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Full text of "The Science of Therapeutics: According to the Principles of Homeopath...Page 275 of 653system specially, such as cold baths, cold ablutions, the wet sheliving in mountainous regions or generally in the open air, etc.more importance are the means that have more particularly oreven exclusively a local effect. Among these remedial means themovement-cure holds a prominent rank ; it sometimes proves efficient where medicinal influences seemed entirely powerless, moreespecially in the case of women and likewise in the case of menwho had broken down their strength by an effeminate and luxurious mode of living. The movement-cure lias likewise the greatadvantage of acting favorably upon the constitution. The actionof compressed air has likewise a surprising eflTect ; however, ityet impossible to state what particular form of asthma is specialadapted to this curative influence. According to all probabilitythis remedy is particularly adapted to shorten the protracted lenof the paroxysms. Living on high mountain-tops has a favorableefi*ect only in exceptional cases ; the same statement applies toair and surf-bathing.G. DISEASES OF THE DIAPHRAGM.We transcribe this chapter from Kafka. He only treats ofinflammation, spasm and hernia of the diaphragm; atixjphy,paralysis and tonic spasm of the diaphragm being generally partiamanifestations of other pathological processes.21822 Diseases of the Diaphragm.1. Dlapbragmltlis Inflammatian of the Diaphragm*[It consists in an inflammation of the serous covering of thediaphragm, either on its thoracic or abdominal side.This inflammation is never an idiopathic disease, but alwaysoccurs in the course of pleuritis (pleuritis diaphragmatica), orthe course of peritonitis (peritonitis diaphragmatica).According to the statement of older authors the following phenomena are characteristic of diaphragraitis: continued, violent fburning, stinging, tearing and contractive pains all over thediaphragm, the pain encircling the body like a hoop; during aninspiration the pain is felt lower down, during an expiration higup ; it is aggravated by coughing, talking, and by every motion othe patient, rendering a deep inspiration impossible; the breathiis hurried, anxious, superficial ; it is performed with the thorawhile the abdominal muscles remain passive; distressing singultusvomiting of a green substance, great ditiieulty of swallowing, sotimes hydrophobia, delirium, spasmodic laughter, finally collapseFrom the presence of these symptoms in the course of a pleuritisor peritonitis we may conclude that the diaphragm is involved inthe inflammation. Idiopathic diaphragmitis has not yet been methttp://www.archive.org/stream/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog_djvu.txt