Osteopathy Complete
Elmer D. Barber, D. O.
1898
DISEASES OF THE EYE, EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT
EXPLANATORY
In the treatment of diseases of the above named organs
the osteopath is very successful, benefiting nearly all, and curing many
chronic diseases that have baffled the skill of the medical fraternity.
In nearly all diseases of the neck or head it is
necessary to give a thorough General Treatment of the Neck, thereby freeing
the circulation to and from the diseased parts.
In some rare instances the atlas will be found slipped
or partially dislocated, in which case returning it to its normal position
will usually cure the disease.
Diseases of the head are often aggravated by female
troubles, diseases of the alimentary canal and other organs, which must
be cured before we can hope to attain the desired end.
Granulated eyelids, dripping eyes, inflammation
of the eyes, catarrh, polypus of the nose, catarrhal deafness and roaring
in the head, enlarged tonsils, mumps erysipelas of the face, and many other
diseases of the head, are caused, by a contracted condition of the muscles
of the neck, obstructing the flow of the venous blood on its return journey
to the heart. The circulation being thus interrupted, disease at
the weakest point is the result. To remove the cause by a General
Treatment of the Neck is but the work of a moment, and never fails
to effect a cure.
GENERAL TREATMENT OF THE
NECK
1. Place the patient on the back; with
one hand under the chin and the other under the back of the head,
pull gently, rotating the head in all directions, slowly but strongly,
endeavoring to stretch all muscles of the neck (see
cut 8).
2. Pull slowly on the head until the body
moves.
3. Place the left hand on the top of patient's
head, the right hand and arm beneath the head and neck, two fingers
upon each side of the fourth dorsal vertebra, the ends of the fingers
pressing hard, moving the muscles upward, at the same time press
rather hard with the left hand, rotating the head from side to side,
the fingers of the right hand working gradually upward, until the
occipital is reached (cut
46).
4. Standing at patient's head, place the
hands upon the sides of the neck, the fingers just back of the transverse
processes of the upper cervicals; give gentle extension, rotating
the head to the right, with the left hand moving the muscles forward
and over the transverse processes upon the left side; rotate the
head in the opposite direction, with the right hand moving the muscles
forward and over the transverse processes upon the right side; move
the hands downward to the next lower cervicals; rotate the head
as before, and repeat until the last cervical is reached (cut
47).
5. Manipulate the muscles thoroughly and deep,
in the front of the neck; place the hand under the chin, drawing the head
backward, thus giving these muscles extension; work as deeply as possible
under the inferior maxillary.
The Eye
TRACHOMA,
OR GRANULAR LIDS (GRANULATED EYELIDS)
(A form of conjunctivitis, characterized by hard pustules or granular
excrescences, round and
gray, on the inner surface of the eyelids, with inflammation of the
membrane.)
SYMPTOMS
In this affection the conjunctival mucous membrane
of the eye is raised into little projections, presenting a rough, irregular
appearance. It is a consequence of long-continued or maltreated inflammation
and if not cured, it may in time occasion opacities of the cornea by the
irritation it causes, followed by blindness.
TREATMENT
1. General
Treatment of the Neck.
2. Standing at the head of the table, with
the index finger work gently, but as deeply as possible, moving
the muscles and pressing under the edge of the bone entirely around
the eye (cut 48);
this frees the circulation and gives immediate relief.
3. Pinch the eyelids gently wherever granules
are formed, thus starting a natural circulation.
We have never known this method to fail, even in
the worst cases. One old gentleman at Lewistown, Missouri, was cured
by us in this manner, after suffering fifty years, in two months' time.
The usual time required for an ordinary case is from four to twelve weeks.
Treatment should be given every other day.
INFECTION OF THE EYES
(A morbid state, characterized in its simplest form by heat, redness,
and pain in the eyes.)
SYMPTOMS
Often comes on with a sensation of sand in the eyes.
In some instances this complaint proceeds no farther, but at other times
it is followed by heat, redness, and prickling, with darting pains.
CAUSE
The cause is attributed by the medical profession
to a stoppage of function in the microscopic elements of the involved tissues,
or to changes in the blood-vessels and blood, and exudation of liquor sauguinis,
with permeation of white blood corpuscles, without rupture of the vessels,
into the contiguous parts; or to altered nutrition of the tissues.
TREATMENT
1. General
Treatment of the Neck.
2. With the index finger work gently but
deeply under the edge of the bones surrounding the eye, beginning
deeply in the corner of the eye, and being particular to press against
the bone, and not the eyeball (cut
48). Raise the finger entirely off the flesh as it is
moved forward; in this manner the eye can be treated very thoroughly
and deeply without giving pain, while if the operator endeavors
to slide his finger over the flesh without removing it from the
eye, the operation is painful, and the results not so pronounced.
It is always well to manipulate all the muscles
in the immediate vicinity of the eye, thus freeing the circulation.
3. Place two fingers lightly over the eye
and vibrate. Being careful not to move the lid, which should
be kept steady on the eyeball, that the vibration may pass through.
See Vibration. The vibration should be felt very deeply.
This treatment will require about ten or fifteen
minutes, and should be given each day until recovery.
