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INDEX. ABDOMEN, centra-indications to massage, 488 massage of, 488 position of patient, 489 Abdominal cavity, acute inflammatory pro- cesses of, abdominal massage contra -indicated, 67 conditions contra - indicating strong movements, 146 kneading, 35, 40 effect on appetite, 54 massage, 35 contra-indications to, 488 for chronic constipation, 51 for dilatation of stomach, 51 influence on blood pressure, 58 influence on glands of alimen- tary canal, 51 large intestine, 36 position of patient, 489 stomach, 36 value of, 51 movements, 74 muscles, exercises for, 229 Abdominal-shaking, 264 Absorption, effleurage for promotion of, 45 friction for promotion of, 46 Acetabulum, relationship to femur, 367, 369 Achilles tendon, contraction of, 377 Acne vulgaris, 65, 441 Active movements, 71, 85, 157 apparatus for, 298 effects of, 160 Air, hot, baths, 420 Albumin, food value of, 106 Alcohol, influence on body, 106, 480 Alcoholism, precautions in cases of, 480 stimulation of nerves by flagellation in treatment of, 543 Alimentary canal, atony of, 52 catarrh of, massage contra-indi- cated, 68 Alternate movements, 76, 196, 243 Alternate trunk-turning, 243 Alveolar pyorrhoea, massage in treatment of, 66 Amino-acids, formation of, 112 Anaemia due to chronic overstrain, 142 massage in, 55 Anal massage, 270 Anchylosis, positions desirable in, 400 treatment of, 357 of spine, massage in treatment of, 392 Aneurysms, massage contra-indi- cated, 65 Angina pectoris, 436 Ankle, hip and knee, combined extension in, 201 muscular contractures of, treat- ment of, 402 sprained, massage in treatment of, 417 Ankle joint, movements in, 191 weight of body borne by, 149. Antiphlogistic, effleurage as, 43 Apparatus for active movements, 298 for balance movements, 304 for passive movements, 305 pendulum apparatuSj 303 resistance apparatus, 298 for correction of scoliosis, active, 326 medico -mechanical, 315 passive, 319 special, 330 for massage effects, 306 for medico -mechanical gymnas- tics, 297 gymnastic, 162 orthopaedic, 307 Appendicitic exudations, massage treatment of, 492 Appendicitis, abdominal massage contra-indicated, 68 Appetite increased by abdominal kneading, 54 increased by physical exercise, 110 Arch -hanging, 188 neck-raising, 225 Arch-leg-forward-lying, 187 Arch-leg-side-lying, 187 Arch-sitting, 183 Arch-standing, 180 548 INDEX. " Arch-twisting," 248 Arm-lean-sitting back-stroking, 273 Arm-lean-standing back-stroking, 273 spinal nerve-pressures, 273 Arm -lean-stride-standing sacral beat- ing, 261 Arm movements, 210 Arm-carrying outward and inward, 213 Arm -kneading, 267 Arm -rotation outward -inward, 235 in shoulder joint treatment, 408 pptrissage of, 27 See also Forearm. Arms, massage of , 38 " portable apparatus " for, 425 Arterio-sclerosis, 311 gymnastics in treatment, 479 Arthrectomy, 358, 398 " Arthrite seche," 389 Arthritis, 386 bacterial, treatment of, 381 deformans, treatment of, 382, 389, 393 dry, massage treatment of, 389 gouty, massage in treatment of, 394 metastatic, treatment of, 381 nodosa, 390 primary chronic progressive, 389 purulent forms of, 386 secondary, treatment of, 381 Artificial respiration, Howard's method, 545 Marshall Hall's method, 545 Arvedson's Swedish medical gym- nastics, 157 Asphyxiation, treatment of, 544 Aspiration in joint affections, 424 Associated movements, 159 Asthma, terrain-cure and, 485 Asymmetrical movements, 75 Atelectasis, terrain-cure for, 486 Atheroma, advanced, massage con- tra-indicated, 65 Atrophy of muscles due to chronic overstrain, 142 Auto -vibrator, 30 BACK-HACKING, divergent, 259 in sitting position, 259 in standing position, 29 Back muscles, exercises for, 233 exercises which cause double- sided work for, 278 Back tapotement, 29 Back - lean - standing forearm-bend- ing and stretching, 213 Back - lean - standing leg-forward- drawing and backward-carrying, 200 Back-stroking, 273 Back - support - standing side-chest- shaking, 266 Backward-bend standing, 180 Bacterial affections of joints, 385 Balance movements, 74 apparatus for, 304 " Balance positions," 168 Bandages, firm, in sprains, 383 Basedow's disease, 145 Bath cures in heart affections, 482 Baths, local, in joint affections, 420 Beating, 23, 261 Bechterew's type of spondylarthritis rheumatica, 392 Belt, correcting, for spinal curva- ture, 163 Bend-standing, 173 Bier's hyperaemic treatment, 421, 422 Bile, secretion of, 52, 54 Bladder, atonic conditions of, 513 conditions which contra-indicate abdominal massage, 68 nervous cramp in, 513 Bladder-shaking, 264 Blepharitis, ciliary, 466 Blood, circulation of, 308 effects of effleurage on, 42 exercises with effects on, 97, 291 medico-mechanical movements helping, 308 composition of, effects of physical exercise on, 100 distribution of, exercises which influence, 292 formation, effect of massage on, 55 gases in, 102, 105 oxygen in the, 104 venous, suction and pressure effects on, 95 Blood-pressure, effects of abdominal massage on, 68 effleurage on, 61 massage on, 58 increased by strain, 99 physical exercise and, 98 rise of, 60 Blood-stream, rapidity of, increased by exercise, 99 Blood supply, distribution of, 94 Blood-vessels, conditions contra-indicating mas- sage, 65, 66, 144 effleurage over, 404 innervation of, 56 Body, weight and height at various ages, 536 Boils, massage contra-indicated, 65 Boom, 163 INDEX. 