The causes and treatment of lateral curvature of the spine / by Richard Barwell.

  • Barwell, Richard, 1827-1916.
Date:
1868
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The causes and treatment of lateral curvature of the spine / by Richard Barwell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    CHAPTER IV. DIAGNOSIS OF DIFFERENT CURVES. Prominence of hip — Of shoulder — Presence of any curve — Direction of light — Differential diagnosis — Dorsal — Lum- bar— Rotation — Lateral deviation — Anterior changes in form—Uneven rotation power—Diagnosis between weight- bearing and respiratory curve — Position as cause of curve —Earliest signs of curvatures Page 59 CHAPTER V. SIGNS OF CURABILITY. Significance of muscular changes — Changes in spine are secondary — Measurements of vertebrae, &c., in distortion — Elasticity of ligaments, &c. — Effects of Recumbency 81 CHAPTER VI. PRINCIPLES OF TREATMENT. Prevalent treatment — Its misdirection — The spinal support —Construction and defects — Opinion of its fautors — New method — Its rationale — Direction of force in supports — Variable postures — Remedial positions 90 CHAPTER VII. TREATMENT OF LUMBAR CURVATURE. Proportioned to amount of curve — Sloping seat — Its effects — High-shoe —Exercises — Lumbar bandage —Regulation of treatment — Cases 106