We have cured many cases of inflammation of the
eyes in which the patient was in such a condition that it was necessary
for him to be led to our office, in a very few days, by this method of
treatment.
Many cases, however, are more stubborn, requiring
from six to eight weeks, and, in chronic cases, often three months' treatment
is required to effect a cure.
A great many cases of inflammation of the eyes,
and other diseases of the head, are due to a slip or partial dislocation
of the atlas, which can be readily discovered by making a careful examination,
and must be reduced before a cure can be expected. See Dislocation
of the Atlas.
CATARRHAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
(Inflammation of the conjunctiva.)
SYMPTOMS
Conjunctiva red; eyelids stuck together on awakening,
and feel heavy; itching and burning sensation.
TREATMENT
See Inflammation
of the Eyes.
PHLYCTENULAR CONJUNCTIVITIS
(Inflammation of the conjunctiva, with small blisters under the epithelium,
containing lymph.)
TREATMENT
See Inflammation
of the Eyes.
DIFFUSE PARENCHYMATOUS KERATITIS
(Inflammation of the substance of the cornea.)
TREATMENT
See Inflammation
of the Eyes.
ACUTE PHLYCTENULAAR KERATITIS
(Inflammation of the cornea characterized by small vesicles on its
surface.)
TREATMENT
See Inflammation
of the Eyes.
IRITIS
(Inflammation of the iris.)
TREATMENT
See Inflammation
of the Eyes.
SCLERITIS
(Inflammation of the sclera.)
TREATMENT
See Inflammation
of the Eyes.
EPISCLERITIS
(Inflammation, with infiltration, and sero-fibrinous exudation in the
outer layer of the sclerotic and
upper layer of the conjunctiva - violet in color, hard and sensitive.)
TREATMENT
See
Trachoma.
CILIARY BLEPHARITIS
(Inflammation of the edges of the eyelids which are hyperemic and swollen;
skin between the cilia covered with little scales; small ulcers in hair-follicles
and sebaceous glands; inflammation of the Meibomian glands.)
TREATMENT
See
Trachoma.
DACRYOCYSTITIS
(Inflammation of the lachrymal sac.)
TREATMENT
See Inflammation
of the Eyes.
TENONITIS
(Inflammation of Tenon's Capsule.)
TREATMENT
See Inflammation
of the Eyes.
PTERYGIUM
(Chronic thickening of the conjunctiva at the inner canthus, extending
out over the eyeball. A film on the eye. Popularly called a
web.)
TREATMENT
1. See Inflammation
of the Eyes.
2. Grasp the eyelid between the thumb and
finger, and pinch gently and deep enough to reach the pterygium, which
should be treated in this manner quite thoroughly, great care being exercised
not to cause the patient unnecessary pain. This treatment starts
the circulation and causes the pterygium to be taken up by absorption.
Treatment should be given every other day.
A cure may be expected in from four to twelve weeks.
LEUCOMA, OR ALBUGO
(Dense opacity of the cornea; white spot in the eye.)
TREATMENT
See Inflammation
of the Eye, placing particular stress to free the circulation
thoroughly, immediately around and through the eye, by careful manipulation;
also be particular to vibrate thoroughly.
PANNUS
(Vascularization and opacity of the cornea.)
TREATMENT
See Inflammation
of the Eye, placing, particular stress on the vibration and manipulation
to free the circulation around and through the eye.
CATARACT
(An affection of the sight, in which the vision is either partially
or wholly prevented, by a permeation of opaque matter in the crystalline
lens of the eye. Is of two kinds, hard and soft. Hard is most
common in old people. Soft is most frequently found in children,
especially among those who have been born with this condition, when it
is called Congenital Cataract, but may occur at any age.
When it is the result of a wound of the lens, it is called Traumatic Cataract.
In children it presents a bluish-white appearance like milk and water in
the pupil, and is easily recognizable; the color is much darker and less
distinct in aged persons, and more difficult to see, but the opacity of
the lens can be detected by careful examination.)
TREATMENT
See Inflammation
of the Eyes.
In treating this disease the osteopath is unusually
successful, curing nearly all cases that are taken in any reasonable time.
Treatment should be given every other day, until
a cure is effected, which will require from four weeks to six months.
Cataracts have been removed by this treatment, after
the patient had become almost entirely blind.
STRABISMUS, OR CROSSED EYES
(A condition in which the visual axes of the eyes are crossed, transfixing
the object.)
This affection is not successfully treated by osteopaths.
MYOPIA, MYOPY, OR NEAR-SIGHTEDNESS (ALSO SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS; PURBLINDNESS)
(Defect in vision so that objects can be clearly seen only when very
close to the eye, generally produced by too much convexity of the cornea
or crystalline lens, causing the focus of parallel rays to be in front
of the retina instead of on the cornea.)
TREATMENT
1. See Inflammation
of the Eye, omitting vibration.
2. With the eye closed, place the finger immediately
over the cornea, pressing gently, gradually increasing the strength used,
for one minute.
Treatment should be given every other day.
Many cases have been benefited by this method.