549 Boots in flat foot, 375 Brain, nerve fibres of, 122 white matter of, 122 Brandt's gynaecological massage, 499 treatment of prolapse of uterus and vagina, 508 — 512 Bronchitis, terrain-cure for, 485 Bruises, 439 Burns, unhealed, massage contra- indicated, 65 Bursitis, acute purulent, 438 chronic, 438 gonorrhojal, 438 tubercular, 438 CALLUS formation, effect of massage on, 380 Calories, expenditure variations, 116 food values, 106, 108 Capsulitis, 396 circumscribed, treatment of, 382, 413 friction for, 26 Caput obstipum. See Torticollis. Carbohydrates, food value of, 106 Carbon dioxide in the blood, 101, 105 Carbonic acid, production of, 113, 114 Carbuncles, massage contra-indi- cated, 65 Carolinska Institute, training at, 15, 18 Cartilage, enlargement of, 398 Cataract, massage in treatment, 467, 468 Catarrh of alimentary canal, acute, abdominal massage contra-indi- cated, 68 Cellulitis, massage treatment of, 440 pelvic, massage in, 502 Central Gymnastic Institute, train- ing at, 16, 18 Cerebrum, white matter of, 122 Chest, deformities of, terrain-cure and, 486 " Chest-clapping," 50, 260 Chest expansion, 255, 256 " Chest-lifting," 133, 253, 266 in different planes, 254 Chest lift-shaking, 266 lift-stroking, 254 Chinese massage, 1 Chloral, effects of, 60 Chlorosis, massage in, 55 Chopart's joint, 456 Chorea, gymnastics and, 145 treatment of, 527 Circulation, effects of effleurage on, 42 massage on, 23 movements on, 96 muscle action on, 92 physical exercise on, 97 respiration on, 97 exercises with effects on, 291 Clapping, 23, 260 Close-standing, 168 Clothing, massage through, 33 Club-foot, congenital, treatment of, 376 paralytic, 341 Cocoa butter as lubricant for skin, 33 Cold compresses in joint affections, 420 Cold cream as lubricant for skin, 33 Colitis, chronic, massage in treat- ment of, 492 Colon, frictions over, 268 strokings over, 36, 274 Concentric movements, 71, 158 Congenital club-foot, treatment of, 376 dislocation of hip, treatment of, 367 Conjunctiva, acute blennorrhoea of, massage treatment, 458 affections of, massage treatment, 457—459 Conjunctivitis, catarrhal, chronic, massage treat- ment, 457 granular, massage treatment, 459 injections and massage in, 456 phlyctenular, massage treatment, 461 Constipation, atonic, massage for, 490 chronic, abdominal massage for, 52 Contractility of muscles, 80 Contracture of joints, advanced, forced correction of, 402 arthrogenic, 399 complicated, 399 definition of, 399 dermatogenic, 399 treatment of, 401 myogenic, 399 treatment of, 401 neurogenic, 399 treatment of, 402 positions desirable in, 400 simple, 399 treatment of, 357 Contra-indications to gymnastics, 143 to massage, 46, 65 Contusions, treatment of, 382, 383 550 INDEX. Co-ordination neuroses, 142 gymnastics contra-indicated, 145 massage treatment, 525 Cornea, diseases of, massage treatment, 462 opacities of, friction for, 26 Corpulence, checking of, 535 Corpuscles increased by general massage, 56 Couch for massage, 33 Cramp, accessorius, 346 causes of, 127 nervous, of bladder, 513 Creeping exercises, 429 Crook-half-lying, 185 abdominal kneading, 268 bladder-shaking, 264 knee-parting and closing, 207 knee-parting and inpressing, 205 knee-closing and outdrawing, 207 lumbar-side-shaking, 264 perineum -shaking, 265 stomach-pit-shaking, 262 stomach-shaking, 263 transverse abdominal-shaking, 264 under-kidney-tremble-shaking, 266 Crook-half-standing, 170 Crook-hanging, 188 Crook-lying, 185 Crutch-standing, 178 head-side-bending, 226 Curare, effects of, 60 Curtsey-standing, 169 Curvature of spine, treatment of, 274 Cushions, 163 Cycling, calculation of work in, 120 Cysts, ovarian, abdominal massage contra-indicated, 67 DEFORMITY, definition of the term, 340 Deformities of extremities, treatment of, 357 of joints, paralytic, treatment of, 361 of spine, treatment of, 343 weight, 370 See also Orthopaedics. Delstanche's pneumatic vibrator, 448 Dendrites, 122 Derived positions, 168 Dexterity, increase of, 128 Diabetes, 539 Diet, effect on the heart, 482 in obesity, 537 in Weir-Mitchell treatment, 530 influence on body, 106 mixed value of, 108, 110, 531 Digestion, 494 exercises which assist, 293 Digestion — continued. organs of, massage treatment of, 488 quickened by abdominal kneading, 54 Dilatation of heart due to physical strain, 141 of stomach, massage for, 51 Dislocations, treatment of, 384 Drowning, treatment of, 544 Dyspepsia, massage in treatment, 494 nervous, 495 Dyspnoea due to physical strain, 140 EAR, diseases of, hydro -pneumatic mas- sage for, 448 massage for, 443, 447 hsematomata of, 450 neurosis of, massage for, 450 Eccentric movements, 71, 158 Ecchymoses, 439 Echinococcus, dangers of abdominal massage, 68 Ectropion, massage treatment, 446 Eczema, chronic, 65, 441 Effleurage, definition of, 23 effect on circulation, 42 fatigue, 44 healing process, 44 temperature of skin, 43 for promoting absorption, 45 function of, 23 in early stages of inflammation, value of, 43 in massage of joints, 404 in neuritis, 515 influence on blood pressure, 61 of front of neck, 34 restorative effect, 44 Elasticity of muscles, 79, 81 Elbow joint, affections of, treatment of, 409 movements in, 213 Embolus of central artery of retina, 469 Emphysema, terrain-cure for, 485 Endometritis, chronic, massage treat- ment, 506 Energy, 114 Episcleritis, massage treatment, 465 Equilibrium, power of, 126 Ergotism, 545 Erysipelas, 65, 381 massage in after-treatment, 440 Eustachian tubes, massage of, 449 Exercise, food in relation to, 109 terrain-cure graduated, 473 treatment by, 22 INDEX. 