Technic and Practice of ChiropracticLoban, Joy Maxwell
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Technic and Practice of Chiropractic
Loban, Joy Maxwell
Chiropractic
=Enuresis.=--The majority recover within a few weeks or months, with
occasional exceptions. Failure to get results within a few weeks
suggests a change of adjustment.
=Epilepsy.=--Doubtful. Less than half of all cases recover, and no
case can be pronounced cured until all symptoms have been absent for
a year. Cases with anterior cervicals offer the poorest chance. It
is usually possible to restore consciousness and muscular control
by an adjustment during the grande mal, in the instant between
the tonic and clonic spasms, but such immediate response does
not--unfortunately--always mean that a cure will eventually be effected.
=Epistaxis.=--Nose-bleed usually stops at once following proper
adjustment.
=Erysipelas.=--Cases adjusted early show little spreading of the
eruption with but slight constitutional symptoms. After eruption
is fully developed it is more difficult to keep down the fever and
recovery is slower, but none the less certain unless cardiac or other
grave weakness is present.
=Exophthalmic Goitre.=--Like other forms of goitre this may be reduced,
and with its reduction all other symptoms disappear. Many cures are on
record.
=Friedrich’s Ataxia.=--In hereditary cerebellar ataxia (which is
probably congenital, rather) cures are limited to 40 per cent or
less. History of instrumental delivery, with marked upper cervical
subluxation, argue for the natal origin of the disease and increase the
probability of cure.
=Gallstones.=--Prognosis excellent. The calculi absorb under adjustment
by a reversal of the chemical process by which their deposit was
induced. When small they may pass through the ducts and escape, with
slight pain. Adjustment during the painful passage of a gallstone may
act upon the duct so as to lessen greatly the pain and hasten the
passage.
=Gastralgia.=--Like other gastric neuroses, is easily curable but may
sometimes require correction of a neurotic diathesis, which means time.
=Gastric Ulcer.=--Usually recovers, but occasionally leaves a fibrous
cicatrix which cannot be affected by adjustment and which, if located
at the pylorus, may produce stenosis, with consequent incurable
dilatation of the stomach. Operation is required for such a condition,
but the diagnosis is difficult, and it may be best to test with
adjustments for some time.
=Gastritis.=--Prognosis good. To prevent recurrence adjustments should
continue after symptoms subside.
=Goitre.=--Prognosis good. One large goitre under the author’s
observation was reduced in one week so that the neck measurement
decreased one inch. Most cases require several months for complete
reduction.
=Gonorrhoeal Rheumatism.=--More stubborn than other forms of rheumatism
and sometimes defies adjustment. No percentages are available. It
is probable that nothing but a general cleansing of the system will
prevent recurrence.
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