DRIPPING EYES
Dripping eyes are usually accompanied with a catarrhal
difficulty in the lachrymal duct, which conveys all watery substances from
the eye to the interior of the nose. Its obstruction causes the overflow
at the eye; we must therefore cure the catarrh, and the eyes will take
care of themselves.
TREATMENT
1. Give the General
Treatment for the Neck.
2. Free all the muscles around the eyes
as in Inflammation of the Eyes (cut
48).
3. Beginning deep in the corner of the eye,
with the thumb on one side of the nose, the index finger on the other,
move the flesh and muscles upward and downward its entire length.
This treatment is almost infallible, cases of twenty
years' standing have been cured by us in one month's time. Treatment
should be given every other day.
The Ear
ACUTE CATARRHAL
OTITIS MEDIA, OR EARACHE
(Catarrhal inflammation of the middle ear. Usually due to extension
of catarrhal inflammation of the naso-pharynx to the tympanic cavity by
way of the Eustachian tube.)
SYMPTOMS
Intense aching pain; membrana tympani red.
TREATMENT
1. Thorough
General Treatment of the Neck.
2. Manipulate very thoroughly and deep all
the muscles around the ear.
3. With the index finger work as deeply into
the ear as possible without giving pain, endeavoring to move the muscles
in every possible direction.
4. Grasp the inferior portion of the lobule
between the thumb and finger, and pull gently but quite strongly, slightly
downward and backward, thus stretching the muscles and freeing the circulation
very deeply.
5. Place the fingers lightly over the Gasserian
ganglion (cut
49), and vibrate gently one minute.
6. Patient should inhale deeply, and, while
holding the nose and mouth, endeavor to force the air through the ears,
thus springing the drums and starting the circulation.
It is also advisable in stubborn cases to make a
small paper tube; place one end in the patient’s ear, the other in the
mouth of the operator, and blow strongly a few seconds.
In almost all diseases of the ear the osteopath
is very successful, curing many cases instantly and many others in a few
treatments. The usual time required in chronic cases, however, is
from one to three months. These results are reached almost entirely
through the circulation, and consequently nearly all diseases of the ear
are treated by the osteopath in a similar manner.
Occasionally, in diseases of the ear, a slight slip
or dislocation of the atlas is found, in which case it is necessary to
reduce the dislocation, when an immediate change for the better may be
expected. See Dislocation
of the Atlas.
Treatment in acute cases in all diseases of the
ear should be given each day and will occupy about fifteen or twenty minutes.
Chronic cases will require the same length of time, and should be treated
every other day.
CHRONIC CATARRHAL OTITIS MEDIA
(May follow an acute attack.)
SYMPTOMS
Ringing in the ears; deafness; tendency to breathe
through the mouth, if patient is a child.
TREATMENT
See
Acute Catarrhal Otitis Media.
AURAL VERTIGO, OR MENIERE’S DISEASE
(Feeling of rotary movements, referred to the patient or to surrounding
objects, with loss of
equilibrium, but conscious.)
SYMPTOMS
Ringing in ears; pallor; nausea; clammy sweat; vomiting;
jerking of eyeballs; paroxysms sometimes throwing the patient to the ground.
TREATMENT
1. General
Treatment of the Neck.
2. Place the patient upon a stool; the
operator placing one knee between the scapulae about the third dorsal,
raise the arms slowly but strongly above the head, pressing hard
with the knee as the arms are lowered with a backward motion (cut
5).
This disease is often occasioned by a slight slip
or dislocation of the atlas. See Dislocation
of the Atlas.
DEAFNESS
(A lack or deficiency in the sense of hearing; a whole or partial inability
to distinguish sound.)
CAUSE
May be due to pressure of a tumors inflammatory
exudation at the base of the brain, disease of the mastoid process of the
temporal bone, or disease of the auditory nucleus or peripheral nerves.
TREATMENT
See
Acute Catarrhal Otitis Media.
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS AND ROARING IN THE HEAD
TREATMENT
Catarrhal deafness can be always benefited, and
usually cured, by the Catarrhal
(Coryza) Treatment, after which the patient should inhale deeply, and,
while holding, the nose and mouth, endeavor to force the air through the
drums of the ears, thus springing the drums and starting the circulation.
OTOMYCES, OR OTOMYCOSIS
(Fungous growth in the ear.)
TREATMENT
See Acute Catarrhal Otitis Media.
OTONCUS
(An aural tumor.)
TREATMENT
See
Acute Catarrhal Otitis Media.
OTOPYOSIS
(Discharge of pus from the ear.)
TREATMENT
See
Acute Catarrhal Otitis Media.
OTORRHAGIA
(Discharge of blood from the ear.)
TREATMENT
See
Acute Catarrhal Otitis Media.
The Nose
CORYZA,
ACUTE RHINITIS, ACUTE NASAL CATARRH, OR COLD IN THE HEAD
(Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose and connecting sinuses.)
SYMPTOMS
This disease sometimes prevails epidemically, and
it is to this form medical writers apply the term "influenza," while cases
that occur incidentally are called catarrh, or cold. When it prevails
epidemically, it undoubtedly depends upon the state of the atmosphere,
though in some cases it has been attributed to contagion.
