The necessity of recognizing 'reflex spasm' produced by point pressure in contractured tissues : and of making proper division of the same before any mechanical treatment can be effectual / by Lewis Hall Sayre.

  • Sayre, Lewis Hall.
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[1886]
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Credit: The necessity of recognizing 'reflex spasm' produced by point pressure in contractured tissues : and of making proper division of the same before any mechanical treatment can be effectual / by Lewis Hall Sayre. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REFLEX SPASM. < t THE NECESSITY OF RECOGNIZING “REFLEX SPASM” PRO- DUCED BY POINT PRESSURE IN CONTRACTURED TISSUES, AND OF MAKING PROPER DIVISION OF THE SAME BEFORE ANY MECHANICAL TREATMENT CAN BE EFFECTUAL* By LEWIS HALL SAYRE, M. D., NEW YORK, N. Y. Reprint from Virginia Medical Monthly, October, 1886. Within the last few months several cases of talipes have fallen under my observation, where great loss of time, to say nothing of the pain and inconvenience borne by the patient, had resulted from the failure to recognize the conditions to which I shall draw your attention this evening. Deformities are usually classed under two heads—congen- ital and acquired. These two classes are subdivided into (1) deformities due to paralysis, and (2) into those due to contraction or short- ening of certain tissues. Contracted tissues may be divided into (1) contracted, and (2) contractured. A contracted tissue is one which is simply shortened and C^^ch<^h,tV886.rth°Pa!diC Academy of