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Title: Osteopathic first aids to the sick : written for the sick people
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Feidler, Francis John
Subjects: Osteopathic medicine Osteopathic Medicine
Publisher: New York : Broadway Publishing
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School

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ly those close to the skull; inhibit thesuperior cervical ganglion, fig. 15; vibrate thesupra-orbital notches, fig. 5; vibrate the eyeballs,fig. 1 ; jar the eyes, fig. 2. Knead the abdomen,fig. 53; shake the liver, fig. 55; shake the spleen,fig. 57; swing the spine, fig. 46; give the legtreatment, fig. JJ; raise the ribs, fig. 47; springthe upper spine, fig. 44; and finish with the spinaltonic, fig. 51. Treat daily for a week; afterwardsonly every other day. Eat nothing that contains any starch or sugar,which includes all vegetables that are grown un-derground (except onions), corn, peas and beans,flour and farinaceous foods, wines and sweets. Eat meats, fats, eggs, spinach, celery, lettuce,onions, cabbage and cauliflower. Tea and coffeemay be sweetened with saccharine. Eat as littlebread as possible and have it toasted to a crispand almost black,—torrified. Drink plenty of water. Practice deep breath-ing. Sleeping-room should be well ventilated,but the bed must not be in a draught.
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FIGURE 44.SPRINGING THE UPPER SPINE. With the patient sitting on a stool, place your knee betweenthe shoulder blades, pressing firmly with the knee while slowlyraising the patients arms, high, above the head, and then bring-ing the arms down by a backward movement. The patient should slowly inhale a long deep breath, throughthe nose, while the arms are being raised, and slowly exhalewhile the arms are being lowered. Repeat the movement twice,lowering the knee two inches each time. THE HOUSEHOLD OSTEOPATH 95 Outdoor life and mild exercise, short of fa-tigue, should be insisted upon. Avoid all excite-ment. 1 PILES—HEMORRHOIDS. Constipation is generally the cause of piles.To effect a permanent cure of the piles, the con-stipation must be cured. The local treatment is as follows:—Manipu-late and soften the tissues around the outside ofthe anus, which will relieve most of the tender-ness. Anoint the finger with vaseline and gentlyinsert the tip into the rectum. Begin very gently,and wo

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