Acute rheumatism should be relieved by one adjustment. Inflammation may be known by redness, enlargement, excessive heat and sensitiveness to pressure. An inflamed nerve may be recognized, when subcutaneous, by its hardened condition, its sensitiveness to pressure and its enlarged diameter. It is contracted lengthwise and enlarged diametrically. Knowing these conditions we are able to trace the pathway of subcutaneous nerves by palpation.
Neurology is the science which treats of nerves and their disorder.
Nerves which are abnormal in their structure create abnormally performed functions, possess a greater or a lesser amount of heat than normal, their carrying capacity of impulses is above or below normal because of increased or decreased vibration. Read last paragraph, page 147 of The Adjuster. Sometimes after an operation or an amputation, the stump of the subcutaneous portion covered by the scar and the portion amputated become the seat of neuralgic pains, which may render life miserable. The wearing of an artificial limb is sometimes impossible, as light pressure against the stump will produce severe pain, owing to the sensitive condition of nerves. These conditions may be relieved by adjusting the displaced vertebrae which impinge against the nerves.