551 Exercises on the spot, 76 resistance, Zander apparatus for, 302 which assist digestion and peri- stalsis, 293 which influence distribution of blood, 292 which soothe the heart, 293 with effects on circulation, 290 with effects on respiration, 291 with progression, 76 Extensibility of muscles, 79 Extensor muscles, p^trissage of, 28 Extensors of trunk, exercises for, 233 Extremities, deformities of, treat- ment of, 357 Exudations, pelvic, 501 Eye, affections of, massage for, 452 ointments used with massage, 455 vibration therapy of, 454 anomalies in the, 470 contra-indications to massage, 457 kneadings of, 452 nervous symptoms of, 471 Eyeball, internal diseases of, massage treatment, 467 massage of, 467 Eyelids, diseases of, massage treat- ment for, 454, 466 FALLOPIAN tube, diseases of, massage in treatment of, 503 Fall-out-standing, 171 Fall-sitting, 184 Fall-standing, 180 Faradisation, general, 532 Fascia, inflammation of, chronic, massage for, 438 shrinking of. ICE-BAGS in joint affections, 420 Immobilisation in chorea, 527 Indian Vedas, massage described in, 1 Infection, foci of, dangers of massage, 67 in joint diseases, 385 Infectious disease, massage contra- indicated, 65 Infiltrations, subcutaneous, 440 Inflammation, value of effleurage in early stages of, 43 Injections in joint affections, 423 Innervation, weak, 127 Instep-support-standing, 171 heel-raising knee-bending, 202 Instruments used in massage, 30 Intestine, emptying contents of, 37 large, massage of, 36 Intestines, nervous diseases of, 495 Involuntary movements, 159 Iridectomy, massage after, 468 JOINTS, affections of, gymnastic treatment of, 405 non -traumatic, acute, treatment of, 381 chronic, treatment of, 382 passive movements in, 134 traumatic, massage contra-indi- cated in recent fracture, 382 treatment of, 381 anchylosis of, 357, 392, 400 contracture of, 399 treatment of, 357 examination of, by masseur, 396, 397 exudations in, 385, 396 fluid in, massage in treatment of, 388 infective diseases of, 381 loose, massage in treatment of, 403 massage of, manipulations used in, 403 technique, 404 mobilisation of, 360 movements in, 83 muscle action on, 89, 92 neurosis of, massage in treatment of, 395 paralytic deformities, treatment of, 361 penetrating wounds of, massage in treatment of, 385 positions assumed in diseases of, 399 rheumatism of, chronic, massage treatment of, 389, 390 serofibrinous inflammation of, 387 Jo ints — continued. stiff, treatment of, 359 syphilitic affections of, massage in treatment of, 388 tubercular, massage in treatment of, 387 Jumping, 155 KERATITIS, massage treatment, 464 Kidney-tremble-shaking, 266 Kidneys, acute inflammation of, when to massage, 67 conditions of, which contra-indi- cate abdominal massage, 68 fluid diet and function of, 482 functions of, increased by physical exercise, 110 movable, abdominal massage and, 68, 267 " Kineto -therapeutic mirror," 131 Klapp's creeping exercises, 429 Kneading, 23 abdominal, 35 general effects of, 267 of the eye, 452 Knee, dislocation of semilunar cartilages, massage in treatment of, 414 hip, and ankle, combined extension in, 201 massage of, 416 sprains of, massage in treatment of, 414 synovitis of, 388 iipraising and downpressing, 197 Knee and hip joint, combined extension in, 200 combined flexion in, 199 Knee-joint, affections of, massage in treatment of, 412 capsule of, friction of, 25 flexion of, in standing position, 148 movements in, 194 Knee-bend-standing, 169 Knee-bending and stretching, 194, 195 Knee-closing and outdrawing, 207 Knee-parting and closing, 207 Knee-parting and inpressing, 205 Knee-pumping, 196 Knee-standing, fundamental position, 164 positions derived from, 181 Krause's end-bulbs, 126 Krukenberg's pendulum, 342, 361 Kyphosis, apparatus for, 320 movements to correct, 274 treatment of, 348 INDEX. 555 LANOLINE as lubricant for skin, 33 Lard *«s lubricant for skin, 33 Laryngitis, acute, neck effleurage for, 447 chronic, massage treatment of, 442, 446 terrain -cure for, 485 Larynx, diseases of, massage for, 442, 446 Lax-sitting bladder-shaking, 264 Lax-stoop-sitting, 183 Lax-stoop-standing, 179 Leg-forward-lying, 186 Leg-side-lying, 187 Leg and Legs, action in walking, 152 body weight borne by, 149 massage of, 24, 39 movements, 74 abduction and adduction, 207 closing and outdrawing, 207 kneading, 268 outstretching, 200 parting and inpressing, 206 rolling, 209 rotation, 208 updrawing and downdrawing, 199 " portable apparatus " for, 425 swinging movements of, during walking, 152, 154 ulcer of, massage in treatment, 441 Leg-lifting and downpressing, 198 Leg-side-swinging, 207 Length, unit of, 108 Lengthening movements. See Move- ments, lengthening. Leukaemia, massage contra-indicated, 66 Levers, true, 88 Ling's Swedish gymnastics, classifica- tion of movements, 6, 70, 349 Liver, abscess of, abdominal massage contra-indicated, 68 effects of massage in relation to, 496 Locomotor