The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-28

n. d.. ternal hemmorrhoids
(nOt the kind that
hang outside the body can be satisfac-
torily carried out in about So to 80
per cent of cases seen, with from 5
to Is per cent having to return for fur
Their treatment within three to five
years.
The treatment is almost painless and
practically free from serious conse-
quences. The patients are satisfied
with the result.
After having treated more than 5000
cases Of hemorrhoids by the injection
method Doctor Fansler of Minneapolis
in the Journal of the Iowa State Medical
Society, re-emphasizes that only internal
hemorrhoids that are not fbrous are
suitable for injection.
Cases Easily Cured
While it is very gratifying to know
that the great majority Of cases, (that
Is really the average case) can be
cured by this simple method there are
thousands of cases in which this meth
cd cannot be used; and only surgery
can effect the cure.
For those whose cases are not suit
able for the injection method Doctor
Fansler gives most encouraging infor-
nation. In former years the opera
ton meant ten days to three weeks
iI. hospital with considerable distress
Immediately following and for some
days after the operation, aside from
the expense and loss of time from
employment.
How Surgery Works
Doctor Fansler describes an opera
ton now performed which, followed
by hot Sitz baths the next day, and
the bowels moved by an oil or water
enema on the second day, allows the
patient to leave the hospital usually
on the fifth day after the operation.
The thought then is that no one in
ordinary health should suffer with hem
orrhoids now that the injection method
will cure most cases, and the surgical
method does not mean so much pain,
expense, or time lost.
Treatment of Rheumatism
Every nealth writer speaks of the
various causes" of rheumatism, point
ing out particularly that the infection
of the teeth, tonsils, gall bladder, and
intestine cause most cases. He points
out further that of the various cases
of heart disease, rheumatism stands
first on the list.
However, after a patient is afflicted
with rheumatism, which means that the
trouble has likely been In the sys-
TEN for months or years, what he
wants to know is the best way of treat
ing rheumatism while the cause is
being sought and removed
There are a number Of forms of
treatment-use of vaccines, cutting
down on starch foods-but one wants
something to allay the pain and pre-
vent the joints from becoming per-
manently stiff.
Patients Restored
What is known as physical" treat
ment is considered the most effective
method to prevent stiff joints, and re-
store the patient to an active life.
DR.. L. C. r. L'Estrange Orme in Med
! ical Press outlines this physical treat
ment as follows:
l. Maintaining and increasing the
| amount of movement of joints and pre-
| venting them from becoming stiff or
fixed by massage.
2 Improving the circulation around
| the Joint by some form Of heat-cab-
met baths, hot towels, various forms
of electric heat.
8. Improving the general circula-
ton of the body and improving the
skin action by stimulant baths.
4. Correcting any deformity and
giving support, If necessary, by me-
chanical means-belts, braces, splints.
5. Improving the general health by
a suitable diet and by encouraging as
much exercise as is possible.
The most important forms of physi-
cal treatment of rheumatism then are
heat In some form, massage and ex-
ercise.
DR.. r. Kovacs, New York, in Medical
Journal and Record, states that phys
ical measures are an invaluable aid In
the constitutional treatment of chron-
ic arthritis (rheumatism) and are the
mainstay Of treatment for relief of
pain and stiffness There is rarely a
patient in whom properly selected and
applied measures would not bring some
Immediate relief enabling him TO carry
| on much easier.
| G-wNU goryice.