Observations on distortions of the spine : with a few remarks on deformities of the legs / by Lionel J. Beale.

  • Beale, Lionel J.
Date:
1831
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    verance was displayed on the part of the patient and her friends, it was nearly two years before the deformity could be said to be materially diminished, and it will be necessary to continue the system of exercises until the period of growth has ceased, or we sh&U have a recurrence of some degree of dis- tortion. Remarks. This was a case in which we should have gained little ground without extension; exer- cises alone might have removed the curvature, but so rigid were the contractions, that I have my doubts whether so complete a recovery could have,, been effected without mechanical extension. Case VIII. Miss , aged 18, tall, thin, fair complexion, lively, and apparently enjoying excellent health. She appeared to stoop, but otherwise there was no external indication of deformity. On examining the vertebral column, I found no less than four small curvatures in the back and loins ; there was no very sensible inequality in the height of the shoulders, but the right scapula was more promi- nent than the left—this appearance, however, by muscular exertion could be removed, as well as the upper dorsal curve; and so long as the exertion was maintained, the upper part of the spine was straight, but the curvature returned on its discontinuance.