Swedish Massage

MASSAGEAND THE
ORIGINAL SWEDISH MOVEMENTS
THEIR APPLICATION TO VARIOUS DISEASES OF THE BODY
LECTURES BEFORE THE TRAINING SCHOOLS FOR NURSES CONNECTED WITH THE
HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, GERMAN HOSPITAL, WOMAN'S HOSPITAL, PHILADELPHIA LYING-IN CHARITY HOSPITAL, THE PHILADELPHIA
POLYCLINIC AND COLLEGE FOR GRADUATES IN MEDICINE, AND THE KENSINGTON HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN, OF PHILADELPHIA
BY
KURRE W. OSTROM
FROM THE ROYAL UNIVERSITY OF UPSALA, SWEDEN EIGHTH EDITION, REVISED AND ENLARGED
WITH ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE ILLUSTRATIONS
PHILADELPHIA
P. BLAKISTON'S SON & CO. 1012 WALNUT STREET
COPYRIGHT, 1918 , BY P. BLAKISTON'S SON & CO. THE MAPLE PRESS YORK PA
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PREFACE TO THE EIGHTH EDITION
      The revision of this book was undertaken at the req\
uest of the publishers, who stipulated that the
notes left by the late Mr. Ostrom should be followed as much as possible\
. This has been done, except in
the case of the notes on dislocations, which I have preferred not to use\
. With the permission of the
publishers I have written the article on dislocations from my own viewpo\
int.
      This revision consists mainly in the additional sug\
gestions on treatment, with, here and there, some
modification of statement made necessary by later experience. Beyond thi\
s, the original text has not been
changed -- That is to say, that, where the late author's method of treat\
ment or practice differed but
slightly from mine, then no change will be found.
      There are sixteen entirely new pictures in this edi\
tion, which were made under the personal direction
of Mr. Ostrom just before his rather sudden death. Some of the old figur\
es in the text have been altered,
redrawn or enlarged in accordance with his wishes.
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      The conciseness of this book makes it particularly \
valuable to beginners, who need to learn those
essentials that constitute the foundation for study and practice of this\
important branch of the healing art.
P. SILFVERBERG, G. D.
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PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
      As the tendency of modern therapeutics is to cure d\
isease by the application of the laws of hygiene,
the author feels that in presenting this little work to the medical prof\
ession, and to those especially
interested in the subject, he will be supplying in English a treatise th\
at has long been needed.
      It is true, several books have been written on this\
subject by physicians, but none of them has been
sufficiently explicit in telling how to perform the various manipulation\
s, or the cases which may be
benefited by the movements.
      This work endeavors to explain how the movements ar\
e to be applied to all parts of the body, and
also to show for what diseases such movements are indicated.
      I am very much indebted to Drs. Charles K. Mills an\
d H. Augustus Wilson for their kindness in
giving me ample opportunity to practically demonstrate the Swedish metho\
ds of massage and
movements at the Philadelphia Polyclinic and College for Graduates in Me\
dicine.
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      I am also under obligations to several other profes\
sors
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of the same institution for valuable information received.
      In describing the various movements and their influ\
ence upon the different parts of the body, I have
consulted such well-known Swedish authors as Wretlind, Hartelius, Kleen, etc.
      It is hoped that this little text-book will be a pr\
actical and valuable addition to what has already been
published on the subject of mechanotherapy.
THE AUTHOR.
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CONTENTS
l Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
l Exercise in Therapeutics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
l Massage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
l Massage as a Therapeutic Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
l Pressing and Shaking (Vibrations). . . . . . . . . . . . .54
l Details of Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
l Contraindications for Massage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
l Swedish Movements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
l Positions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
l Divisions of Movements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
l The Various Movements. .