Rational therapy . Figure 4—Suction Cups. when the degree of evacution of the cup is great, indicating asevere passive hyperemia. Bier has re-introduced and modifiedthe apparatus employed by Junod and his followers since consisted of large cups which are made of glass or tin, twoin the form of boots, for legs and feet, and two cylinders, forarms and hands. After placing the extremity to be treated inthe apparatus, the openings were tightly closed with rubber cuffsand evacuation produced with a suction pump. The apparatuswas used in the treatment of a number of diseases, with the ideaof
Rational therapy . Figure 4—Suction Cups. when the degree of evacution of the cup is great, indicating asevere passive hyperemia. Bier has re-introduced and modifiedthe apparatus employed by Junod and his followers since consisted of large cups which are made of glass or tin, twoin the form of boots, for legs and feet, and two cylinders, forarms and hands. After placing the extremity to be treated inthe apparatus, the openings were tightly closed with rubber cuffsand evacuation produced with a suction pump. The apparatuswas used in the treatment of a number of diseases, with the ideaof freeing internal diseased organs from congestion and drawingthe blood into the healthy arms and legs, and it was recommendedin the treatment of internal hemorrhages, instead of the binding ofthe extremities in common use, to keep a large portion of theblood out of the
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