. Virginia medical monthly . Treatment of Spinal Curvature by Silicate of SodaJacket. By E. H. COOVER, M. D., Harrisburg, Pa. Case ATI*.—July 23d, 1878, Miss set. 25, white, teacher, height 62 inches, fair skin, brown hair and the following history: She has suffered from herback for 8 years, and for a greater part of the time has worna mechanical support. The last one was made at the Insti-tute for Cripples, Broad and Arch streets, Philadelphia,where she had been treated through the year previous to July 4, 1878. It weighed fourand one-half pounds. Her men-ses had not appeared for
. Virginia medical monthly . Treatment of Spinal Curvature by Silicate of SodaJacket. By E. H. COOVER, M. D., Harrisburg, Pa. Case ATI*.—July 23d, 1878, Miss set. 25, white, teacher, height 62 inches, fair skin, brown hair and the following history: She has suffered from herback for 8 years, and for a greater part of the time has worna mechanical support. The last one was made at the Insti-tute for Cripples, Broad and Arch streets, Philadelphia,where she had been treated through the year previous to July 4, 1878. It weighed fourand one-half pounds. Her men-ses had not appeared for one ortwo periods, while a troublesomecough annoyed her. For relief,she slept upon her face. Fromall these causes of physical dis-tress, the School-Directors con-cluded to dismiss her. Examination revealed bulgingof the right scapula, with drop-ping and recedence of the shoul-der, and the left shoulder waspushed forward; also the seated, she constantlychanged her position, becauseof pain. Figure 1, copied from. *Cases, before this, illustrating the use of the silicate of soda jacket,lished in the Med. and Surg. Reporter, Philadelphia, April 13, 1878. ere pub- 86 ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS—COOVER. a photograph, shows the amount of curvature before I be-gan treatment. A jacket of muslin, wet with silicate of soda(ap, gr. , temp. 62°F.), was applied while she was sus-pended. This gave the support so much needed; she becamefree from pains, walked easily, and resumed her position asteacher so efficiently, that the School Board selected berprincipal of the building. She preferred, however, to retainher own school, because it demanded less activity. Herhabit became regular, the cough disappeared, and she sleptcomfortably upon her back. She recovered so much that itwas requisite to remove a wedge-shaped piece from the partof the jacket resting upon the right scapula, bringing theedges together. Her deformity was much corrected; shealso repeatedly used the extension
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