ataxia. See Tabes. Long-sitting, 182 Lordosis, exercises to correct, 275 Lubricants for skin in massage, 33 Lucas's vibrating sound for massage of ear, 448 Lumbago, forms of, 435, 437 Lumbar-side-shaking, 264 Lumbar-side-stroking, 274 Lungs, aeration of, increased by terrain- cure, 484 air in, 103 catarrh of apex, terrain-cure for, 485 Lun gs — co ntinued. diseases of, terrain -cure for, 484 inflammatory processes in, results of, treatment by terrain-cure, 486 ventilation of, 105 Lying exercises, 523 fundamental position, 166 head-rolling, 228 head -rotation, 227 head-side-bending, 227 knee-updrawing and downpressing, 197 leg-lifting and downpressing, 198 neck-raising, 225 positions derived from, by altering positions of arms, 185 by altering positions of legs, 185 by altering position of trunk, 185 pressure and, 321, 323 transverse - abdominal - stroking, 274 Lymph, circulation of, assistance for, 308 Lymphangitis, massage contra-indicated, 65, 66 treatment of, 381 Lymphatics, effects of effleurage on, 42 influence of massage on, 23 MAKLAKOFF'S ophthalmic treatment, 454 Malum senile, 393 Manipulation, strength of, 31 Marshall Hall's method of artificial respiration, 545 Mass and weight, 108 Massage, abdominal, 35 anal, 270 by hand, advantages of, 30 cause of increased secretion of urine, 63 contra-indications to, 46, 65 contrasted with gymnastics, 13 couch for, 33 effect on blood-pressure, 58 callus formation, 380 metabolism, 61 pulse, 60 effects, apparatus for, 306 for nerve stimulation, 48 general, 34, 38 duration of, 41 effect on corpuscles, 55 haemoglobin, 55 technique of, 38, 54 gynaecological, 499 historical survey of, 1 in orthopaedics, 338 556 INDEX. Massage — continued. in region of heart, 50 instruments used in, 30 length of seance, 32 local, 34 lubricants for skin, 33 manipulations, special effect of, 161 narcotics and, 32 of ear, " double," 449 of front of neck, 34 physiological effects of, 42 plinth for, 33 position of patient and masseur, 34 special manipulations, 257 strength of manipulation, 31 summary of effects of, 63 technique of, 22 therapeutic effects of, 42 use of both hands in, 32 Masseur, care of hands, 33 examination of patient by, 396 hands of, in abdominal massage, 36 qualifications of, 22 use of both hands, 32 Measurement diagrams in scoliosis, 316, 322, 334, 336 " Measurement of a movement," 84 Mechanical stimulation compared with chemical stimulation, 52 Mechano -therapy, 3 Medical gymnastics, 69 in orthopaedics, 338 Swedish, 157 table of general rules for, 294 " Medical vibrator," 30 Medico-mechanical gymnastics, apparatus for, 297 technique of, 296 treatment of heart disease, 308 scoliosis, 313 Meniscus, dislocation of, 415 Metabolism, effect of massage on, 61 Metameric zones, 436 Metritis, chronic, massage treatment, 506 Migraine, 516 Military standing position, 148 Milk, food value of, 531 Mobilisation, mechano-therapeutic, 361 Mountain climbing, 474 " Movement, measurement of a," 84 Movements, active, 71, 85, 157, 160 apparatus for, 298 alternate, 76 arm, 210 associated, 159 asymmetrical, 75 Movements— contin tied. classification of, 157 combined, in hip-joint, 209 concentric, 71, 158 eccentric, 71, 158 estimation of special effects of, 162 for abductors of hip, 205, 207 for extensors of hip, 200 for kyphosis, 275 for rotators of hip, 208 for treatment of spinal curvatures, 275 form and direction of, 84 free, 71, 157 fundamental, classes of, 73 general effects of, 160 head and neck, 224 in ankle-joint, 191 in elbow -joint, 213 in finger-joints, 210 in hip-joint, 196 in humero-scapular joint, 213 in joints of shoulder girdle, 213 in knee-joint, 194 in radio-ulnar joints, 212 in wrist-joint, 211 involuntary, 159 lengthening, 71 of joints of shoulder, combination of, 217 of thumb, 211 of trunk, active, 228 passive, 249 passive, 70, 157 apparatus for, 305 in joint affections, 134 physiological effects of, 132 pendulum or balance-wheel action, 78 physiological effects, 79 reflex, 159 resistance, 71, 157 self -resisted, 131 shortening, 71 starting positions, 163 symmetrical, 75 therapeutic effects, 79 trunk, alternate, 74 voluntary, 159 Muscle action, effect on circulation, 92 excess of, dangers of, 101 Muscle -sense, 125 Muscles, abdominal, exercises for, 229 atrophic shortening of, 401 atrophy of, massage treatment, 432 back, friction of, 26 contracted, 345 contractility of, 79, 81 effects of excessive work on, 141 elasticity of, 79, 81 INDEX. 557 Muscles — continued. extensibility of, 79, 81 gluteal, friction of, 26 improved nutrition of, by gym- nastics, 92 of back, exercises for, 233 overstrained, atrophy of, 93 path of movement, 77 power of, on joints, 83 properties of, 79 quality of, 87 rheumatic affections, 433, 435 rupture of, massage in, 437 side, of trunk, movements for, 239 skeletal, effects of chronic over- strain on, 141 stimulation of, 59 strained, massage of, 437 strength of movements of, 88 tapotement of, 47 tension of, 80 transplantation of, 366 trapezius, pe"trissage of, 27 traumatic changes, 437 used in breathing, 102 used in standing fundamental posi- tion, 164 used in walking, 151 — 155 work, effects on heart, 97 in various movements,. 