MassotherapeuticsBlakiston, 1890 - 264 pages |
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Page 15
... extremely active in this direction ; I have to thank Dr. Theodore Maxwell for calling my atten- tion to several valuable papers written in their language . In this country unfortunately very little is known about Massage . As an example ...
... extremely active in this direction ; I have to thank Dr. Theodore Maxwell for calling my atten- tion to several valuable papers written in their language . In this country unfortunately very little is known about Massage . As an example ...
Page 90
... extremely interesting . Sir William Temple , writing on " Health and Long Life , " says : - " Friction is of great and excellent use and of very general practice in the Eastern countries , especially after their frequent bathings ; it ...
... extremely interesting . Sir William Temple , writing on " Health and Long Life , " says : - " Friction is of great and excellent use and of very general practice in the Eastern countries , especially after their frequent bathings ; it ...
Page 128
... was suspected , but after a séance of twenty minutes ' duration , profuse and extremely offensive defecation followed , and the patient's bowels were FECAL ACCUMULATION . 129 subsequently moved five times in rapid 128 MASSAGE .
... was suspected , but after a séance of twenty minutes ' duration , profuse and extremely offensive defecation followed , and the patient's bowels were FECAL ACCUMULATION . 129 subsequently moved five times in rapid 128 MASSAGE .
Page 138
... extremely irritable , and a source of trouble and anxiety to her friends and relatives . Massage was prescribed , and in two months she lost a stone and a half in weight , and improved notably in other respects . Another lady , whose ...
... extremely irritable , and a source of trouble and anxiety to her friends and relatives . Massage was prescribed , and in two months she lost a stone and a half in weight , and improved notably in other respects . Another lady , whose ...
Page 143
... extremely apprehensive that he would do himself much mischief . " The instruments first employed were made of wood , but bone was subse- quently substituted . The bone instruments were made from the ribs of cattle , and it was found a ...
... extremely apprehensive that he would do himself much mischief . " The instruments first employed were made of wood , but bone was subse- quently substituted . The bone instruments were made from the ribs of cattle , and it was found a ...
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