The Washington times., 1922-10-29
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Physio- Theraphy, Advocate BE-
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Tendency to Operate.
BY DK. Il. O. SHERMAN.

BY DIX. Il. O. SHERMAN. 7
MANY people ask what is Physio.
Therapy? The answer 10 that 1t Is a
coined word, the same as the word
Chiropractic. and means the use Of
natural forces, as light. heat, water.
electricity. exercise in the treatment
% disease. sSThe United States Gov
ernment was very successful in the
use OF this science as an aid in the
seoulding Of our young men: in the
great war. i,l - -: - -
Tne profession has added to these
sciences that of chiropractic, as the
basic principle of physio.therapy.
The reasDns for this Is that none Of
these great natural aids can do Jus
Tee 70 the human body that has q
pathologfcai condition until the in
terference with the nerves is re.
moved and the nervous energy Ia
compiete In its supply to the Or
gans and extremities. =, H.
Wpen an organ fails to Junction.
We Know that there is an interfer.
snce. with the lines of c6mmunica-
uons pr nerve lines and the only
pace where an Interference occurs
- wnere the nerve is liable to be
mpinged. which we know to be. at
the exit from the spine, where two
hard cartiiaginous surfaces press on
opposite sides of the nerve, which
oimtnfshes the flow, OF nerve force.
The first duty of>a physician is
20 relieve this pressure, allowing ma
ture to proceed. with the function
OF the organs and to then bring into
pay the other natural aids, as light,
A ~ - nj ID ~
tabotisms or the building up Of the
impaired organs.
!. The people of today are a think
ing class Of people, and they 'have
put two and two together and come
70 the conclusion that one cannot
atd nature by the introduction of
anything aptagonistic to nature.
Therefore the sale Of drugs and pat.
ent medicines which to a greater or
lessor degree contain elements that
are detrimental to nature and there
Tore hamper natures efforts to heal
are losing their popularity, and the
people are turning to natures meth
DDS OF healing, or the drugless ply
sician. -.
It was thought q short time back
that the simon pure chiropractor
was the only one who could do good,
ees. POSPaO. az bhuiuS .ouk. ny cN--
perience that the above-mentioned'
natural agencies are material aids
I'm the uppuilding Of torn and dis.
eased parts and so the physio-'
therapist ID coming to be recs
ognized factor In the elimination Of
"An ounce, of prevention is worth
q pound 1fscure,s avery true maxim
when AppfieS to the eopdit iti0A pf the
human Aystse k pain IL ttfe tridica;
ton S4 q loiug3cat condition,
either k4sfgs prakeht or on, the way.
To Che wise sntan the prevention is.
adopted by consulting drugless
physician who can ward off the ap-
preaching illness a lot easier than re
could alleviate the difficulty after
established. These diseases are never
named suntiI they are, well-seated or
established, therefore IL lis a lot wiser
to have them attended to before they
are ready for a name.
Many medical men who have seen
the on the wall have in[
ve4(fk@d ell these nature cures and
ard Eadupfing them one after. another
and the time Is not farsjdistant when
every medical college will have a
chair Of psysio-therapy as was stated
I'm the "Navy Surgeon" some time
ago. Great strides have been made
along these lines and the results have
made the treatments popular and
solicited among the laymen. The
time will soon arrive when nine
tenths Of the operations will be done
away with as wholly unnecessary.