In general, it comes on with a dull pain or sense
of weight in the forehead, sometimes preceded by a slight chill, redness
of the eyes, and fullness and heat in the nostrils, which is soon followed
by a thin acrid fluid from the nose, together with soreness in the windpipe,
hoarseness, frequent sneezing, dry cough, loss of appetite, and general
lassitude. Toward evening the pulse becomes considerably quickened
and a slight fever arises.
TREATMENT
1. General
Treatment of the Neck.
2. Beginning deep in the corner of the eyes,
move the muscles upward and downward, with as hard a pressure as patient
can stand, the entire length of the nose.
It is also well to manipulate thoroughly the muscles
around, over, and under the eyes.
3. Beginning at the nose, follow the superior
maxillary, manipulating very deeply its entire length.
4. Place the finger-tips over the Gasserian
ganglion (cut
49), and vibrate one minute; also vibrate an equal length of
time over the infra-orbital foramen.
Catarrh in its various forms is often caused by
a slip or partial dislocation of the atlas. In such instances to
reduce the dislocation almost invariably cures the disease. See Dislocation
of the Atlas.
5. Place one hand on the back of the head,
the other on the forehead, and press very hard, moving the muscles of the
forehead in all directions, especially those immediately over the eye.
This treatment, in acute cases, should be given
each day, and will occupy about fifteen or twenty minutes; in chronic cases
every other day is sufficient. Immediate relief may usually be expected,
and a cure in from one to three months.
CHRONIC HYPERTROPHIC RHINITIS
(Hypertrophy of the turbinated bones. May follow acute attacks
of coryza.)
SYMPTOMS
Hoarseness; fullness in nose; nasal sounds; snoring;
discharges of muco-pus in the pharynx; hearing may be impaired, also smell
and taste; often accompanied by irritating
cough.
TREATMENT
While this disease can be greatly benefited by Coryza
Treatment, we cannot hope to cure the hypertrophy of the turbinated
bones.
DIPHTHERITIC RHINITIS
(May accompany acute form.)
SYMPTOMS
False membrane in nose; discharges acrid; excoriation
of upper lip.
TREATMENT
See
Coryza.
CHRONIC POST-NASAL RHINITIS
(Extension of catarrh into pharynx.)
SYMPTOMS
Tingling and sense of soreness at root of nose;
pain in soft palate and posterior nares; frontal headache; flow of thick
secretion into pharynx; impaired taste , smell, and hearing.
TREATMENT
See
Coryza.
RHINITIS SYCCA, OR DRY CATARRH
(Chronic form of nasal catarrh, with dryness of the mucous membrane.)
SYMPTOMS
Tingling and dryness in the nostrils; faint musty
odor; no discharge.
TREATMENT
See
Coryza.
ATROPHIC RHINITIS, OR OZENA
(A chronic form of nasal catarrh, with atrophy of the mucous membrane
and ulceration
of the nasal cavities.)
SYMPTOMS
Frontal headache; exceedingly fetid discharge; hawking
and spitting of brownish-green crusts, often blood-tinged.
TREATMENT
Can usually be benefited by Coryza
Treatment, but cannot be cured if of a syphilitic nature.
RHINOLITH, OR NASAL CALCULUS
(Stone in the nose.)
SYMPTOMS
May be fixed or movable, gray or greenish-brown
in color, hard and rough; sometimes produces pain and reflex neuroses.
TREATMENT
This disease can be greatly benefited by the Coryza
Treatment, but an operation may be necessary to remove the stone.
NASAL POLYPI (POLYPUS OF THE NOSE)
(Pedunculated tumor in the nose.)
SYMPTOMS
Snoring and oral breathing; aggravated by damp weather;
sneezing,; and epistaxis.
TREATMENT
See
Coryza.
NASAL TUMORS
(May be Fibroma, Sarcoma, Osteoma, Enchondroma, or Carcinoma.)
SYMPTOMS
Tumor painful and bleeds easily, causing fetid discharges;
cervical glands swollen; stenosis and deformity are common, also epistaxis.
TREATMENT
Same as Coryza
Treatment.
NASAL ULCERS
(May be tuberculous or syphilitic.)
SYMPTOMS
Stench of breath; stenosis; loss of smell; insomnia;
emaciation. If tuberculous, bleeds easily
Not treated successfully by Osteopathy.
IDIOPATHIC RHINORRHEA
(Spontaneous mucous discharge from the nose. Probably due to
functional derangement of
the fifth cranial nerve.)
SYMPTOMS
Discharge of yellowish water, which may cease as
suddenly as it develops.
TREATMENT
See
Coryza.
ANTRUM ABSCESS
(Abscess of the Antrum of Hiohmore.)
SYMPTOMS
Characteristic odor; putrid taste; nausea; anorexia;
pain at root of nose; discharge of pus on leaning head forward; usually
bad tooth in upper jaw.
TREATMENT
See
Coryza.
EPISTAXIS, OR NOSE-BLEED
(Hemorrhage of the nose.)
CAUSE
May be caused by irritation, traumatism, or be due
to constitutional conditions.
SYMPTOMS
May be noise previous to its approach; may be fullness
about head; headache; noise in ears; and vertigo.