72 in walking and running, 151, 155 maintenance of, 112 Myositis, acute, non-traumatic, 433 differential diagnosis of, 434 rheumatic, chronic, 433 symptoms of, 434 tenderness on pressure, 433 traumatic, massage in treatment of, 433, 437 NARCOTIC poisoning, 543 flagellation in, 543 Narcotics in massage, 32 Neck, effleurage of front of, 34 exercises for cervical curvature, 285 rheumatism of, friction for, 25 See also Torticollis. Neck and head movements, 224 Neck raising, 224 Neck-firm -high-ride-sitting, alternate-trunk-turning, 244 trunk-backward-drawing and rais- ing, 229 Neck-firm standing, 176 Neck-rest-fall-standing raising, 233 Neck-rest-high-ride-sitting, side-bending, 240 trunk backward-falling and rais- ing, 230 trunk-bending-backward, 235 Neck - rest - hip - lean - walk - stand- ing side-bending, 241 Neck-rest-knee-stride-arch-standing, 182 Neck-rest-knee-stride-standing, 182 alternate trunk-turning, 245 backward-drawing, 232 Neck-rest-loin-lean-standing trunk- backward-drawing, 231 Neck-rest-lying, 185 Neck-rest-sit-lying trunk-raising, 231 Neck-rest-sitting, 182 Neck-rest-standing, 176 alternate trunk-turning, 244 chest-expansion, 255 heel-raising knee-bending, 201 side-bending and raising, 239 trunk-falling forward and raising, 234 Nerves, fibres of, connections of, 122 frictions, 270, 271 injuries of, treatment of, 516 motor, fatigued, 86 peripheral, massage of, 514 pressures, general and local, 270 special, positions of, 272 stimulation of, by massage, 48 vaso- constrictor and vaso-dilator, 56 vibrations of, 270, 271 Nerve-stretching, 519 " Nerve vibrations," 49 Nervous diseases, gymnastics in treatment of, 127 of digestive system, 495 Nervous system, central, 48 diseases of, massage and gym- nastic treatment, 519 diseases of, massage in treatment of, 394 effects of extreme fatigue on, 141 influence of gymnastics on, 120 movements and positions in rela- tion to, 135, 136 sympathetic, 123 Neuralgia of joints, treatment of, 382, 395 supra-orbital, 516, 517 treatment of, 516 Neurasthenia due to chronic overstrain, 142 massage for, 528 Weir-Mitchell treatment, 529—533 when to use massage, 67 Neuritis, interstitial, massage for, 515 palpation in diagnosis, 515 parenchymatous, treatment of, 515 rheumatic interstitial, friction for, 26 supra-orbital, 516 558 INDEX. Neuro -muscular affections contra- indications to gymnastics, 145 Neurons, activity of, 129 cerebro- spinal, 122 intermediary, 122 motor and sensory, 121 sympathetic, 123 tropliic condition of, 124 Neuroses, abdominal, 495 cardiac, due to chronic overstrain, 142 massage contra-indicated, 67 occupation, 142, 145, 525 of joints, massage in treatment of, 395 Nose, diseases of, massage for, 443 Nose-root-shaking, 266 Nutrition, 118 anomalies of, 120 disorders of, 534 of tissues, effect of effleurage on, 44 OBESITY, diet in, 537 treatment of, 534 — 537 Occupation deformities, 371 neuroses, 142, 145 gymnastics contra-indicated, 145 massage treatment, 525 (Edema of skin, massage for, 439 Oertel's system, 474, 483 Ointments used in massage of eye, 455 Olecranon, fracture of, treatment of, 410 Olive oil as lubricant for skin, 33 Oophoritis, massage in treatment, 503 Opacities, corneal, massage for, 462 Orbit, diseases of, massage treat- ment, 470 Orthopaedic apparatus, 306 treatment, indications for, 341 Orthopaedics, 341, 357 massage in, 338 medical gymnastics in, 338 See also Deformities'. Osteomyelitis, massage contra-indi- cated, 67 Otitis media, suppurative, neck effleurage for, 450 Otosclerosis, 449 Ovaries, cysts of, abdominal massage contra- indicated, 67 diseases of, massage in treatment, 503 Overstrain, chronic, effects of, 141 of heart, 475 physical, 140 rest in, 145 Over-work, physical, 140 Oxidation in the organism, 101 Oxygen, consumption of, 112, 114 in the blood, 104 in the lungs, 104, 484 Ozrena, 447 PACES in walking, length and periods of, 150 Pacinian bodies, 126 Pain in myositis, 435 Palmar flexion, 212 Pannus, massage for, 463 Papillomata of bladder, dangers of abdominal massage, 68 Paralysis of heart due to physical strain, 141 Paralytic joint deformities, treat- ment of, 361 Pareses, exercises in, 130 Passive knee-bending and stretching, 196 movements, 70, 157 apparatus for, 305 contractility of muscle in, 82 effects of, 161 movements in examination of patient, object of, 397 trunk movements, 249 Patella, dislocation of, massage in treat- ment of, 414 fracture of, massage in treatment of, 415, 416 " riding " of, 388 Pawloff's experiments regarding digestive secretions, 53 Peg-post, 163 Pelvic tilt in standing position, 147 Pelvis, action of, in walking, 151 exudations and infiltrations in, 501 Pelvis-carrying, 333 Pelvis-lifting, 205 Pemphigus, massage contra-indi- cated, 65 Pendulum apparatus, 303 Perimetritis, abdominal massage contra-indicated, 68 Perineum shaking, 265 Perioophoritis, massage in treat- ment, 503 Peristalsis, exercises which assist, 293 Peritonitis, abdominal massage contra-indi- cated, 67 massage in treatment, 494 INDEX. 