Osteopathy Complete . ndication of a sausage-shaped tumor;vomiting usually attended with nausea, but may not occurif there is diarrhea. TREATMENT. 1. Place the patient on the back; beginning at the ileo-cecal valve, manipulate gently, but as deep as possible, theascending, transverse, and descending colon, endeavoring tomove any hardened lump of feces toward the rectum. 2. Place the patient on the left side and manipulate. very gently at first, gradually working deeper and stronger over the cecum and vermiform appendix, manipulatingthese parts as tlioroughly as possible. If this treatment isgi
Osteopathy Complete . ndication of a sausage-shaped tumor;vomiting usually attended with nausea, but may not occurif there is diarrhea. TREATMENT. 1. Place the patient on the back; beginning at the ileo-cecal valve, manipulate gently, but as deep as possible, theascending, transverse, and descending colon, endeavoring tomove any hardened lump of feces toward the rectum. 2. Place the patient on the left side and manipulate. very gently at first, gradually working deeper and stronger over the cecum and vermiform appendix, manipulatingthese parts as tlioroughly as possible. If this treatment isgiven in a very gentle, careful manner, it is surprising howdeep and thorough these parts can be manipulated, withoutgiving pain, and the immediate relief experienced by thepatient. 3. Place the hand lightly over the cecum, and vibrate(pages 36 and 67) gently one or two minutes. 4. Grasping the right hand of patient, an assistantholding the hip, draw the arm strongly abov(i the head, giv-ing thorough extension (cut 22).. Cut 22.—Appendicitis Treatment. STOMACE, INTESTINES, AND PERITONEUM. 187 5. Place the patient on the side; beginning at theupper cervicals, move the muscles upward and outwardgently the entire length of the spinal column, giving particu-lar attention to that portion which seems sensitive to thetouch; treat the opposite side in a similar manner. 6. Place the hands on each side of the neck, fingersalmost meeting over the spinous processes of the upper cervi-cals; press genth with the fingers three or four minutesupon the vaso-motor, to check the fever. This treatment should be given each day, and occupyabout fifteen minutes. First treatment will usually giveimmediate relief. TYPHLITIS.(Inflammation of the cecum.) in the right iliac fossa; nausea; constipation;fever; sausage-shaped tumor. TREATMENT. See Appendicitis (page 184). PERITYPHLITIS.(Inflammation of the tissues surrounding the cecum.) usually occurs in the course of appendicitis
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