TREATMENT
The patient, in a sitting posture, should raise
his arms as far as possible, at the same time placing one thumb upon each
side of the nose, pressing quite strongly; the operator, standing in front,
places the hands upon the sides of patient's neck, the fingers meeting
over the three upper cervicals; tip the head strongly backward, pressing,
hard with the fingers at the same instant, and hold in this position until
the hemorrhage ceases.
The Throat
ACUTE LARYNGITIS,
OR LARYNGEAL CATARRH
(Inflammation of the larynx, usually due to exposure or cold.)
SYMPTOMS
Cough; hoarseness; fullness ,and dryness in the
larynx; dyspnea at times; painful deglutition; ,and mucous expectoration.
TREATMENT
1. See General
Treatment of the Neck.
2. Place the hand lightly upon the larynx,
and vibrate gently two minutes.
3. Place the fingers of the left hand upon
the angle of the second rib on the right side; draw patient's arm slowly
above the head as patient inhales, pressing hard upon the angle of the
rib as the arm is lowered with a backward motion; treat each rib in this
manner until the lower border of the scapula is reached. Treat the
opposite side in a similar manner.
Treatment will occupy about fifteen minutes, and
should be given each day until recovery.
Treatment must be given in a gentle, careful manner.
Patient should feel decidedly better after the first treatment.
DIPHTHERITIC LARYNGITIS
(Acute laryngitis with accumulation of false membrane in the fauces
and nares.)
SYMPTOMS
Similar to membranous croup; cervical glands enlarged
little or no fever; albuminuria.
TREATMENT
1. See General
Treatment of the Neck.
2. Place the hand on the larynx, and vibrate
gently two minutes.
3. Place the finger in patient's mouth and
manipulate carefully, but deep, the muscles in the immediate region of
the fauces and nares.
Treatment should be given each day, and immediate
improvement can be expected.
CHRONIC LARYNGITIS
(May result from repeated attacks of acute form. More common
after middle life, and in males.)
SYMPTOMS
Dryness and tickling in throat; hoarseness; irritable
cough; thickening, of laryngeal structure, covered by a thick secretion.
TREATMENT
1. See
Acute laryngitis.
2. Vibrate two minutes, with the hand pressed
lightly over the bronchi.
In chronic cases this treatment usually gives immediate
relief, but requires about two or three months to effect a cure.
Treatment every other day.
LARYNGEAL EDEMA
(Dropsy of the larynx. May accompany acute or chronic laryngitis,
Bright's disease, erysipelas, diphtheria, and may be acute or chronic.)
SYMPTOMS
Voice husky and suppressed; intense dyspnea and
cough; symptoms of obstruction; respiration hurried and spasmodic; pulse
small, rapid, and irregular eyes prominent; face flushed and anxious.
TREATMENT
1. General
Treatment of the Neck.
2. Place the patient on the side; beginning
at the upper cervicals, move the muscles upward and outward the entire
length of the spine, being very thorough in the lumbar region.
3. Flex the limbs strongly against the abdomen,
giving strong abduction of the knee as they are extended with a light jerk.
4. Vibrate one minute each of the following
organs: lungs, stomach, liver, and kidneys.
5. Place the left hand beneath the patient's
shoulders, the fingers upon the angle of the second rib on the right side;
draw the right arm strongly but slowly above the head as the patient inhales,
pressing hard upon the rib as the arm is lowered with a backward motion;
treat each rib in a similar manner until the lower border of the scapula
is reached. Repeat the operation on the opposite side.
Treatment should be given each day until recovery.
TUBERCULOUS LARYNGITIS
(May be acute or chronic.)
SYMPTOMS
Painful deglutition; dysphonia; pain in respiration;
at times thickening, of the epiglottis; ulceration; tubercle bacilli may
be detected in the secretions.
Not treated successfully by Osteopathy.
SUBMUCOUS LARYNGITIS
(Inflammation extending to the submucous cellular tissue of the larynx.
May be acute or chronic.)
SYMPTOMS
Same as laryngitis with stenosis.
TREATMENT
1. See
Acute Laryngitis.
2. See Treatment to Equalize the Circulation.
LEGMONOUS LARYNGITIS, OR PERICHONDRITIS
(Suppurative inflammation of the cartilages of the larynx.)
SYMPTOMS
Cough and hoarseness; pain increased by moving the
larynx, as in speaking or swallowing; discharge of pus; necrosed cartilage;
if arytenoid cartilage is involved, pain extends towards the ears; if cricoid,
pain on swallowing solid food, and dyspnea; if thyroid, abscess may be
seen in the larynx.
TREATMENT
1. General
Treatment of the Neck.
2. Thorough vibration of the larynx two
minutes.
3. Place the patient on a stool; with the
knee of the operator between the scapulae about the third dorsal, draw
the patient's arms slowly and strongly above the head as the lungs are
filled to their fullest capacity; lower the arms with a backward motion,
pressing hard at the same instant with the knee.
Treatment should be given each day.
LARYNGISMUS STRIDULUS, OR LARYNGOSPASM
(Neurosis of the larynx, with spasmodic contraction of the glottis;
usually in poorly nourished children.)
SYMPTOMS
Ringing croupy cough; dyspnea; face at first pallid,
becoming livid; eyes stare; head drawn backward; spine arched; cold perspiration
on forehead; convulsions may occur.