559 Periphlebitis, massage contra-indi- cated, 66 Perityphlitic exudations, massage treatment of, 492 Perspiration, secretion of, 117 Pes planus, 373, 430 Pes valgo- planus, 430 Pes valgus paralyticus, 365 Petrissage, 23 definition of, 27 effects of, 47 of liver, 497 physiological effects of, 27 Pharyngitis, chronic, massage for, 443 vibratory treatment, 445, 446 dry, 447 Pharynx, diseases of, massage for, 443 Phlebitis, acute, massage contra- indicated, 66 Phlegmon, treatment of, 381 Phlegmonous processes, massage contra-indicated, 65, 386 Physical exercise, effect on appetite, 109 blood-pressure, 98 circulation, 97 composition of blood, 100 functions of kidneys, 110 genital organs, 110 requirements of food, 106 skin, 110 influence on nervous system, 120 Pinching. See Petrissage. " Plane-twisting," 248 Plaster of Paris in joint affections, 424 Pleura, inflammatory processes in, results of, treatment by terrain- cure, 486 Pleurisy, massage in after-treat- ment, 486 Plinths, 33, 162 Poisoning, acute, massage and gymnastics in treatment, 544 chronic, massage in treatment, 544 fungus, 545 massage in treatment, 542 metal, chronic, gymnastics and massage in treatment, 544 narcotic, flagellation in, 543 Poles, 163 Poliomyelitis, acute, treatment of, 362 * Polyarthritis, chronic rheumatic, 390 rheumatic, massage in treatment of, 391 treatment of, 382 Portable apparatus in treatment of joint affections, 425 Position, standing, 147 easy, centre of gravity in, 147 military, 148 centre of gravity in, 149 pelvic tilt in, 147 Positions, derived, 168 from hanging, 188 from knee-standing, 181 from lying, 185 from sitting, 182 from standing fundamental position, 168 for contractures and anchylosis, 400 fundamental, 164 starting, 163 Pregnancy, abdominal massage contra-indicated in, 67 Pressure, side-lying with, 321 Pressures, nerve, 270 Prolapse of uterus, Brandt's treatment, 508—512 of vagina, Brandt's treatment, 508—512 Prostate, hypertrophy of, 513 Prostatitis, chronic, 513 Proteids, food values, 108 Prurigo, massage in treatment, 441 Pseudo-angina, 436 Psychoses, massage contra-indi- cated, 67 vibrations for, 521 Pulse, effect of massage on, 58 Pulse-rate, factors influencing, 60 Purpura, massage contra-indicated, 66 Purulent processes, massage contra- indicated in, 46, 74 Pus collection, massage contra-indi- cated in, 46 Pyorrhoea, alveolar, 66 QUADRICEPS femoris, action of, in walking, 153 " Quick alternate-trunk-turning," 244 RADIO-ULNAR joints, movements in, 212 Radio-ulnar and humero -scapular joints, combined rotation, 215 Radius, fracture of, treatment of, 410 Reabsorption promoted by petrissage and friction, 47 Reach - grasp - high - standing foot - bending and stretching, 191 Reach-grasp-sitting, 182 back-hacking, 259 head-rolling, 227 head-rotation, 227 560 INDEX. Keach-gr asp-sitting — continued. head-side-bending, 226 neck-raising, 224 vibration, 265 Eeach-grasp-standing, 175 alternate knee-raising, 196 back-hacking, 259 back- vibration, 265 head-rolling, 227 head-rotation, 227 head-side-bending, 226 heel-raising knee-bending, 201 leg- side -swinging, 207 neck-raising, 224 Reach - grasp - stoop - stride - sitting back-raising, 238 Reach -standing, 175 arm -lifting and lowering, 216 Reflex movements, 159 Reflexes, inhibitory, 124 Resistance apparatus, 298 movements, 71, 158 Resistive treatment, 131 Respiration, effect on circulation, 97 exercises with effects on, 290 muscular action and, 102 " saccad6 " type of, 475 Respiratory exercises, effects on body, 217, 290 Rest in strain, 145 in treatment, 528 Rheumatic myositis, 432 polyarthritis, massage in treat- ment of, 392 Rheumatism, chronic, in joints, treatment of, 382 massage treatment of, 389, 390 of neck, friction for, 25 Rhinitis, chronic, vibratory treat- ment, 444 Rickets, massage in treatment, 542 Ride-sitting, 183 Rolling. See P6trissage. Romberg's symptom, 126 Rotators of trunk, exercises for, 241 Rubbing with pressure. See Fric- tion. Running, 155 calculation of work in, 120 muscle work in, 155 SACRAL beating, 261, 509 Salpingitis, massage in, 68, 502, 503 Salts in food, 107 Sayre's treatment, 354 Scapula, rotation of, 408 in acromio-clavicular joint, 216 Scar formation, massage during, 440 Scars, radiating, 401 Schalt neurons, 122 Schott exercises in heart disease, 131 Schwann's law, 88 Sciatica, friction for, 26 massage for, 518 Sclerema, massage in treatment, 441 Scleritis, massage treatment, 465 Sclerotic coat, diseases of, massage treatment, 465 Scoliosis, apparatus for active correction, 326 passive correction, 319 degrees of, 427 examination of patient, 425 exercises for, 277 measurement, diagram for, 316, 322, 334, 336 movements, 277 for cervical curvature, 285 for deformity of thorax by pres- sure, 282, 288 for dorsal curve, 279 for lumbar curve, 283 for rotation of pelvis combined with lumbar curve, 288 for S-shaped scoliosis, 286 special apparatus for treatment of, 330 treatment of, 348 " between exercises," 290 medico-mechanical, 313 positions and movements used, 429 See also Spine, Curvature of. " Scotch douche," 422 Screw-twisting, 252 Scurvy, massage contra-indicated, 66 Stance, length of, in massage, 32 Seaweed, use of, 31 Secretions, stimulation of, 52 Sensibility, expressions of, 126, 129 Shaking. See Tapotement. Shoes in flat foot, 375, 431 Short-sitting leg-updrawing and downdrawing, 199 Shortening movements, 71 Shoulder, combination of movement in joints of, 217 Shoulder-blade movements, 74 Shoulder girdle, movements in joints of, 213 low, exercises for raising, 289 Shoulder joint, affection of, treatment of, 406 — 409 massage of, 25 Side arch-standing, 180 bend-standing, 180 bending and raising, 240, grasp-standing leg-swinging, 204 hacking, 259 lying with pressure, 321 INDEX. 