Identifier: osteopathycomple00elme (find matches)
Title: Osteopathy Complete
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Elmer De Vergne Barber
Subjects: Osteopathic Medicine
Publisher: Press of Hudson-Kimberly Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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^ given every other day. HEPATIC AMYLOID DEGENEKATION. (Starch-like degeneration of the liver. Generally a sequel of syphilis.) SYMPTOMS. Enlargement without pain; face swollen and pallid; im-paired digestion; ankles edematous.No cure in Osteopathy, HEPATIC CARCINOMA. (Cancer of the liver.) SYMPTOMS. Loss of fiesh; cachexia (malnutrition and general badhealth, characterized by a waxy or sallow complexion);enlargement of the liver; fluids in the peritoneal cavity;deranged digestion; lancinating pains. No cure in Osteopathy. HEPATIC HYDATID CYST. (Tumor of the liver, occurring in people who live with dogs.) SYMPTOMS. A local sensation of weight and dragging; no pain, butenlargement of the organ.
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Cut 25.—Raising the False Ribs. THE LITER. 213 TREATMENT. 1. Place the liand ligiitly over the tumor; vibrate forfire minutes verr gentlv. 2. Press the ribs slowh but strongly down upon theliver; slowly relax and repeat the pressure; thus manipulatethe liver for two or three minutes. This treatment frees the circulation and often givesrelief. PERIHEPATITIS. (Inflammation of Glissons capsule.) SYMPTOMS. Pain and tenderness in the hepatic region; may be asso-ciated with hepatic cirrhosis. TREATMENT. 1. Place the patient on the side; move the muscles up-ward and outward, gently but deep, the entire length of thedorsal region. Treat the opposite side in a similar manner. 2. Place the patient on the back; the hand restinglightly over the liver, vibrate (pages 36 and 67) gently forfive minutes, thus starting the circulation, and therebyreducing-the inflammation. ^ CHOLECYSTITIS, OR CHOLANGITIS. (Inflammation of the gall-bladder.) SYMPTOMS. Pain in the right hypochondrium; liver enlarged;

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