TREATMENT
1. General
Treatment of the Neck.
2. Thorough General Treatment.
PSEUDO-MEMBRANOUS
LARYNGITIS, OR MEMBRANOUS CROUP
(Inflammation of the larynx, with formation of false membrane.)
SYMPTOMS
Fretfulness, feverishness, cold in the head, and
slight hoarseness, increasing towards evening and in the early night.
Sometimes, however, without a single warning symptom, the child startles
us in the night with a hoarse, ringing cough, which cannot be so described
as to be recognized, but which no one who has ever heard it can fail to
know again. There is a sense of suffocation, a hurried, hoarse, and
hissing breathing, as if the air were drawn into the lungs and expelled
through too small an opening in some instrument, which is the fact, for
such an instrument is the accumulated phlegm in the larynx. When
there is much fever and inflammation, the tendency to the formation of
false membrane is very slight; whereas, in cases that seem mild at the
beginning the disease often passes to the membranous stage unsuspected.
Peculiar ringing cough, becoming muffled; great
difficulty in breathing; suffocating paroxysms; protrusion of the eyeballs;
extreme restlessness and agitation; nostrils dilated; flushed cheeks; grasping
at support; clutching at neck; flakes of membrane; casts of trachea, which
may be expectorated; elevation of temperature.
TREATMENT
1. Thorough General
Treatment of the Neck.
2. Place the finger in the mouth, and gently
manipulate the false membrane as thoroughly as
possible.
3. Draw the arms strongly above the head,
pressing upon the second dorsal vertebra as they are lowered with a backward
motion.
4. Place the hand upon the neck and bronchi,
and vibrate gently two minutes.
This treatment is exceedingly successful in all
cases of membranous croup, relaxing, as it does, the muscles, freeing the
circulation, and causing the false membrane to be ejected.
SPASMODIC CROUP, OR CATARRHAL CROUP
(Catarrhal laryngitis, with spasms of the larynx)
SYMPTOMS
Hoarseness and cough in the evening, cough becoming
ringing and metallic toward midnight, with paroxysms of suffocation; may
occur three or four nights in succession.
TREATMENT
See Membranous Croup, omitting No. 2.
LARYNGEAL TUMOR
(May be malignant or benign.)
SYMPTOMS
Dysphonia or aphonia; dyspnea; may be irritating
cough; and cachexia.
TREATMENT
1. See General
Treatment of the Neck being very thorough in the region of the tumor.
2. Place the hand over tumor, and vibrate
gently two minutes.
3. Seat the patient upon a stool; the operator
places his knee between the scapula at about the second or third dorsal;
draw the arms strongly above the head as the patient inhales, pressing
hard with the knee as the arms are lowered with a backward motion.
Treatment should be given each day.
This disease is often benefited by the above treatment.
LARYNGEAL SYPHILIS
(Syphilitic affection of the larynx.)
SYMPTOMS
Hoarseness caused by catarrh or ulcerations; articulation
husky; cough; difficult deglutition; whitish-gray mucous patches; round
prominences on either side of the glottis; deep circular ulcers overlaid
with whitish-yellow deposits; no pain.
TREATMENT
See Laryngeal Tumor,
giving thorough vibration over larynx and trachea.
This disease is often benefited by the above treatment.
ACUTE PHARYNGITIS, OR SORE THROAT
(Inflammation of the pharynx. Usually follows cold or exposure.)
SYMPTOMS
Painful deglutition; sense of dryness and constant
desire to hawk and cough; may involve the tonsils; may be slight deafness;
stiffness of the neck and enlargement of the cervical glands; chilliness
and fever; mucous membrane congested, dry, and glistening; uvula may be
swollen
TREATMENT
See
Acute Laryngeal.
CHRONIC PHARYNGITIS
(Follows acute attacks, and may be accompanied by nasal catarrh.)
SYMPTOMS
Relaxation of the mucous membrane, with dilatation
of the veins; membrane, dry, glistening, and covered with a thick secretion.
TREATMENT
See Acute Laryngitis.
Treatment should be given every other day.
Immediate benefit may be expected, and a continuation of the treatment
will usually effect a cure.
GANGRENOUS PHARYNGITIS, OR PUTRID SORE THROAT
(Mortification of the pharyngeal tissues. May follow ordinary
pharyngitis.)
SYMPTOMS
Mucous membrane of the tonsils inflamed, also walls
of the pharynx, soon becoming covered with gangrenous patches; may extend
to the esophagus, larynx and nares; may be erosion of blood vessels, causing
fatal hemorrhage.
TREATMENT
This disease, if taken in its early stages, is very
easily cured by osteopathic treatment.
See General
Treatment of the Neck.
Treatment should be given each day.
RETRO-PHARYNGEAL ABSCESS
(Suppuration in the retro-pharyngeal tissues. More common in
children.)
SYMPTOMS
Enlargement of cervical glands; stiffness of the
neck; inability to swallow; high fever; noisy breathing; suffocating paroxysms;
little or no cough; head often drawn back.
TREATMENT
1. General
Treatment of the Neck.