561 Sigmoid-flexure-lifting, 269 Silvester's method of artificial respi- ration, 545 Sit-lying, 185 knee-bending and stretching, 194, 195 Sitting arm -carrying outward and inward, 213 arm-kneading, 268 * arm-rotation outward-inward, 215 chest-lifting, 253 finger-bending and stretching, 210 finger-rolling, 211 finger-stretching, 211 foot-rolling, 193 forearm -bending and stretching, 213 forearm-rotation, 212 fundamental position, 166 head-hacking, 258 nose-root-shaking, 266 positions derived from, by alter- ing position of arms, 182 by altering position of legs, 182 by altering position of trunk, 183 radial and ulnar flexion, 212 single-arm-rolling, 216 throat and larynx-shaking, 266 wrist-bending and stretching, 211 wrist-rolling, 212 Skin, affections of, massage in, 439 ecchymoses of, traumatic, 439 haematomata of, traumatic, 439 infiltrations of, traumatic, 439 inflammatory changes in, 440 influence of physical exercise on, 110 lubricants for, in massage, 33 massage directly on, 33 massage during scar formation, 440 oedema of, massage in, 439 shaving of, for deep effleurage, 33 stimulation of, 59 subcutaneous infiltrations, mas- sage for, 440 temperature of, effect of massage on, 43 Slapping. See Tapotement. " Sleep paralysis," 516 Smoking, effect on heart, 479, 480 Snake-bite, treatment of, 546 Span-bendings, 74 Spinal cord, reflex action of, 124 jackets, 354 nerve pressures, 273 Spine, anchylosis of, massage in treat- ment of, 392 Spine — continued. cervical curvature, exercises for, 285 curvature of, correction of, 162 movements for treatment of, 274 deformities of, treatment of, 343 — 357 joints of, exercises which increase mobility of, 277 lateral curvature of, exercises for, 277 mobility of, 428 See also Scoliosis. Splints in fractures, 384 " portable apparatus," 425 Spondylarthritis deformans, massage in treatment of, 392 rheumatica, massage in treatment of, 392 Spondylose rhizomelique, 392 Sprains of ankle, 417 of foot joints, 416 of knee, massage in treatment of, 414 treatment of, 383 Spring-sitting, 184 trunk-rolling, 250, 252 Standing, arm-lifting forward -down ward, 214 arm-lifting-sideways, 214 arm -swinging-forward and back- ward, 214 finger-stretching, 211 fundamental position, 164 positions derived by changing position of arms, 172 positions derived by changing position of legs, 168 position derived by altering position of trunk, 178 head -rotation, 227 position, 147 military, 148 See also Position. Starting positions, 163 summary of effects of, 189 Step-standing, 170 Steps, length and periods of, 151 Stokes' terrain-cure, 473 — 476 Stomach, atony of, massage for, 491 catarrh, chronic, massage in treat- ment, 494 dilatation of, abdominal massage in, 51, 489, 491 massage of, 36 nervous diseases of, 495 Stomach-pit-shaking, 262 Stomach-shaking, 263 Stools, 163 36 562 INDEX. Stoop leg-lean-standing, 179 sitting, 183 standing, 178 stride - sitting backward - raising with head support, 236 Strain, 137 blood-pressure increased by, 99 chronic overstrain, 141 cramp and tremor due to, 141 over-, physical, 140 physical, acute, symptoms of, 140 Straps, 163 forward-drawing, for spinal cur- vature, 163 Stretch- fall-standing raising, 233 grasp-arch - half - crook - standing, 209 close - standing alternate - hip- rotation, 245 lying, knee - updrawing and down pressing, 197 leg-updrawing and down- drawing, 199 side - arch - standing side - hack - ing, 259 standing chest -expansion, 255, 256 forward-drawing, 256 knee-updrawing and down- pressing, 197 hanging (double) knee-upraising and downpressing, 197 high-ride-sitting side-bending, 240 trunk backward-drawing and raising, 229 backward-falling and raising, 230 bending backward, 235 hip -lean -walk-standing side-bend- ing, 241 instep-support-arch-standing, heel- . raising knee-bending, 201, 203 knee-stride-arch-standing, 182 standing, 182 backward-drawing, 232 leg-forward-lying neck-raising, 224 loin - lean - standing trunk - back- ward-drawing, 231 lying, 185 leg-lifting and downpressing, 198 sit-lying trunk-raising, 231 sitting, 182 standing, 177 alternate trunk-turning, 244 heel-raising knee-bending, 201, 202 side-bending and raising, 239 trunk falling-forward and rais- ing, 234 Stretch — continued. stoop-stride-sitting, 184 stride -sitting alternate-trunk- turning, 244 back-raising, 238 stride - standing side - bending and raising, 239 Stretching of fascia, 95 Stride- lying, 185 • sitting, 183 standing, 170 Stroking, 273 centripetal, 42 soothing, general, 274 See also Effleurage. Strumpell -Marie's type of spondyl- arthritis rheumatica, 392 Sub -in volution of uterus, massage in treatment, 507 Suffocation, treatment of, 544 Sugar in urine, 111 Supra-orbital neuralgia, treatment of, 516 Swedish institutes, training at, 15 medical gymnastics, 157 methods in mechano-therapy, 6 Synapses, 122 Synovitis, chronic serous, massage in treat- ment of, 388 crepitans, massage in treatment of, 413 serous, chronic, treatment of, 382 Syphilis, muscular, 435 of bones, 388 of joints, treatment of, 382 Syphilitic skin affections, massage contra-indicated, 65 TABES, exercises in various positions, 523 joint affections in, 382, 394 massage and gymnastic treatment, 522 Talc powder for skin in massage, 33 Talipes equino-varus, 376 Talk- grasp-standing head-side-bending, 226 standing, 173 Tapotement, 23 definition of, 28 for nerve stimulation, 48 functions of, 47 instruments for, 30 of muscle, 48 Tarsal joints, weight of body borne by, 149 Technique of massage, 22 INDEX. 