The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-09
DEcR1CK1NG A CRICK IN THE BACK

An automobile dealer says he has found GU,
how to derrick crick in the back. Naturai =
he was particularly interested IN wh a. vi, The
about 1t here recently. ne Sia'eS W Wa
world that:
"I have suffered from this and eventually
landed with an osteopath who treated me Iol
If and told me the cause. He also told me
how to treat myself rather to have some
one treat me If felt it coming on. Wneh
(. this occurs if one lies fiat on his PACK ana an
other person raises the legs and lowers tne mem
straight down again in straight line with
the body, one leg will be found somewhat
longer. than the other.
Of the length of the legs will generally show
one is longer than the other, or the otner y
shorter than 't'other as you prefer. IN norma mn
persons. However. let the brother hiwarian
have his head for a bit longer:
one leg somewhat longer than the
other due to the nnominate having shpped
somewhat (Ths Latin our os,eop s rnfers to
the wing of the hip bone at Its 1uncture WIN
the sacrum or base of the spine say JUG
ton, not joint. The amount OF slipping or
dislocation of the bones, in cases OF sacro-
lilac strain or sprain or crick in the back, Is
a question which has caused much contro-
yersy. But the controversy may be lett 10
the physicians. for don't believe II makes
anv practical difference so far as diagnosis
and treatment Of sacro-ilac sprains or crick
in the back may be concerned). Then II Ine
second person will grasp the shorter leg ana
flex both hip and knee several times straight
ening it out again each time, until 1t becomes
relaxed, and then give it a sudden yank. .
If the first yank does not equaifze the lehgtn
of the two legs, repeat 1t until the legs are
even.
my brother could not get out of bed one
morning. One yank cured him. ! slipped on
the tennis court and suffered extremely until
/ got yanked. Another TIME jumped down
from stepladder, landing heavily on my
heel and suffered severe crick in the back
and down the back of the hip, but q yank or
two cured 1t. 1t seems dumb of the physi-
clans that SO many of them have never
learned about this. fixed up our head me-
chanic once by yanking him out OF a sacro-
lilac sprain.
I'm giving the yank the leg is snapped out
straight from the fully fiexed position, as the
inertia or relaxation with the bending of
thigh on hip and leg on knee helps to draw
the displaced bone into place"
How much truth and how much poetry there
may be in our friends clinical contribution
leave for victims of crick in the back to deter
mine for themselves
Franklyn the osteopaths, darn them, taught
us regular physicians a good deal about sacro-
lilac strain or sprain, or Slipped innominate
as they call it. So II the automobile dealer has
correctly interpreted the instructions given by
his osteopath. I'll say 1t sounds plausible
enough.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
But He'd Know Ham and Eggs
The recipe you gave for anemia is rather
confusing. My pharmacist couldn't figure out
whether you mean an ounce of iron and an
ounce Of ammonium citrate or half an ounce
OF each. So he used tincture OF iron chloride
Mrs @. e. d.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS he didn't use moth balls
or something: He must must De sins n,s dumb
dard remedy, ofhcial in the Pharmacopoeia for
many years. The Pharmacopoeia is the legal
standard formuiary for pharmacists. Probably
tory but I'LL bet he can turn out excellent
cheese sandwiches.
copyright 1888. John F. Ollie Coz