Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-27

ing, or grinding in character, and ap-
parently as unbearable as it is tnde-
scribable. Handling or motion of tho
affected parts adds to the suffering
There is great thirst, the thermometer
indicates more or less pyrdexia, and the
pulse is full and bounding. The skin
around the toe joint becomes tense
from rigid swelling Of the parts be-
meath, and is hot, red, and glazed, with
marked venous distortion. In a few
hours there is a gradual subsistence of
the violent symptoms and probably
sweating, followed by a sense Of gen.
eral relief and sleep"
The history will repeat itself night
ly, the joints remaining painful to the
| touch, and the toe, or possibly the foot
and leg, being more or less swollen and
raw for some time.
| Govt is among the most painful Of
rheumatic diseases and is the cause ?
of many complications.
Sciatic, or Rheum atism Of Tho Scia-
tic Nerve of The Loins.
"The influence Of exposure to cold as
a cause of sciatic can not be denied
says a well-known physician Of Phila-
dalphia. This, think, is true in cases
especially of persons whose general
! health is dn any way impaired, and thus
men who are underfed and overworlz-
ed and who are then exposed to cold,
especially in association with damp
ness, are liable to these attacks. Ex-
cessive use of alcohol is a factor in
such cases. Finally, it can not be de-
MED that many cases Of sciatica occur
in which the cause is obscure. have
known it to occur in a perfectly
healthy woman in whom no satisfac>
tory cause could be traced. In another
instance, a physician in the prime Of
life, apparently in perfect health, be-
came martyr to sciatic rheumatism"
The chief symptom is pain, coming
either quickly or gradually. with wild
paroxyms when the patient makes
some unusual motion or effort. The
beginning may DE a sharp pain in the
calf of the leg on sneezing, on suddenly
rising and bending the thigh or throw
ing the thigh muscles stiffly as when
lifting weight
Sciatica is either an Inflammation or
pain of and in the thighs Of both the
right and left legs, usually the latter,
affecting the sciatic nerve and fire.
quently extending to the hip bones.
Dr. Garrod says that when doubt
. arises, whether or not a sufferer has
sciatica, the following test is sure to
decide:
, "Cross the affected leg over the
j sound one while in a sitting position,
/ and if there is difficulty in doing SO.
: and it is necessary to raise the thigh
, with the hands and lift it over the 9TH
!, er one, then sciatica is present"
3 Lumbaeo-Another Form Of Muscular
rheumatism.
Myalgia or muscular rheumatism, or
f as it is still more commonly known,
1 lumbago, is a disease of the muscles
S and nerves somewhat allied to acute
4 rheumatism. Lumbago usually centers
4 in those muscles which have become
s weakened by strain injury, such as
: lifting, OF by exposure to cold and wet,
: as from becoming chilled while active
S ly sweating. Exposure to draft is apt
/ to produce an attack, as when one
j., sleeps with the muscles Of the neck and
shoulders uncovered near an open win
dow. Gouty persons and those of little
t blood are very apt to have lumbago;
e occupations involving exposure of
: various kinds are likely to cause 1t,
: laborers who have strained their
n backs in lifting or digging in damp
d soil The muscles affected are usually
S the spinal column, shoulders, and 9TH
y err large voluntary muscles and bones,
4 but it often centers in the thighs,
: calves of the legs, and so1es of the feet
e. The chief symptoms are pain and ten
derness. The pain varies from mild
II soreness to violent shooting, pricking
n pains or a dull, constant aching, feel
ell ing as if the muscles had been bruised
al with mallet. The pain usually stays
vi in the same spot it started. Pain is
y worse at night, and is Influenced by
Ill changes in the weather. Severe
Is cramps may occur. The symptoms OF
e lumbago begin with great suddenness
e One writer states that he has seer
workmen seized so quickly with lunl.
bago while at work SO as to be unable
f. to stand, sit, or move. Lumbago otter
,e centers in the muscles of the neck
re causing "wryneck," when the sufferer
he has to rotate the body to avoid turn.
d, ing the neck.
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