On bone-setting : (so called) and its relation to the treatment of joints crippled by injury, rheumatism, inflammation, &c., &c. / by Wharton P. Hood.

  • Hood, Wharton P.
Date:
1871
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Credit: On bone-setting : (so called) and its relation to the treatment of joints crippled by injury, rheumatism, inflammation, &c., &c. / by Wharton P. Hood. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    limb. You are quite sure it is out, and you can put it right ? There was a pause, and then, Give me your leg, I say. The patient obeyed reluctantly, and slowly raised it to within Mr. Hutton's reach. He grasped it with both hands, round the calf, with the extended thumb of the left hand pressing on the painful spot on the inner side of the knee, and held the foot firmly by grasping the heel between his own knees. The patient was told to sit steadily in his chair, and at that moment I think he would have given a good deal to have regained control over his limb. Mr. Hutton inclined his knees towards his right, thus aiding in the movement of rotation which he impressed upon the leg with his hands. He maintained firm pressure with his thumb on the painful spot, and suddenly flexed the knee. The patient cried out with pain. Mr. Hutton lowered the limb, and told him to stand up. He did so, and at once declared he could move the leg better, and that the previously painful spot was free from pain. He was ordered to take gentle daily exercise, and his recovery was rapid and complete. In a