The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-22

sAAAAHAE NhhllOGANGA a.
DR.. Clendening will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
that would be too strenuous for
man, even of my advanced age, but
the results were disastrous. Some
thing slipped or cracked or stuck
or jammed right in the small Of
my back. The package never did
get picked up from the floor.
went around for about two
weeks before finally got well, and
| want to say that am an author
ity on acute sacro-iliac strain, for
that is what my doctor said it was.
According to another authority on
the subject who has just sent me
an article about it, it is pointed
out that the general practitioner
should be familiar with the con-
dition because the layman knows
very little about the trouble and
is apt to confuse it with kidney
complaint.
Confused With Kidney Disease
For this reason the orthopedic
surgeon is rarely consulted at first,
but strains Of this type are fairly
common as evidenced by the popu-
lar belief in the picture OF the man
with his hand over his back who is
being advised to take kidney pills.
Kidney disease rarely if ever
causes pain in this region.
The acute form of sacro-iliac
strain differs from the chronic
form in the suddenness of its on
set and in most instances the
amount Of dislocation of the joint
is disproportionate to the amount
Of pain and disability and the
movement or exertion which
brought on the trouble as | well
exemplify in my case by the pack
age on the floor.
1t is easy to understand why a
man lifting heavy weights should
gradually develop a strain in his
sacro-iliac Joint, but why a per-
son who simply reaches down to
get a shirt out Of bureau drawer
should slip this solid joint out Of
position is hard to understand.
Some surgeons say that the
sacro-iliac joint, which is between
the saerum and the pelvic bones
is not a joint at all, and never be-
comes dislocated, but it would take
III the orthopedic surgeons from
)oston to Vladivostok working like
.iveters in a shipyard for five
years to convince me that my
sacro-iliac didn't slip out when
reached over to pick up that pack
,ge. This article may explain why
ONE Of you got backaches after
you unwrapped the expensive
Christmas presents which your
relatives sent you.
Simple Treatment
Acute sacro-iliac strain being
not as complicated as chronic sac
ro-iliac strain, the treatment is
relatively simple. You seldom
have to bother with the possibility
Of focal infection of the teeth, ton
sis, or with complicated ortho-
pedic appliances.
The first few days the treatment
consists in lying down. In fact,
you are not disposed to do any
thing else, and from the amount
of complaints you make nobody is
disposed to try to make you move
after the first few attempts.
Heat is also helpful in any form.
When you are able to stand it,
massage and manipulation are the
real secrets to recovery. If you get
a good husky who will pull your
leg around and push your back and
pelvis pretty vigorously for an
hour or two, something suddenly
seems to slip into place.
do not think it requires a great
deal Of technical ability to do this
manipulation. The man who did
it to me was not a learned surgeon
but the fellow who came to NOV
our lawn. He said he could fix me
and did. He said it was like the
kitchen clock. When it stopped,
he shook it. 1t started. He didn't
know much about it, but it worked.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A. |. s.: "Does peanut butter
furnish a complete protein food?"
Answer: Peanut butter is
p twenty-nine per cent protein,
forty-six per cent fat, and seven
teen per cent carbohydrate, and is
high in caloric value. No vege-
table furnishes complete protein
and peanut butter agrees with this
rule.
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