliant a discovery in medicine and surgery as that by Sir Isaac Newton in the sphere of astronomy. Under the influence of this double star my small corollary is set. And the object of this essay is to show that there exists in our nature an incomplete adaptation of structure to the upright, and that some compensatory adjustment is needful for perfect physiological and mechanical rest. SYNOPSIS. Without Valves. Introductory (Richard A. Proctor, Milton). a. Vertebral downward pressure on Pelvic Bones. b. Visceral downward pressure on Pelvic Viscera. c. Hernia;. d. Congestions—Hsemorrhoidal, Vesical, Prostatie, Uterine. e. Frecal accumulations. f. Exposure of Femoral Vessels, &c. fj. Venous System— 1. Vena Cava Inferior, 2. Vena Cava Superior, 3. Azygos Veins, 4. Portal Vein and Mesenteric Veins, 5. External Iliac and Common Iliac Veins, 6. •Intercostal and Lumbar Veins (Spinal j 7. VeiSTSl i With Valves. S. Jugular Veins, J h. Human Head. i. Human Limbs. j. Significance of Posture (Dr. S. V. Clevenger). k. Posture in Retroflexion and Retroversion. l. Posture in Congestion of Os and Cervix. m. Mr. John Hilton—Physiological and Mechanical Rest. n. Ancient Emblematic Combinations and Greek Sculpture (Principal' Caird). o. Incompleteness prophetic (Adelaide Anne Proctor). p. Conclusion.