Dress and care of the feet . 15 when a large bunion is formed—in otherwords, when the joint is out of place—all that can be done is to alleviate thepain and reduce the deformity a is considered incred-ible that the naturalshape of the foot canbe restored. This Iam happy to say is agreat error. By theuse of bandages prop-erly made and properlyadjusted, and by skill-fu] palliative treatmentin connection withshoes of the right shape,the bunion can be re-duced, the joint replaced, all the naturalmotions of the toes and feet broughtback, and everything made to moveharmoniously. There are
Dress and care of the feet . 15 when a large bunion is formed—in otherwords, when the joint is out of place—all that can be done is to alleviate thepain and reduce the deformity a is considered incred-ible that the naturalshape of the foot canbe restored. This Iam happy to say is agreat error. By theuse of bandages prop-erly made and properlyadjusted, and by skill-fu] palliative treatmentin connection withshoes of the right shape,the bunion can be re-duced, the joint replaced, all the naturalmotions of the toes and feet broughtback, and everything made to moveharmoniously. There are incurablecases in very advanced years, but thenumber of them is very small. I con-sider it one of the most fortunate dis-coveries that I have made, namely,the way to bring back the long-dis-. placed joint and cause the foot in walk-ing to resume its proper form and motion. A mysterious connection exists be-tween the nerves in the feet, especiallybetween those in the great toe, and thebrain and nervous system. Dr. Brown-Sequard gives an account, in some lec-tures of his, of a patient who, wheneverhe bore the weight of his body on theright toe, became violently insane. Asurgical operation, whereby a nerve wasbisected, cured him. He also speaks ofa similar instance where pressure on thetoe caused severe nervous effect of the constant pain causedby distorted or inflamed feet wears uponthe system; persons have been knownto be made seriously sick by it. Manygive up walking and taking any kind ofexercise, because their feet hurt them , from want of exercise, diseasesets in; for no person who cannot moveeasily can long be well. Particularly do sore feet hasten thecoming on of old age and decrepitude,for reasons which can readilv be seen. 17 People as they grow
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