Physical and natural therapeuticsLea Brothers, 1895 - 426 pages |
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Page 17
... bath of compressed air is patterned after and was suggested by the diving - bell . According to Aristotle , it was known in his day , although its discovery is generally attributed to Sturmius , who lived in the sixteenth century . In ...
... bath of compressed air is patterned after and was suggested by the diving - bell . According to Aristotle , it was known in his day , although its discovery is generally attributed to Sturmius , who lived in the sixteenth century . In ...
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... bath of compressed air is administered in pneumatic cham- bers constructed upon the principles of the diving - bell of Smeaton . In France Tabarie's apparatus , as modified by Fontaine , is the most popular . ( Fig . 1. ) It represents ...
... bath of compressed air is administered in pneumatic cham- bers constructed upon the principles of the diving - bell of Smeaton . In France Tabarie's apparatus , as modified by Fontaine , is the most popular . ( Fig . 1. ) It represents ...
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... bath . The first effect of the compressed air - bath is exerted upon the ears , and depends upon differences in pressure on the two surfaces of the tympanum . Patients generally complain of slight pain and buzzing ; the pain is not ...
... bath . The first effect of the compressed air - bath is exerted upon the ears , and depends upon differences in pressure on the two surfaces of the tympanum . Patients generally complain of slight pain and buzzing ; the pain is not ...
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... bath . However this may be , the respiratory movements become more ample and undergo a change in rhythm . In- spiration is rendered easier , expiration more difficult . The ratio , normally 4 : 5 , becomes 4 : 6 , 4 : 8 , or even 4:11 ...
... bath . However this may be , the respiratory movements become more ample and undergo a change in rhythm . In- spiration is rendered easier , expiration more difficult . The ratio , normally 4 : 5 , becomes 4 : 6 , 4 : 8 , or even 4:11 ...
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... bath the chemical action which P. Bert invokes is re- stricted , and only a part of the general effect can be justly attributed to it . Paul Bert in his experiments has clearly elucidated the nature and causes of the accidents resulting ...
... bath the chemical action which P. Bert invokes is re- stricted , and only a part of the general effect can be justly attributed to it . Paul Bert in his experiments has clearly elucidated the nature and causes of the accidents resulting ...
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