Galen's method for correcting a spinal deformity by using a device similar to the Hippocratic board, which applies pressure to the back. Opera Omnia, 1565. Galen (129 - c. 216) was a Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher in the Roman Empire. Colorized.

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