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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
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ood or nerve supply, irritating drugs, gravel,inflammation of the kidneys, gout, or long re-tention of the urine. Give a general spinal treatment, fig. 37; withspecial attention to the kidneys, fig. 32; and thebladder, fig. 33; inhibit the sacrum, fig. 63; andgive the spinal tonic, fig. 51. Now thoroughly,but very slowly and gently, knead the lower partof the abdomen with a lifting motion from thepubic bone towards the navel. Treat daily. In acute cases the patient should remain lyingdown for several days, until the severe painshave subsided. Drink large quantities of water. Diet shouldbe very simple as near liquid as possible. Chroniccases will receive the same treatment, but in sep-tic cases it may be necessary to irrigate the blad-der with a weak antiseptic solution, for whichan osteopath should be consulted. Take a hot sitz bath every day, and a full bathtwice each week. A good perspiration twiceeach week followed by a brisk skin friction isdesirable. The bowels must be kept open.
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FIGURE 47-RAISING THE RIBS.With the patient lying on his side, with the fingers of onehand raise the lowest rib, while your other hand stretches hisarm above the head, hold a moment then lower the arm, butcontinue the steady lift on the rib for a minute longer. Repeatby lifting the next rib above. The patient should inhale a deepbreath, through the nose, while the arm is being lifted, and exhalewhile the arm is being lowered. Treat all the ribs on both sidesin the same manner. 104 THE HOUSEHOLD OSTEOPATH GRAVEL.—LITHIASIS, RENAL COLIC,RENAL CALCULI. For the attack, to assist in the passage of thegravel, spring the lower spine, fig. 40. With thepatient face downward press firmly on each sideof the spine, where indicated by the lower hand,fig. 34, for three minutes and repeat coupleinches lower down the spine. Then turn patienton his back and knead deeply along the courseof the pain on the affected side of the abdomen,to aid in working the gravel from the kidney to the bladder. After a

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