The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-09

initial nausea, vomiting and usually
constipa tion with a circumscribed
tenderness over the appendical
region, which is usually at Nc
Burney's point, but may vary from
this slightly in instances of an un-
usual location of the appendix.
Fever is also an important symp-
tom, the temperature varying from
100 to l02 degrees, and in children
may be somewhat higher. The urine
Is scanty and contains an excess of
indican often with irritability of the
bladder, as is manifested ths fire.
quent micturition.
When the peritoneum is in
volved the patient usually assumes
the rigid dorsal position. lying on
the back with fleXion Of the right
thigh contraction of the right
rectus muscle and an anxious eX-
preston of the face.
The appendix may become so
swollen that there is palpable
tumor. about the size of an egg, in
the appendical region. This. how
ever, does not always occur in cases
of appendicitis.
The mucous membranes alone
may be affected by this inflamma-
ton, bringing about a catarrhal
condition, or all of the coats may
be affected, in which case there is
excessive heat. swelling produced
bN Il SctlOuS lHllft1dtiOl, nN DtldtI
or congestion. and in the more Sc
we're cases there is. in addition to
the above, suppuration or pus form-
alton.
The next question that arises is
what causes these anatomical
changes in the appendix and be-
fore answering this we viii briefly
consider the nervous system. The
human body is made up of four diff
ferent kinds of tissue one of which
is called nervous tissue. The lars-
est portion of this nervous tissue
is contained within the Uranium and
Is called the brain. From the brain
there arises millions of nerve fab
RIGS which converge at the base
of the skull, forming the spinal
cord, which passes down through
the neural canal. AS the spinal
cord passes down through the
canal 1T gives off pairs of branches
called spipal nerves. Each of these
spinal nerves is made up of millions
of nerve fibres, which leave the
main nerve trunk after passing
through the opening in the spine
and are distributed to all parts of
the body, it being impossible to
prick the skin with a needle with
out coming in contact with nerve
endings.
The nerves passing out through
the twenty first intervertebr fora
men, OF between tne 11rSt ana sec
ond lumbar vertebrae are distri-
buted to the vermiform appendix,
and a subluxation of one of these
vertebrae, most often the second
lumbar. will produce pressure upon
the nerves passing to the appendix.
This pressure produces interfer-
ence with the transmission of the
mental impulses from the brain
to the appendix and brings about an
abnormal expression of the calorific
function manifested as an inflam-
nation or excessive heat in the ap-
pendix, commonly known as ap-
pendicitis. The Chiropractor re-
places this partially displaced
vertebra, a quick concurrence of
forces applied with the hands,
which removes the impingement up
on the nerve, restoring normal
transmission of brain current to the
appendix, thereby restoring normal
function in the organ. and where
there is normal function there can
not be disease, for disease Is the
result of the abnormal expression
of function
1nnumerable cases can be cited
that have made very rapid recov-
cries from attacks of appendicitis
after Chiroprac.ic adjustments have
been given.
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