The Washington times., 1935-11-13
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Health
Avoid Sudden
Strains
By LOGAN CLENDENING, M. D.

Among the golfers, and even
among the tennis players, you fire.
quently find a sad,faced member
who regretfully shakes his head to
indicate that there will be no
game today, and puts the palm of
his hand over his lower back, mur.
muring, MY sacro-iliac is out
again."
There has been a lot of discus
sion about the Sacro-iliac and
what causes pain there. Some
doctors do not believe there is any
sacro-iliac joint and, therefore, the
sacrUl1n cannot become diSlocated
from the ilium, but the opinion is
swinging back to the belief that
such joint exists.
SacrO-Iliae
There seems to be no DOUBT
that there is a joint between the
Wedge-shaped Sacrum, which is
the true end of the spine, and
that this joint must be depended
upon for any movement of the
body. The Sacrum can be moved
upward or DOWN ard, backward
or forward in the sense of a
fitting motion, in carrying on the
movements o. the body.
The causes of strain Of this
joint may be any sudden move
ment which will pull the muscles
and ligaments. For that reaosn,
it is so comm in golf and ten
mis- players; more common in golf
players because they are likely to
be older. Prolonged strain upon
the pelvis. such as that which
occurs in child bearing, is also a
cause.
The symptoms are pain over
the lower part of the back or
down the back of the legs. Most
patients favor the affected side
and affect stopping posture,
bearing the entire weight of the
body on the non-affected side.
You can nearly lways tell
sacro-iliac patient by watching
him climb stairs. There is a drag
ging of the foot on the affected
side as each step is taken.
Treatment
While acute strain is the ex-
citing cause, it may be precipi.
tated by infection of he teeth,
Sinuses or tonsils. A typical story
is that of a man who had seen
meaning to go to his dentist for
some time, and who picked up
a heavy chair at a musical gath
ering and carried it clear across
the room at arms length. A few
minutes later he was ceized with
eXcruciating pain on one side of
his back and down the leg.
In treatment, the first conSid.
Grafton is to remove any spots of
infection which might be con-
tributing to the trouble. After
that period Of rest, if possible
in bed, for several weeks is ad
visable. These patients are usu-
ally better, in the morning and
want to get up and move around.
which simply aggravates thei1
condition.
The use of a belt which fits
snugly around the bones of the
pelvis, with a pad over the middle
of the back, is very grateful. This
is much better than the use of
adhesive plaster because the plas-
ter irritateS the skin.
The investment in a belt with
pad is a good one, because the
condition is liable to recur or.
as my friends, the golf players
say, cts out again." and the
belt may have to be readjuSted
several times a year.
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