2. Vibrate one minute over abscess.
3. Place the patient on the side; beginning
at the upper cervicals, move the muscles upward and outward the entire
length of the spinal column, gently but deep. Treat the opposite
side in a similar manner.
4. Place the left hand under the right shoulder,
the fingers upon the angle of the second rib; draw the right arm slowly
but strongly above the head as the patient inhales, and lower the arm with
a backward motion, pressing, hard upon the angle of the rib. Treat
the third, fourth, and fifth rib in a similar manner. Repeat the
operation upon the opposite side.
5. Place the hands upon the sides of the
neck, fingertips almost meeting over the spines of the upper cervicals;
tip the head backward, and press hard with the fingers three or
four minutes (see vaso-motor).
Treatment should be given each day.
TRACHITIS
(Inflammation of the trachea. May come from larynx or bronchi
by extension.)
TREATMENT
General
Treatment of the Neck.
TRACHELAGRA
(Gout in the neck.)
TREATMENT
General
Treatment of the Neck.
TRACHELISMUS
(Spasms of the cervical muscles.)
TREATMENT
General
Treatment of the Neck.
TRACHEAL STENOSIS
(Contraction of the trachea. May be due pressure caused by enlargement
of glands.)
SYMPTOMS
Peculiar whistling, wheezing sound; voice weak and
muffled; difficult breathing; inspiration obstructed; expiration easy.
TREATMENT
1. See General
Treatment of the Neck.
2. Thorough vibration of the trachea.
ACUTE ESOPHAGITIS
(Inflammation of the esophagus due to traumatism.)
SYMPTOMS
Raw, burning pain, aggravated by speaking; expectoration
of a frothy, glairy mucus, with blood and shreds of membrane.
TREATMENT
1. Place the patient on the back; manipulate
carefully the muscles in the region of the traumatism. It is also
well to manipulate all the muscles in the front and sides of the neck.
2. Gentle vibration of the esophagus.
CHRONIC ESOPHAGITIS
(May follow an acute attack.)
SYMPTOMS
Painful deglutition; liquids readily swallowed,
but solids with great difficulty; expectoration of a viscid mucus.
TREATMENT
See Acute Esophagitis.
Patient always derives benefit from this treatment;
a cure can hardly be expected.
ESOPHAGEAL ABSCESS
(May develop from acute esophagitis.)
SYMPTOMS
Development slow; pain increased on movement of
the neck; rigors and fever.
TREATMENT
1. Manipulate very gently and carefully the
muscles of the neck, being very particular to give no unnecessary pain.
2. Give gentle extension and rotation of the
neck.
3. Place the hand over the abscess and
vibrate gently one minute.
ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURE
(Contraction of the esophagus, due to the healing of an ulcer.)
SYMPTOMS
Difficult deglutition; impaired nutrition; anemia.
Not treated successfully by Osteopathy.
ESOPHAGEAL DILATATION
(Expansion of the esophagus.)
SYMPTOMS
Regurgitation of food, which is either alkaline
or neutral; sense of distention, with heat and burning; fetid breath.
Not treated successfully by Osteopathy.
FOLLICULAR TONSILLITIS
(Inflammation of the lining membrane of the lacunae, or ducts of the
tonsils.)
SYMPTOMS
Frontal headache; severe pain in back and limbs;
pain in throat, and difficult deglutition; chilly sensation and high temperature;
tonsils swollen and throat dry and burning; yellowish-white exudation on
the crypts; voice becomes nasal; pulse rapid and tongue coated.
TREATMENT
1. Thorough General
Treatment of the Neck, being particular to manipulate the tonsils gently
but thoroughly.
2. Place the patient on the side; beginning
at the upper cervicals, move the muscles upward and outward the entire
length of the spinal column gently, but very deep. Treat the opposite
side in a similar manner.
3. Place the hands upon the sides of the
neck, the finger-tips, almost meeting over the upper cervicals;
tip the head backward, pressing gently for three or four minutes
upon the vaso-motor.
Treatment should be given each day.
PARENCHYMATOUS TONSILLITIS, AMYGDALITIS, OR QUINSY
(Inflammation of the substance of the tonsils. May be primary
or secondary.)
SYMPTOMS
Usually only one tonsil affected, the other may
follow; tonsils swollen; voice nasal; difficult deglutition; severe pain,
which may extend to the ear; tenderness beneath the angle of the jaw on
pressure; chill; high fever; increased secretion of saliva.
TREATMENT
See Follicular
Tonsillitis.
CHRONIC TONSILLITIS, OR ENLARGED TONSILS
(May be due to repeated attacks of acute form.)
SYMPTOMS
Tonsils enlarged and irregular in shape; may be
snoring and defective hearing.
TREATMENT
1. Thorough General
Treatment of the Neck kneading and manipulating the enlarged tonsil
in a very thorough manner.
2. Place the fingers upon the enlarged tonsil,
and give thorough vibration two minutes.
HERPETIC TONSILLITIS, OR HERPETIC SORE THROAT
(Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the tonsils, palate, uvula,
and pharynx, characterized
by eruption of the herpetic vesicles.)
