The Relation of The Intestinal Tract and Diet to the Treatment of Arthritis
Authors: Ralph Pemberton, E. G. Peirce
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1932)

Article1 April 1932The Relation of The Intestinal Tract and Diet to the Treatment of ArthritisRALPH PEMBERTON, M.S., M.D., F.A.C.P., E. G. PEIRCE, A.B., M.D.RALPH PEMBERTON, M.S., M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, E. G. PEIRCE, A.B., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-5-10-1221 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPART ONETHE RELATION OF THE INTESTINAL TRACTThe problem of arthritis is the subject of an increasing amount of attention from the laboratory as well as the clinical standpoint. Because of this, various analyses of the problem which have fallen upon somewhat barren soil are now beginning to receive the consideration they deserve. This is true of so fundamental an aspect of the problem as the classification of Nichols and Richardson,1first published in 1909, but only now becoming widely known; and of certain fundamental orthopedic considerations, regarding "postural exercise", having to do with the mechanism and function of...References1 NICHOLSRICHARDSON EHFL: Arthritis deformans, Jr. Med. Research, 1909, xxi, 149-221. Google Scholar2 FLETCHERGRAHAM AAD: Large bowel in chronic arthritis, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1930, clxxix, 91-93. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3 PEMBERTON R: Arthritis and rheumatoid conditions; their nature and treatment, 1930, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. Google Scholar4 PEMBERTON R: Loc. Cit. Google Scholar5 SNYDERFINEMAN RGS: Clinical and roentgenologic study of high colonic irrigations as used in treatment of subacute and chronic arthritis, Am. Jr. Roentgenol. and Rad. Therap., 1927, xvii, 27-43. Google Scholar6 ROWLANDS MJ: Rheumatoid arthritis: is it a deficiency disease? Proc. Roy. Soc. Med., 1927, xx, 41-68. Google Scholar7 MCCARRISON R: Studies in deficiency diseases, 1921, H. Frowde; Hodder and Stoughton, London. Google Scholar8 MELLANBYGREEN EHN: Vitamin A as anti-infective agent; its use in treatment of puerperal septicaemia; preliminary communication, Brit. Med. Jr., 1929, i, 984-986. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9 TISDALLDRAKEBROWN FFTGA: New cereal mixture containing vitamins and mineral elements, Am. Jr. Dis. Child., 1930, xl, 791-799. Google Scholar10 PEMBERTON R: Loc. Cit. Google Scholar11 PEMBERTON R: Loc. Cit. Google Scholar12 OSGOOD RB: Orthopedic aspects of chronic rheumatism or arthritis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1930, xcv, 992-995. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13 PEMBERTON R: Loc. Cit. Google Scholar14 PEMBERTON R: Studies on arthritis in the army, based on four hundred cases; roentgen ray evidences, clinical considerations, treatment, summary, conclusions, and clinical abstracts of cases studied, Arch. Int. Med., 1920, xxv, 351. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15 HAWKBERGEIM PBO: Practical physiological chemistry, 1926, Blakiston's Son and Company, Philadelphia, 9th edition, p. 838. Google Scholar16 PEMBERTON R: Loc. Cit. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *From the Presbyterian Hospital and from the Orthopedic Hospital and Infirmary for Nervous Diseases, Philadelphia, Pa.Received for publication, Oct. 31, 1931.The work here reported is part of a study on Chronic Arthritis in collaboration with Dr. Robert B. Osgood of Boston. The expenses of the investigation were defrayed by contributions from various sources, including a number of patients. Nextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByRalph Pemberton MD (1877–1949), Pioneer RheumatologistDie Krankheiten des DarmesDie Krankheiten des DarmesDie Krankheiten des DarmesVitamin B complex therapy in chronic arthritis 1 April 1932Volume 5, Issue 10Page: 1221-1237KeywordsArthritisDietExerciseOrthopedicsResearch laboratories Issue Published: 1 April 1932 PDF DownloadLoading ...