563 Telangiectasis of skin, massage in treatment, 441 Temperature, body, factors controlling, 116 increase of, 63 Tenderness on pressure, 435 Tendon sheaths, exudation into, massage for, 438 Tendons, shortening and transplanta- tions of, 364 Tenonitis, massage treatment, 470 Teno-synovitis crepitans, massage for, 437 purulent, massage for, 438 Tenotomy, alternative to, 402 Terrain-cure, 143, 473 cases suitable and unsuitable for, 476 contra-indications to, 478, 480 Thorax, deformity of, exercises for, 282, 288 Throat and larynx shaking, 266 Thrombi, massage contra-indicated, 66 Thumb, movements of, 211 Tibia, fractures of, 416, 419 Tobacco, influence of, 480 Toe- curtsey-standing, 169 standing, 168 Tonsillitis, chronic, massage treat- ment of, 443 Torticollis, correction of, 343 Toxic foci, dangers of massage, 67 Tracheitis, terrain-cure for, 485 Trachoma, massage treatment, 459 Transverse-abdominal-shaking, 264 Transverse-abdominal-stroking, 274 Trapezius, petrissage of, 27 Traumatic joint affections, treatment of, 381 Treatment, fixation apparatus, 354 of heart disease, medico-mecha- nical, 308 of scoliosis, medico -mechanical, 313 of spinal curvatures, movements for, 274 orthopaedic, indications for, 341 Triceps, petrissage of, 28 Trunk, centre of gravity of, 146 extensors of, exercises for, 233 flexors of, exercises for, 229 movements, active, 228 alternate, 74 passive, 248 rotators of, exercises for, 241 side muscles of, movements for, 239 Trunk-rolling, active, 250 passive, 248 Trunk-rotations, general effects of, 243 usual starting positions for, 244 Trunk-turning, alternate, 244 Tuberculosis, dangers of massage, 67 of joints, treatment of, 382 Tumours, malignant, dangers of mas- sage, 67 Turn-sitting, 183 Turn-standing, 181 ULCER, gastric abdominal massage contra-indicated, 68 Underwork, physical, 139 United States, massage in, 12 Upper arm, petrissage of, 28 Ureters, conditions of, which contra- indicate abdominal massage, 68 Urethra, organic stricture of, mas- sage for, 512 Urine, excretion of, 109 secretion of, increased by massage, 63 sugar in, 111, 539 Uro-genital apparatus, massage and, 499 Uterus, displacements of, 504 massage of, 499, 500, 504 contra-indications, 501 mobility of, restoration of, by manipulations, 504 prolapse of, Brandt's treatment, 508—512 VAGINA, prolapse of, Brandt's treat- ment, 508—512 Varicose veins, massage contra-indi- cated, 65 Vascular system, conditions contra- indicating gymnastics, 145 Vaseline as lubricant for skin, 33 Veins, blood in, suction and pressure, effects on, 95 varicose, massage contra-indicated, 65 " Veni-vici vibrator," 30 Vertigo, cause of, 126 Vibration therapy of Maklakoff, 454 Vibrations, 28, 262 nerve, 270, 271 on the skin, 443, 446 over cranium or spine, 520 without instruments, 29 See also Tapotement. Vibrators, 30 Voluntary movements, 159 564 INDEX. WALKING, 147 action of, 150 calculation of work in, 120 centre of gravity of body during, 150, 151 exercises, graduated, 474 influence on respiratory apparatus, 156 steps in, length of, 150 periods and duration, 150 waddling, in dislocation of hip, 368 Walk-standing, 169 Wall-bars, 163 Water, food value of, 106 " Water in the joint," treatment of, 382 Weak foot, treatment of, 430 Weight and mass, 108 body, average relative, 536 deformities, 370 of body borne by tarsal joints in standing position, 149 Weir-Mitchell treatment, 529 — 533 Werlhof's morbus maculosus, mas- sage contra-indicated, 66 " White swelling," 396 Whooping-cough, terrain-cure for, 486 Will, influence of, 128, 129 Wing- arch -high- knee - stride - standing screw-twisting, 252 leg-forward-lying holding, 236 low-knee-stride-standing screw- twisting, 252, 253 close-sitting alternate trunk-turn- ing, 244 standing alternate trunk-turning, 245 fall-standing raising, 233 free-standing side-bending and raising, 239 half - sitting knee - bending and • stretching, 194, 195 high - ride - fall - turn - sitting forward-turning, 247 plane-twisting, 248 ride-sitting, 184 alternate trunk-turning, 244 circle-turning, 249 screw-twisting, 252 side-bending, 240 side-ringing, 249 trunk-backward-falling and rais- ing, 230 trunk-bending backward, 235 trunk-rolling, 250, 251 hip-lean-walk-standing side-bend- ing, 241 Wing — continued. knee-stride-arch-standing, 182 standing, 182 alternate trunk-turning, 245 backward-drawing, 232 leg-forward-lying alternate-trunk- turning, 245 holding, 236 loin-lean-standing trunk backward- drawing, 231 stride-standing trunk-rolling, 251 long-sitting ringing, 249 lying, 185 sit-lying trunk-raising, 231 sitting, 182 standing, 172 alternate knee-raising, 196 trunk-turning, 244 heel-raising knee- bending, 201, 202 trunk-falling forward and rais- ing, 234 stoop - leg - lean - standing back - raising, 238 stride-sitting alternate-trunk- turning, 244 back-raising, 237 screw-twisting, 252 stride -standing trunk-rolling, 251 " Work-hypertrophy," 92 Work, normal, 136, 139 over-. 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