SYMPTOMS
May be chill, followed by fever; pain in deglutition;
throat dry and hot; eruptions rupture, leaving circular ulcers, which coalesce
and become covered with fibrinous exudation.
TREATMENT
1. Thorough General
Treatment of the Neck manipulating very thoroughly the tonsils, palate,
uvula, and pharynx.
2. In case of fever, hold the vaso-motor
three or four minutes.
GLOSSITIS
(Inflammation of the tongue. May be acute or chronic.)
SYMPTOMS
Tongue swollen, red, and painful; impairment of
speech and deglutition.
TREATMENT
1. Thorough General
Treatment of the Neck.
2. Manipulate the tongue, giving it strong
extension, and endeavoring, in any possible manner, to free its circulation.
GLOSSANTHRAX
(Malignant pustule upon the tongue.)
SYMPTOMS
Same as anthrax in general; appearance of crust
of dead tissue on the tongue.
Not treated by osteopaths.
GLOSSOPHYTIA, NIGRITIES, OR BLACK TONGUE
(Dark discoloration of the tongue from epithelium accumulation.)
SYMPTOMS
Papillae discolored, thickened, and elongated; appearance
of hairy growth on the tongue; scaling takes place.
Not treated by osteopaths.
LEUXOPLAXIA LINGUALIS
(Peculiar chronic affection of the tongue, characterized by horny whitish
patches on the
surface. May affect the buccal mucous membrane.)
Not treated by osteopaths.
GLOSSAL ULCER
(May be Simple, Dyspeptic, Aphthous, or Traumatic.)
SYMPTOMS
Simple ulcer forms in center of the tongue or inflamed
area, and is smooth, red, and glazed.
Dyspeptic or catarrhal ulcer occurs on the tip or
dorsum near the tip, and is small, superficial, red, and irritable.
Aphthous ulcer has same symptoms as when occurring
in the mouth. Found both in adults and children.
Traumatic ulcer may occur from bad teeth. When active,
may be mistaken for syphilitic, tuberculous, or cancerous ulcer.
TREATMENT
1. General
Treatment of the Neck, being particularly thorough in the front and
sides, working as deeply as possible under the inferior maxillary.
2. Thorough manipulation of the tongue, working
as deeply around the root as possible, and giving the tongue thorough extension.
Treatment should be given each day.
CATARRHAL STOMATITIS
(Catarrhal inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth.
May be due to extension from
adjacent disease.)
SYMPTOMS
Redness and swelling; increased secretion and heat;
taste impaired and breath fetid.
TREATMENT
1. General
Treatment of the Neck, being very thorough in the front and sides,
working very deeply under the inferior maxillary.
2. Place the index finger in patient's mouth,
and manipulate late the mucous membrane carefully but thoroughly.
Treatment should be given each day.
APHTHOUS STOMATITIS, OR APHTHAE
(Local area of inflammation in the mouth, followed by ulceration.)
SYMPTOMS
Yellowish-white spots dotted over the mucous membrane
inside the cheeks and roof of mouth along the tongue and gum.
TREATMENT
See Catarrhal Stomatitis.
ULCERATIVE STOMATITIS, OR NOMA
(Another form of ulceration attending inflammation of the mouth.
May accompany chronic diarrhea, and is peculiar to unsanitary conditions.)
SYMPTOMS
Inflammation more pronounced on the gums, which
are swollen, red, and covered with ulcers, on which appears a yellowish
material; flow of saliva is increased and acid in reaction.
TREATMENT
See Catarrhal Stomatitis.
GANGRENOUS STOMATITIS, OR CANCRUM ORIS
(Gangrenous inflammation of the gums, mucous membrane, and deep tissues
of the cheeks.
Peculiar to children.)
SYMPTOMS
At first small, dark, red, hard spot on the cheek,
becoming purple; cheek becomes swollen, tense. and brawny; blister forms,
which soon breaks, with rapid ulceration; ulcer dark, and soon perforates
the cheek; characteristic odor.
Not treated successfully by Osteopathy.
PARASITIC STOMATITIS, OR THRUSH
(Mycotic inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth and throat.
Peculiar to children.)
SYMPTOMS
Raised white patches, appearing like small curds
of milk; secretion of mouth acid in reaction.
TREATMENT
1. General
Treatment of the Neck.
2. Careful manipulation of the mucous membrane
of the mouth and throat with the index finger.
STOMATITIS MATERNA, OR NURSING SORE MOUTH
(Painful, solitary ulcers in mucous membrane of lips and cheeks of
nursing women.)
TREATMENT
1. Thorough General
Treatment of the Neck, working as deeply as possible under the inferior
maxillary.
2. With the index finger manipulate thoroughly
the mucous membrane of the mouth, being particularly thorough in the region
of the ulcer.
Treatment should be given every day; and never fails
to give immediate relief, and continuation of the treatment a speedy cure.
MERCURIAL STOMATITIS PTYALISM, OR SALIVATION
(Due to medicinal ingestion of large quantities of mercury, affecting
the gums and salivary glands.)
SYMPTOMS
The gums swollen, red, sore, and bleed easily; teeth
become loosened; breath fetid; pain in mastication; tongue may be swollen.
TREATMENT
Is often benefited by thorough General
Treatment of the Neck.
