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MUSCULAR RHEUMATISM

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Originally appearing in Volume V23, Page 238 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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RHEUMATISM (from Gr. /56µa, flux)
RHEUMATISM .—By this is understood a painful See also:

AFFECTION (Lat. ad, and facere, to do something to, sc. a person)

affection of certain See also:

groups of muscles attributable to inflammation of their fibrous and tendinous attachments. It is commonly brought on by exposure to See also:

COLD (in O. Eng. cald and ceald, a word coming ultimately from a root cognate with the Lat. gelu, gelidus, and common in the Teutonic languages, which usually have two distinct forms for the substantive and the adjective, cf. Ger. Kolte, kalt, Dutch koude

cold and wet, and especially by a chill after violent exercise and See also:

FREE

free See also:

PERSPIRATION (Lat. per, through, and spirare, to breathe)

perspiration when the clothes are not changed. Any See also:

MOVEMENT

movement of the affected muscles gives rise to severe and See also:

sharp See also:

pain which may induce a certain degree of spasm and rigidity at the See also:

time. The pain usually subsides and passes off completely while the patient is at See also:

REST (O. Eng. rest, reste, bed, cognate with other Teutonic forms, e.g. Ger. Rast, Riiste, rest, and probably Gothic Rasta, league, i.e. resting or stopping place)

rest, but occurs on the slightest movement of the affected muscles. The See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief varieties of muscular rheumatism are: r. See also:

LUMBAGO

Lumbago, in which the muscles of the See also:

LOWER

lower See also:

PART

part of the back are affected so that stooping, particularly the See also:

ATTEMPT (Lat. adtemptare, attentare, to try)

attempt to rise again to the erect position, induces severe pain. 2. Intercostal rheumatism, affecting the muscles between the ribs, so that taking a deep breath and certain movements of the arms give rise to pain. 3. Torticollis or stiff See also:

NECK (O. Eng. hnecca; the word appears in many Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch ride, Ger. Nacken; in O. E. the common word was heals; cf. Ger. Hals)

neck, affecting the muscles of one See also:

side of the neck. Treatment.—Salicylates, which are of service in acute rheumatism, are not so reliable in the chronic varieties, but are some-times of service. Aspirin, See also:

SALICIN, SALICINUM, C13H1807

salicin, See also:

QUININE

quinine and iodide of See also:

POTASSIUM [symbol K (from kalium), atomic weight 39.114 0=16)]

potassium may be more successful, but other active treatment is usually required.

The application of See also:

HEAT (0. E. haktu, which like " hot," Old Eng. hat, is from the Teutonic type haita, hit, to be hot; cf. Ger. hitze, heiss; Dutch, hitte, heet, &c.)

heat in the See also:

FORM (Lat. forma)

form of poultices or fomentations, See also:

COUNTER

counter irritation by See also:

MUSTARD

mustard leaves or blisters, are indicated in some cases. In others See also:

MASSAGE

massage, hot douches, or See also:

ELECTRICITY

electricity may be required. See also:

MINERAL

Mineral See also:

WATERS, TERRITORIAL

waters and See also:

BATHS

baths of various See also:

HEALTH

health resorts are often of See also:

GREAT

great benefit in obstinate cases, such as those of See also:

Buxton, See also:

Bath, See also:

HARROGATE

Harrogate, Woodhall See also:

Spa, &c., in See also:

England, or of See also:

Aix-See also:

les-Bains, See also:

WIESBADEN

Wiesbaden, See also:

WILDBAD

Wildbad, &c., and many others on the See also:

CONTINENT (from Lat. continere, "to hold together "; hence " connected," " continuous ")

continent of See also:

EUROPE

Europe. Wintering abroad in warm, dry and sunny climates may be advisable in some cases when this is practicable. (J. F. H.

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