Physical and natural therapeuticsLea Brothers, 1895 - 426 pages |
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Page 83
... douche than for the bath . In the douche the mass of water is far smaller than in the bath , and the effects of percussion facilitate the reaction of the organism . The duration , moreover , is always brief , and very brief if the water ...
... douche than for the bath . In the douche the mass of water is far smaller than in the bath , and the effects of percussion facilitate the reaction of the organism . The duration , moreover , is always brief , and very brief if the water ...
Page 86
... douche , the periph- eral vessels are energetically contracted . The vasomotor system , reacting to the reflex stimulation , opposes a barrier to the abstraction of heat by restraining the conveyance of the blood to the surface . It is ...
... douche , the periph- eral vessels are energetically contracted . The vasomotor system , reacting to the reflex stimulation , opposes a barrier to the abstraction of heat by restraining the conveyance of the blood to the surface . It is ...
Page 87
... douche may induce collapse and syncope . The rapidity of the heart increases pari passu with the elevation of arterial pressure under cold applications , constituting an excep- tion to Marey's law , that the pulse becomes slowed in ...
... douche may induce collapse and syncope . The rapidity of the heart increases pari passu with the elevation of arterial pressure under cold applications , constituting an excep- tion to Marey's law , that the pulse becomes slowed in ...
Page 89
... douche is employed in place of the bath the secondary changes in the blood - pressure and in the condition of the health are somewhat different from those first described . As soon as the patient begins to dress the pulse diminishes in ...
... douche is employed in place of the bath the secondary changes in the blood - pressure and in the condition of the health are somewhat different from those first described . As soon as the patient begins to dress the pulse diminishes in ...
Page 90
... douche exaggerates the intensity of the reaction . For the thorough understanding of the uses of cold in treatment it is necessary that the physician understand not only the effects pro- duced on the nervous and circulatory systems ...
... douche exaggerates the intensity of the reaction . For the thorough understanding of the uses of cold in treatment it is necessary that the physician understand not only the effects pro- duced on the nervous and circulatory systems ...
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